Kafue River
Description:
The Kafue River is one of the main tributaries of the Zambezi and plays a large role in the life of the Zambian ecosystem. Kafue is one of the most important rivers of southern Africa and the largest and longest river located entirely in Zambia.
The river originates on the border of Zambia and Congo. In its length, the course of the Cafue River varies from fast and bubbling, when the river passes numerous rapids and waterfalls, to slow and unhurried. On the sandy shores of numerous tributaries you can find hippopotamuses, crocodiles and otters. Here are flocks of birds - bee-eaters, equipping their nests in sand burrows on coastal slopes.
The Kafue River, along with another tributary of the Zambezi, Musa, flow into Lake Iteji Teji, which is 370 square kilometers of calm and clean water. The river confluence area into the lake is great for boating and wildlife watching. The length of the Cafue River is 960 kilometers. Its water is used by Zambians for irrigation, and hydroelectric power plants provide the local population with electricity. Cafue flows through the national park of the same name, dividing its territory into the northern and southern parts. The river is the source of life for the abundance of living creatures living on its banks.