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'''River Manafwa''' is a natural river found in Eastern Uganda. The river originates from [[Mount Elgon]] in east Uganda,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa in Eastern Uganda-Love Uganda Safaris|url=https://www.loveugandasafaris.com/river-manafwa.html/|website=Uganda Safaris & Tours - Uganda Holiday Tours - Uganda safari Tour|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" /> and traverses the districts of [[Bududa District|Bududa]], [[Manafwa District|Manafwa]], [[Mbale District|Mbale]] and [[Butaleja District|Butaleja]]. It joins the [[Mpologoma River]], which empties into [[Lake Kyoga]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa, Uganda|url=http://ug.geoview.info/river_manafwa,167978839w|website=ug.geoview.info|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> The river basin is prone to flooding, which disrupts transportation between the [[Bududa District|Bududa]] and [[Manafwa District|Manafwa districts]], and has resulted in damage to buildings and deaths.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa disrupts traffic flow as it bursts banks|url=https://eagle.co.ug/2019/12/03/river-manafwa-disrupts-traffic-flow-as-it-bursts-banks.html|last=Reporter|first=Our|date=2019-12-03|website=Eagle Online|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Richard Schuhmann. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bingwa, Fidele|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/867482572|title=A quantitative analysis of the impact of land use changes on floods in the Manafwa River Basin|date=2013-11-18|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|oclc=867482572}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Atuyambe|first=Lynn M|last2=Ediau|first2=Michael|last3=Orach|first3=Christopher G|last4=Musenero|first4=Monica|last5=Bazeyo|first5=William|date=December 2011|title=Land slide disaster in eastern Uganda: rapid assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene situation in Bulucheke camp, Bududa district|url= |journal=Environmental Health|language=en|volume=10|issue=1|pages=38|doi=10.1186/1476-069X-10-38|issn=1476-069X|pmc=3118126|pmid=21569594}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa bursts its banks sweeping away homes and gardens – NECJOGHA|url=https://necjogha.com/2019/11/23/river-manafwa-bursts-banks-sweeping-away-homes-and-gardens/|last=admin|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hundreds displaced as floods ravage Butaleja - Uganda|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/hundreds-displaced-floods-ravage-butaleja|website=ReliefWeb|language=en|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=4 Dead as River Manafwa Bursts Banks|url=https://chimpreports.com/4-dead-as-river-manafwa-bursts-banks/|date=2019-12-03|website=ChimpReports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Death toll in Uganda's landslide rises as more bodies recovered|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/death-toll-uganda-landslide-rises-bodies-recovered-181013060837374.html|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> |
'''River Manafwa''' is a natural river found in Eastern Uganda. The river originates from [[Mount Elgon]] in east Uganda,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa in Eastern Uganda-Love Uganda Safaris|url=https://www.loveugandasafaris.com/river-manafwa.html/|website=Uganda Safaris & Tours - Uganda Holiday Tours - Uganda safari Tour|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" /> and traverses the districts of [[Bududa District|Bududa]], [[Manafwa District|Manafwa]], [[Mbale District|Mbale]] and [[Butaleja District|Butaleja]]. It joins the [[Mpologoma River]], which empties into [[Lake Kyoga]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa, Uganda|url=http://ug.geoview.info/river_manafwa,167978839w|website=ug.geoview.info|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> The river basin is prone to flooding, which disrupts transportation between the [[Bududa District|Bududa]] and [[Manafwa District|Manafwa districts]], and has resulted in damage to buildings and deaths.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa disrupts traffic flow as it bursts banks|url=https://eagle.co.ug/2019/12/03/river-manafwa-disrupts-traffic-flow-as-it-bursts-banks.html|last=Reporter|first=Our|date=2019-12-03|website=Eagle Online|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Richard Schuhmann. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bingwa, Fidele|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/867482572|title=A quantitative analysis of the impact of land use changes on floods in the Manafwa River Basin|date=2013-11-18|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|oclc=867482572}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Atuyambe|first=Lynn M|last2=Ediau|first2=Michael|last3=Orach|first3=Christopher G|last4=Musenero|first4=Monica|last5=Bazeyo|first5=William|date=December 2011|title=Land slide disaster in eastern Uganda: rapid assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene situation in Bulucheke camp, Bududa district|url= |journal=Environmental Health|language=en|volume=10|issue=1|pages=38|doi=10.1186/1476-069X-10-38|issn=1476-069X|pmc=3118126|pmid=21569594}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=River Manafwa bursts its banks sweeping away homes and gardens – NECJOGHA|url=https://necjogha.com/2019/11/23/river-manafwa-bursts-banks-sweeping-away-homes-and-gardens/|last=admin|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hundreds displaced as floods ravage Butaleja - Uganda|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/hundreds-displaced-floods-ravage-butaleja|website=ReliefWeb|language=en|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=4 Dead as River Manafwa Bursts Banks|url=https://chimpreports.com/4-dead-as-river-manafwa-bursts-banks/|date=2019-12-03|website=ChimpReports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Death toll in Uganda's landslide rises as more bodies recovered|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/death-toll-uganda-landslide-rises-bodies-recovered-181013060837374.html|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> |
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0°56′31″N 33°55′12″E / 0.9420°N 33.920°E
River Manafwa is a natural river found in Eastern Uganda. The river originates from Mount Elgon in east Uganda,[1][2][3] and traverses the districts of Bududa, Manafwa, Mbale and Butaleja. It joins the Mpologoma River, which empties into Lake Kyoga.[1][4] The river basin is prone to flooding, which disrupts transportation between the Bududa and Manafwa districts, and has resulted in damage to buildings and deaths.[5][3][6][7][8][9][10]
The River Manafwa basins have for long been of great socialeconomic importance to the population in the region.[3][11] The river area possess phosphate and iron deposits with quarry sites around the river.[12] These quarries are a source of income for indigenous people who produce aggregate stones, hardcore and sand mining along the river beds for the construction industry.[2][12] The river is also a source of water to surrounding areas.[2]
References
- ^ a b "River Manafwa in Eastern Uganda-Love Uganda Safaris". Uganda Safaris & Tours - Uganda Holiday Tours - Uganda safari Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ a b c "Why Elgon's lost rivers need saving". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c Richard Schuhmann. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bingwa, Fidele (2013-11-18). A quantitative analysis of the impact of land use changes on floods in the Manafwa River Basin. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. OCLC 867482572.
- ^ "River Manafwa, Uganda". ug.geoview.info. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Reporter, Our (2019-12-03). "River Manafwa disrupts traffic flow as it bursts banks". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Atuyambe, Lynn M; Ediau, Michael; Orach, Christopher G; Musenero, Monica; Bazeyo, William (December 2011). "Land slide disaster in eastern Uganda: rapid assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene situation in Bulucheke camp, Bududa district". Environmental Health. 10 (1): 38. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-10-38. ISSN 1476-069X. PMC 3118126. PMID 21569594.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ admin. "River Manafwa bursts its banks sweeping away homes and gardens – NECJOGHA". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Hundreds displaced as floods ravage Butaleja - Uganda". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "4 Dead as River Manafwa Bursts Banks". ChimpReports. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Death toll in Uganda's landslide rises as more bodies recovered". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Osuret, Jimmy; Atuyambe, Lynn M; Mayega, Roy William; Ssentongo, Julius; Tumuhamye, Nathan; Mongo Bua, Grace; Tuhebwe, Doreen; Bazeyo, William (2016). "Coping Strategies for Landslide and Flood Disasters: A Qualitative Study of Mt. Elgon Region, Uganda". PLoS Currents. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.4250a225860babf3601a18e33e172d8b. ISSN 2157-3999. PMC 4956487. PMID 27500012.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b "NECOC - Home". necoc-opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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