Nkusi
Location
CountryUganda
Physical characteristics
SourceKakumiro Hills, Kibaale District
 • locationKakumiro, Western Region, Uganda
 • coordinates00°47′44″N 31°13′08″E / 0.79556°N 31.21889°E / 0.79556; 31.21889
 • elevation1,334 m (4,377 ft)
MouthLake Albert, Kibaale District
 • location
Kigwabya, Western Region, Uganda
 • coordinates
01°07′18″N 30°40′01″E / 1.12167°N 30.66694°E / 1.12167; 30.66694
 • elevation
616 m (2,021 ft)
Length160 km (99 mi)
Rivers and lakes of Uganda

The Nkusi River is in the Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The Nkusi River begins in the hills west of the town of Kakumiro in the Kakumiro District. It flows in a north-westerly direction to enter a swamp near the village of Kitoma, in the Kibaale District. The river emerges from this swamp and flows westwards to empty into Lake Albert at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In the swamp near Kitoma, the Nkusi River briefly joins the River Kafu. The River Kafu, however, flows out of the swamp in a north-easterly direction and finally empties into the Victoria Nile, near the town of Masindi Port in Masindi District.

The source of the Nkusi River is in Kakumiro at Latitude 0.7955 N, Longitude 31.2190 E.[1] The river enters Lake Albert at Kigwabya in Kibaale District at Latitude 1.1195 N, Longitude 30.6670 E.[2] At its source, the altitude is approximately 1,334 metres (4,377 ft).[3] At its point of entry into Lake Albert, the altitude is approximately 616 metres (2,021 ft).[4]

The length of the river is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi).[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Location of Source of River Nkusi At Google Maps
  2. ↑ Location of End of River Nkusi At Google Maps
  3. ↑ DTC (16 August 2017). "Elevation of Kakumiro Town". Distancesto.com (DTC). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ↑ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (16 August 2017). "Lake Albert (Africa)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Map Showing Kakumiro And Kigwabya With Distance Marker
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