Nkusi River Explained

Nkusi
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Uganda
Length:160km (100miles)
Source1:Kakumiro Hills, Kibaale District
Source1 Location:Kakumiro, Western Region, Uganda
Source1 Coordinates:0.7956°N 31.2189°W
Source1 Elevation:1334m (4,377feet)
Mouth:Lake Albert, Kibaale District
Mouth Location:Kigwabya, Western Region, Uganda
Mouth Coordinates:1.1217°N 30.6669°W
Mouth Elevation:616m (2,021feet)

The Nkusi River is in the Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The Nkusi River begins in the hills west of the town of Kakumiro in the Kakumiro District. It flows in a north-westerly direction to enter a swamp near the village of Kitoma, in the Kibaale District. The river emerges from this swamp and flows westwards to empty into Lake Albert at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.In the swamp near Kitoma, the Nkusi River briefly joins the River Kafu. The River Kafu, however, flows out of the swamp in a north-easterly direction and finally empties into the Victoria Nile, near the town of Masindi Port in Masindi District.

The source of the Nkusi River is in Kakumiro at Latitude 0.7955 N, Longitude 31.2190 E.[1] The river enters Lake Albert at Kigwabya in Kibaale District at Latitude 1.1195 N, Longitude 30.6670 E.[2] At its source, the altitude is approximately 1334m (4,377feet).[3] At its point of entry into Lake Albert, the altitude is approximately .[4]

The length of the river is approximately .[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=0.7955,+31.2190&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=28.334641,56.513672&ie=UTF8&ll=0.778632,31.27636&spn=0.139376,0.351563&t=p&z=12 Location of Source of River Nkusi At Google Maps
  2. https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1.1195,+30.6670&aq=&sll=0.778632,31.27636&sspn=0.139376,0.351563&ie=UTF8&ll=1.106289,30.713825&spn=0.069682,0.175781&t=p&z=13 Location of End of River Nkusi At Google Maps
  3. Web site: Elevation of Kakumiro Town . 16 August 2017 . 16 August 2017 . Distancesto.com (DTC) . DTC.
  4. Web site: Lake Albert (Africa) . ((The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica)) . 16 August 2017 . . 16 August 2017.
  5. http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kakumiro%20(Kibale)&toplace=Kigwabya%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.7944444&tolat=1.0833333&fromlng=31.3083333&tolng=30.7666667 Map Showing Kakumiro And Kigwabya With Distance Marker