Wamba River

Wamba River
The Kasai River basin with the Wamba River (Center left)
Location
Countries	Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lunda Norte Province, Angola
• elevation	3,250 feet (990 m)
Mouth
• location	Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• elevation	1,023 feet (312 m)
Length	880 kilometres (550 mi)

The Wamba River (French: Rivière Wamba, Portuguese: Rio Wamba) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola. It arises at an elevation of around 3,250 feet (990 m) as the confluence of several small streams in the Lunda Norte Province of Angola, a region of low hills and shallow ravines.^[1] In Angola it is known as the Uamba River.

It flows northward, where it forms a section of the Angola/DRC border, then for most of its length runs through the Kwango Province to its confluence into the Kwango River at an elevation of 1,023 feet (312 m).^[2]

Location

Point	Coordinates (links to map & photo sources)	Notes
Angola source	8.635°S 18.62083°E / -8.635; 18.62083 (Angola source)
Angola/DRC border	8.0625°S 18.0945°E / -8.0625; 18.0945 (Angola/DRC border)
Kwango River confluence	3.9144°S 17.1889°E / -3.9144; 17.1889 (Kwango River confluence)

See also

• List of rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of rivers of Angola

References

1. "Wamba river source". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
2. "Wamba, Kwango confluence". Google maps. Google. Retrieved 21 April 2018.