Map Showing Chambeshi Catchment Area<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Chambeshi River Basin is considered as the most remote headstream of the Congo River in length and therefore considered its source.\u00a0The Chambeshi Catchment is approximately 44,400 m2<\/sup>\u00a0and geographically is located between latitudes 9o<\/sup>\u00a0and 12o<\/sup>\u00a0south and between longitudes 30o<\/sup>\u00a0and 33o<\/sup> east. Administratively the catchment lies in eight districts and these includes; Kasama, Mporokoso, Mbala, Luwingu, Mungwi, S<\/em><\/span>hiwang’andu, Nakonde, Chinsali and Mpika<\/em><\/p>\n It has its source in the Mbala highlands near Lake Tanganyika starting at an elevation of about 1760m above mean sea level. Afterwards, it flows south-west for about 500km before entering the Bangweulu Swamps, a vast floodplain at an elevation of about 1170m above mean sea level . The Chambeshi River is fed by a multitude of tributaries between Nakonde, Mbala and Kasama, an area which is characterized by swampy land also known as Dambos.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/warma.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chambeshi-catchment1-300x216.png\")
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\n<\/strong>According to JICA (1995), the Chambeshi Catchment experiences average October temperatures of 30.9oC and July temperatures of 9.2oC. The annual rainfall varies between 1100 to 1500mm<\/li>\n
\nThe Catchment has an estimated annual runoff of about 168mm equivalent to an average flow of 185m3\/sec (JICA, 1995). Since the catchment lies in a region of high and reliable rainfall, it has a high density of perennial rivers and streams.<\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>The primary economic activity on the Chambeshi Catchment is agriculture and the most commonly grown crops are maize, coffee, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, and rice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>