Revúboé River
| Revúboé River | |
|---|---|
 The Revuboe basin | |
| Location | |
| Mozambique | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mozambique highlands |
| Mouth | Zambezi River |
• coordinates | 16°10′44″S 33°37′07″E / 16.1789°S 33.6185°E |
| Length | 187.95 mi (302.48 km) |
The Revúboé River is a river in Mozambique. The river is a large perennial tributary of the Zambezi river.
Description
[edit]Originating in the highlands along Mozambique's northern border with Malawi, the Revúboé flows south for several hundred kilometers through the rugged countryside.[1] On its way south, the river is fed by a number of smaller rivers, most notably the Ponfi and Condedezi rivers.[2] The Revuboe mouths at the left bank of the Zambezi River near the city of Tete.[3]
Economic activity
[edit]The Revúboé flows near some of Mozambique's largest reserves of coal and coke; as such, several large mining projects draw water from the river for use in mining operations.[4]
Several hydroelectric power plants are located along the river. The Revuboe has been considered as a site for more hydroelectric plants.[5]
The river's delivery of water and nutrients from the north of the country stimulates agriculture along its course.[6] The lands near the mouth of the river were traditionally fertile farmlands, but government-sponsored relocation of farmers (done to clear land for mining projects) in the 2010s resulted in a decline in agricultural activity.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The lower Zambezi region | Global CCS Institute". hub.globalccsinstitute.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "Cahora Bassa - jusante". zapper.xitizap.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ Steinberg, Jessica (2019-04-11). Mines, Communities, and States: The Local Politics of Natural Resource Extraction in Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108476935.
- ^ https://www.im4dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mozambique-FR-1psum-appr.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Serafim, Tiago. "Evaluation of potential sites for the construction of hydropower plants in the Revuboe River".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Gerety, Rowan Moore (2013-05-15). "Mozambique's Mining Boomtown". Guernica. Retrieved 2019-05-27.