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Wamba River
The Kasai River basin with the Wamba River (Center left)
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLunda Norte Province, Angola
 • elevation3,250 feet (990 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
 • elevation
1,023 feet (312 m)
Length880 kilometres (550 mi)

The Wamba River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola. It arises at an elevation of around 3,250 feet (990 m) as the confluence of several small streams in the Lunda Norte Province of Angola, a region of low hills and shallow ravines.[1] In Angola it is known as the Uamba River.

It flows northward, where it forms a section of the Angola/DRC border, then for most of its length runs through the Bandundu Province to its confluence into the Kwango River at an elevation of 1,023 feet (312 m).[2]

Location

Point Coordinates
(links to map & photo sources)
Notes
Angola source 8°38′06″S 18°37′15″E / 8.635°S 18.62083°E / -8.635; 18.62083 (Angola source)
Angola/DRC border 8°03′45″S 18°05′40″E / 8.0625°S 18.0945°E / -8.0625; 18.0945 (Angola/DRC border)
Kwango River confluence 3°54′52″S 17°11′20″E / 3.9144°S 17.1889°E / -3.9144; 17.1889 (Kwango River confluence)


See also

References

  1. ^ "Wamba river source". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Wamba, Kwango confluence". Google maps. Google. Retrieved 21 April 2018.