Ndurumu River

Ndurumu River
Native name	Rivière Ndurumu (French)
Location
Country	Burundi
Province	Karuzi Province, Ngozi Province
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Ruvubu River
• coordinates	2.6634°S 29.93101°E / -2.6634; 29.93101

The Ndurumu River (French: Rivière Ndurumu) is a river in Burundi. It flows northwest through Ngozi Province to join the Ruvubu River on the border with Rwanda.

Course

The Ndurumu River is a major river, one of the main tributaries of the Ruvubu. The watershed of the Ndurumu River above the Marangara Hydroelectric Power Station is rugged, wth slopes between 5% and 55%. The climate is tropical humid, with average annual rainfall of 1,124.8 millimetres (44.28 in). More than 53.34% of the population of the watershed cultivate farms of ​​less than 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres) and earn less than 100 dollars per year. Soil erosion is a serious problem.

As of June 2024 the Marangara Hydroelectric Power Station was at a standstill. Farmers upstream of the dam along the Ndurumu River had cut down almost all the trees and planted crops such as cassava and banana. During heavy rainfall tons of earth, stones and trees are washed into the valley, digging huge furrows and forming a mountain of mud and stones in the reservoir.

Sources

• Bizimana, Arthur (28 June 2024), "Climat et agriculture : une double menace pour la production hydroélectrique burundaise", Ibehe, retrieved 2024-08-18
• Etude d’Impact Environnemental et Social des sous-projets du 5ème portefeuille du PTPGU (PDF) (in French), Ministere des transports, des travaux publics et de l’equipement, September 2013, retrieved 2024-08-18
• Niyongabo, Jean Baptiste (6 April 2017), Analyse des déterminants de l'érosion différentielle dans les hautes terres du Burundi et proposition du plan de gestion durable du bassin versant de la rivière Ndurmu (PDF) (in French), Université Senghor, retrieved 2024-08-18