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Main tributaries to the Uele river are the Bomokandi River (left side) and Uere River (right side). The Uele–Mbomou confluence at Yakoma marks the origin of the Ubangi River, which in turn flows into the Congo River. The Uele is the longest tributary of the Ubangi. The combined Ubangi–Uele length is about 2,270 kilometres (1,410 mi). [3 ...
Map showing the Uele River within the Ubangi River drainage basin. The Uele District, shown as the Uellé District on an 1897 map of the Congo Free State, was named after the Uele River. The river flows though the district and further west joins the Mbomou River (or Bomu River) to form the Ubangi River, which defined the northeastern border of ...
A map of the principal rivers and lakes of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chiloango River; Congo River. M'pozo River; Inkisi River (Zadi River) Ndjili River. Lukaya River; Lukunga River; Kasai River (Kwa River) Fimi River. Lukenie River; Lokoro River; Lotoi River; Kwango River. Kwilu River. Inzia River; Kwenge River; Lutshima River; Wamba ...
It is believed that the Ubangi's upper reaches originally flowed into the Chari River and Lake Chad before being captured by the Congo in the early Pleistocene. [5] Together with the Congo River, it provides an important transport artery for river boats between Bangui and Brazzaville. From its source to 100 km (62 mi) below Bangui, the Ubangi ...
Dungu (/ ˈ d ʊ ŋ ɡ uː / DUUNG-goo) is a town in Haut-Uele Province located at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali Rivers where they join to form the Uele River, south of the Garamba National Park. Dungu's terrain is wooded savannah, and its climate is tropical. It is the principal town in Dungu Territory.
Map showing the Kibali River within the Ubangi River drainage basin. The Kibali River is a tributary to the Uele River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It originates in the mountains near Lake Albert and flows west for about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) to join the Dungu River at Dungu where the Uele River is formed.
A 1912 map shows that the former Uele District had been broken into the Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele (Upper Uele) districts. Bas-Uele was bordered by French territory to the north, Haut-Uele to the east, Stanleyville and Aruwimi to the south, and Bangala and Ubangi to the west. [1] The Bas-Uele District became part of the Orientale Province created ...
Other European explorers who helped map out the region included Panayotis Potagos (1839–1903), Georg August Schweinfurth (1836–1925), who discovered the Uele River, although he mistakenly thought it flowed into the Chad Basin rather than the Congo, Wilhelm Junker (1840–1892), who corrected Schweinfurth's hydrographical theories, and Oskar ...