Lufira River

Lufira River

      tributary of the Lualaba River, which is itself a headstream of the Congo River, in Congo (Kinshasa). The Lufira rises in the Katanga (Shaba) plateau south of Likasi, Congo, and flows 300 miles (500 km) northeast and north-northwest across the Bia Mountains to join the Lualaba through Lake Kisale. The Lufira was dammed near Likasi to form a 160-square-mile (410-square-kilometre) lake, providing storage for a power station. It provides power for the smelting industry of Likasi and the copper zone between Kambove and Lubumbashi.

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