Luama River
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| Luama River | |
|---|---|
 The Lualaba River, in red | |
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lualaba River in Maniema province |
• coordinates | 4°45′28″S 26°52′53″E / 4.7579°S 26.8814°E |
The Luama River (Swahili: Mto Luama) is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Luama rises in the mountains to the west of Lake Tanganyika, in the Kalemie Territory of Tanganyika District. It flows north and northwest into Kabambare Territory of Maniema, then turns to the southwest, entering the Lualaba above Kasongo.[1] The river has five sources in the mountains, two of which are above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in altitude. The headwater regions upstream of Pene Mende include a system of wetlands about 130 kilometres (81 mi) in length and covering about 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres). Below these wetlands the river drops down three waterfalls and includes several minor rapids. The Luama enters the Lualaba from the east after the rapids below Kangolo and just before the Lualaba turns northwest in the stretch above Kibombo.[2]
The Luama River defines the southern boundary of the range of eastern gorillas, which is bounded by the Lualaba river to the west, the Albertine rift to the east and the Lindi River to the north.[3]
