Ndurumu River (Ruvubu) Explained

Ndurumu River
Pushpin Map:Burundi
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Burundi
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Karuzi Province
Mouth:Ruvubu River

The Ndurumu River (French: Rivière Ndurumu) is a river in Karuzi Province, Burundi.It is a left tributary of the Ruvubu River.

Course

The Ndurumu River rises in the north of Karuzi Province and flows south past Buhiga and Karuzi, then south-southwest parallel to the RN 12 highway down to the border with Gitega Province, where it joins the Ruvubu River.It is one of the main tributaries of the Ruvubu.

Power Station

The Buhiga Hydroelectric Power Station is on the Ndurumu River, near the town of Buhiga.The power station has a hyraulic head of and installed power of 220 kW using an Ossberger turbine.A concrete masonry gravity dam diverts water from the upper Ndurumu River into the intake and settling area.From there, it flows through a power canal, then down a steel penstock to the turbogenerator.