Uele River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Ubangi River  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Dungu, Bima, Uere |
| Drainage basin | Congo Basin |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Haut-Uele |
| Coordinate location | 4°9′0″N 22°26′0″E, 3°37′0″N 28°34′0″E, 4°7′10″N 22°26′7″E |
De Uele, dem sanso know by de phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, anaa Welle River,[1] be a river insyd de Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Course
[edit | edit source]De Uele dey form at Dungu, at de confluence of de Dungu den Kibali rivers, wich both originate insyd de mountains near Lake Albert. Combined dese rivers flow west for about 1,210 kilometres (750 mi), til de Uele join de Mbomou River at Yakoma. Main tributaries to de Uele river be de Bomokandi River (left side) den Uere River (right side).
De Uele–Mbomou confluence at Yakoma dey mark de origin of de Ubangi River, wich in turn dey flow into de Congo River. De Uele be de longest tributary of de Ubangi. De combined Ubangi–Uele length be about 2,270 kilometres (1,410 mi).[2]
From satellite images, parts of de river dey look red from de iron oxide contaminants insyd de river.
Gallery
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Aerial imagery showing de red color of de river.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Ubangi River". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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