Ruzizi River
| Ruzizi River | |
|---|---|
 Hippopotami in the Ruzizi River in Burundi | |
| Location | |
| Countries | DR Congo (DRC) Rwanda Burundi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Kivu |
| - location | border between Bukavu and Cyangugu, South Kivu, DRC |
| - coordinates | 02°29′27″S 28°53′35″E / 2.49083°S 28.89306°E[1] |
| - elevation | 1,472 m (4,829 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Lake Tanganyika |
| - location | west of Bujumbura, Burundi, Bujumbura Rural Province |
| - coordinates | 03°21′51″S 29°16′04″E / 3.36417°S 29.26778°E[1] |
| - elevation | 768 m (2,520 ft)[2] |
| Length | 117 km (73 mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 100 m3/s (3,500 cu ft/s)[4] |
The Ruzizi River, or Rusizi River,[5] is a river, 117 kilometres (73 mi) long. It flows from Lake Kivu to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
Crocodile
A notorious man-eating crocodile, Gustave, roams the banks of the Ruzizi River and the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika. Gustave is a Nile crocodile and is about 6 metres (20 ft) long and weighs about 900 kilograms (2,000 lb). He is said to have killed and eaten many people.[6] Though the actual number is difficult to verify, he is a near-mythical creature and is greatly feared by people in the region.[7]
References
- 1 2 Geolocation with Google Earth
- 1 2 Derived from geolocation with Google Earth.
- ↑ Felton, Anna A.; Russell, James M.; Cohen, Andrew S.; Baker, Mark E.; Chesley, John T.; Lezzar, Kiram E.; McGlue, Michael M.; Pigati, Jeffrey S.; Quade, Jay; Curt Stager, J.; Tiercelin, Jean Jacques (2007). "Paleolimnological Evidence for the Onset and Termination of Glacial Aridity from Lake Tanganyika, Tropical East Africa". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 252 (3–4): 405. Bibcode:2007PPP...252..405F. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.04.003.
- ↑ Lamers, Alfred (1990). "Ruzizi II - A Fine Example of Regional Cooperation". Human Info NGO Library for Education and Development. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ruzizi River". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ McRae, Michael. "Gustave the Croc Surfaces to Strike Again". National Geographic (February 2008). Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ McRae, Michael (March 2005). "Gustave: Have You Seen This Crocodile?". National Geographic Adventure. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
Updated on 2007-01-08, 2007-04-19, and 2008-01-05