Lukuga River

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The Lukuga River is a major river in central Africa that drains Lake Tanganyika westward toward the Congo River basin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lukuga River canonical 7
Lukuga River mouth 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
dischargesInto Lualaba River ⓘ
drainageDirection westward ⓘ
drains Lake Tanganyika ⓘ
flowsFrom Lake Tanganyika ⓘ
flowsThrough Katanga region ⓘ
linked to: Lualaba Province

Maniema Province ⓘ
Tanganyika Province ⓘ
flowsToward Congo River basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo River
hasEcologicalRole connects Lake Tanganyika fauna to Congo basin ⓘ
hasEconomicUse local fisheries ⓘ
river transport (local) ⓘ
hasFeature carries freshwater from a rift lake to a major tropical river system ⓘ
seasonally variable outflow from Lake Tanganyika ⓘ
hasLanguageRegion Swahili-speaking areas ⓘ
hydrologicalRole primary outlet of Lake Tanganyika ⓘ
locatedIn Central Africa ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Lualaba River ⓘ
nearbyCity Kalemie ⓘ
Kongolo ⓘ
partOf Congo River basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo River

Congo River drainage system ⓘ
Lake Tanganyika drainage system ⓘ
region Great Rift Valley region ⓘ
linked to: Great Rift Valley
sourceRegion Lake Tanganyika region ⓘ
tributaryOf Lualaba River ⓘ
watercourseType outlet river ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Tanganyika → outflow → Lukuga River ⓘ
Kalemie → river → Lukuga River ⓘ
Kalemie → locatedNear → Lukuga River mouth ⓘ
linked to: Lukuga River
Lualaba River → tributary → Lukuga River ⓘ
Kongolo → locatedOnRiver → Lukuga River ⓘ
Kongolo → hasNearbyRiver → Lukuga River ⓘ