Kafue Flats

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Kafue Flats is a vast floodplain and wetland ecosystem in Zambia known for its rich biodiversity, seasonal flooding, and important wildlife habitats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
approximateArea about 6,500 km² ⓘ
approximateLength about 240 km ⓘ
basin Zambezi River basin ⓘ
linked to: Zambezi Basin
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
conservationImportance key biodiversity area in Zambia ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
designation Ramsar site ⓘ
drySeason approximately May to October ⓘ
ecologicalFunction dry-season grazing area for wildlife and livestock ⓘ
important bird breeding and feeding area ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
economicActivity cattle herding ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
ecosystemService flood regulation ⓘ
pasture for cattle ⓘ
support for fisheries ⓘ
water purification ⓘ
ecosystemType floodplain grassland ⓘ
seasonal wetland ⓘ
floodRegime annual flooding during rainy season ⓘ
hydrology seasonally inundated by Kafue River ⓘ
knownFor important wildlife habitats ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
localCommunities Ila people ⓘ
Tonga people ⓘ
locatedIn Central Province, Zambia ⓘ
Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ
protectedAreaWithin Blue Lagoon National Park ⓘ
Lochinvar National Park ⓘ
rainySeason approximately November to April ⓘ
RamsarImportance wetland of international importance ⓘ
river Kafue River ⓘ
supportsSpecies African buffalo ⓘ
linked to: Cape buffalo

Kafue lechwe ⓘ
crocodiles ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
numerous waterbirds ⓘ
sitatunga ⓘ
slaty egret ⓘ
various fish species ⓘ
wattled crane ⓘ
threat hydrological alteration from upstream dams ⓘ
invasive plant species ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
overgrazing by livestock ⓘ
poaching of wildlife ⓘ
vegetationType floodplain grasslands ⓘ
papyrus swamps ⓘ
reedbeds ⓘ
termite mounds with woodland patches ⓘ

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Kafue River → flowsThrough → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Kafue River → formsWetland → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Zambezi Basin → hasWetland → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam → affects → Kafue Flats wetlands ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Kafue National Park → contains → Busanga Plains ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Lochinvar National Park → locatedOn → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Lochinvar National Park → knownFor → Kafue Flats floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Lochinvar National Park → partOf → Kafue Flats Important Bird Area ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Blue Lagoon National Park → habitat → Kafue Flats floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
red lechwe → notablePopulation → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Nanzhila Plains → partOf → Kafue Flats ecosystem ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Namwala → locatedOn → Kafue River floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Namwala → locatedInEcoregion → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Namwala District → locatedOn → Kafue River floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Kafue Flats
Namwala District → borderedByFeature → Kafue Flats ⓘ