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Ubangi River

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Ubangi River
river
Origin of the watercourseMbomou River, Uele River Edit
Mouth of the watercourseCongo River Edit
Drainage basinCongo Basin Edit
CountryCentral African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Edit
Coordinate location4°7′23″N 22°26′7″E, 0°30′39″S 17°42′30″E Edit

De Ubangi River (/(j)uːˈbæŋɡi/; Swahili: Mto Ubangi; French: Fleuve Oubangui; Dutch: Mubangi Stroom), dem sanso spell am Oubangui, be river for Central Africa insyd, den de largest right-bank tributary of de Congo River. E dey begin at de confluence of de Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) den Uele Rivers (mean annual discharge 1,550 m3/s) den dey flow west, wey e form de border between Central African Republic (CAR) den de Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Subsequently, de Ubangi dey bend to de southwest den dey pass thru Bangui, de capital of de CAR, after wey e dey flow south – wey e form de border between de DRC den de Republic of de Congo. De Ubangi dey finally join de Congo River at Liranga.

De Ubangi ein length dey about 1,060 km (660 mi). Ein total length plus de Uele, ein longest tributary, be 2,270 km (1,410 mi). De Ubangi ein drainage basin dey about 651,915 km2 (251,706 mi2). Ein discharge at Bangui dey range from about 800 m3/s (28,000 cu ft/s) to 11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s), plus an average flow of about ~4,000 m3/s (140,000 cu ft/s).[1] Ein mean annual discharge at de mouth dey around ~6,000 m3/s (210,000 cu ft/s).[2] Dem believe am say de Ubangi ein upper dey reach originally flow into de Chari River den Lake Chad before de Congo capture am for de early Pleistocene insyd.[3]

Togeda plus de Congo River, e dey provide an important transport artery give river boats between Bangui den Brazzaville. From ein source to 100 km (62 mi) below Bangui, de Ubangi dey define de boundary between de Central African Republic den de Democratic Republic of de Congo (DRC). Thereafter, e dey form de boundary between de DRC den de Republic of Congo until e dey empty into de Congo River.

Transaqua scheme (for red insyd)

Lake Chad replenishment project

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For de 1960s insyd,[4][5] dem propose a plan to divert waters from de Ubangi to de Chari River. According to de plan, wey dem name am Transaqua, de water from de Ubangi go revitalize Lake Chad den provide a livelihood for fishing insyd den enhance agriculture to tens of millions of central Africans den Sahelians. Nigerian engineer J. Umolu den de Italian firm Bonifica propose Inter-basin water transfer schemes for de 1980s den 1990s insyd.[6][7][8][9][10]

For 1994 insyd, de Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) propose a similar project, den at a March 2008 summit de heads of state of de LCBC member countries commit to de diversion project.[11] For April 2008 insyd, de LCBC advertise a request give proposals give a feasibility study.

References

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  1. ↑ Bossche, J.P. vanden; G. M. Bernacsek (1990). Source Book for the Inland Fishery Resources of Africa, Volume 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 338. ISBN 978-92-5-102983-1.
  2. ↑ Becker, M.; Papa, F.; Frappart, F.; Alsdorf, D.; Calmant, S.; Da Silva, J. Santos; Prigent, C.; Seyler, F. (2018). "Satellite-based estimates of surface water dynamics in the Congo River Basin". International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 66: 196–209. Bibcode:2018IJAEO..66..196B. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2017.11.015. S2CID 6873734.
  3. ↑ See Cooper, John E. and Hull, Gordon; Gorilla Pathology and Health: With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials, p. 371 ISBN 9780128020395
  4. ↑ Ley, Willy (1960). Engineers' Dreams Great Projects That COULD Come True. Viking Press.
  5. ↑ Zarembka, David (24 June 2019). "Refilling Lake Chad With Water From The Congo River Using Solar Power". Cleantechnica. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Vol. 7, 1999" (PDF).
  7. ↑ Fred Pearce. "Africa at a watershed". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31.
  8. ↑ Fred Pearce. "Africa at a watershed". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31.
  9. ↑ The Changing Geography of Africa and the Middle East By Graham Chapman, Kathleen M. Baker, University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, 1992 Routledge. ISBN 0-415-05709-4
  10. ↑ "Combating Climate Induced Water And Energy Deficiencies In West Central Africa (Ubangi – Lake Chad Inter-basin transfer)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-26.
  11. ↑ "Voice of America News, March 28, 2008 African Leaders Team Up to Rescue Lake Chad". Archived from the original on April 1, 2008.
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