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Uele

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Uele 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
3.86°, 23.57°
7.0
Coordinates: 3.8606° N, 23.5660° ECountry: DR CongoOpenStreetMap ↗

About Uele

The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Uele River (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Uele in Depth

Course

The Uele forms at Dungu, at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali rivers, which both originate in the mountains near Lake Albert. Combined these rivers flow west for about 1,210 kilometres (750 mi), until the Uele joins the Mbomou River at Yakoma. Main tributaries to the Uele river are the Bomokandi River (left side) and Uere River (right side).

The Uele–Mbomou confluence at Yakoma marks the origin of the Ubangi River, which in turn flows into the Congo River. The Uele is the longest tributary of the Ubangi. The combined Ubangi–Uele length is about 2,270 kilometres (1,410 mi).

From satellite images, parts of the river look red from the iron oxide contaminants in the river.

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Uele River (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Uele: Key Facts

Key facts about Uele
Length1,210 km
Average discharge1,530 m³/s
Drainage basin135,400 km²
MouthUbangi River
Drainage systemCongo Basin
TributariesDungu, Bima, Uere

Facts from Wikidata Q171436 (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

Uele: Quick Answers

Where is Uele?
Uele is located in DR Congo and Central African Republic, at 3.8606° N, 23.5660° E.
Are there dams on the Uele?
No dam on the Uele is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.