Kabompo
Kabompo is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -13.23°, 24.44°
About Kabompo
The Kabompo River is one of the main tributaries of the upper Zambezi River. It flows entirely in Zambia, rising to the east of the source of the Zambezi, in North-Western Province. It is rumoured to be the second deepest river in Africa and one of the top five in the world, although substantiated records of river depth are yet to be published.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kabompo River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kabompo in Depth
Geography
The Kabompo River flows south-west through miombo woodland, then a remote Cryptosepalum dry forest ecoregion, with the West Lunga National Park on its west bank. After flowing past the town of Kabompo, it develops a swampy floodplain up to 5 km wide. The Kabompo Ferry on its lower course carries the main north–south gravel highway on the eastern side of the Zambezi. The river enters the Zambezi north of the town of Lukulu, at the north end of the Barotse Floodplain. Its main tributaries are the West Lunga River which flows from the north, and the Dongwe River from the east.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kabompo River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kabompo: Key Facts
| Length | 410 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Zambezi River |
| Drainage system | Zambezi Basin |
| Tributaries | West Lunga |
Facts from Wikidata Q164993 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Kabompo: Quick Answers
- Where is Kabompo?
- Kabompo is located in Zambia, at 13.2299° S, 24.4437° E.
- Are there dams on the Kabompo?
- No dam on the Kabompo is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.