Semliki

General data

Water type: River
Progression: Lake Albert -> White Nile -> Nile -> Levantine Sea -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Tropical
Continents: Africa
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Description

Semliki River is a major river, 140 kilometres (87 mi) long, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda in Central and East Africa. It flows north from Lake Edward in Beni Territory, Nord-Kivu, D.R.C avoiding the Rwenzori Mountains on its Right (East), emptying into Lake Albert in the Albertine Rift, Irumu Territory, Ituri Province, D.R.C overlooking the Blue Mountains to its left in the west. Its mouth is near the Village of Katolingo in Kanara subcounty, Ntoroko district, Uganda. Along its lower reaches, it meanders extensively forming part of the international border between the DRC and the western Ugandan districts of Bundibugyo and Ntoroko, near the Semuliki National Park.

Semliki

General data

Description

Natural lakes

Lake Edward

Catches