Uele River

The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River,[1][2] is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Uele forms at Dungu, at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali rivers, which both originates in the mountains near Lake Albert. Combined these rivers flows west for about 1,210 kilometres (750 mi), until the Uele joins the Mbomou River at Yakoma.

Map showing the Uele River within the Ubangi River drainage basin.

Main tributaries to the Uele river are 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]

From satellite images, parts of the river looks red from the iron oxide in the river from pollution.

References
  1. "Ubangi River". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. Uele at GEOnet Names Server
  3. Bossche, J.P. vanden; G. M. Bernacsek (1990). Source Book for the Inland Fishery Resources of Africa, Volume 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 338. ISBN 978-92-5-102983-1. Retrieved 8 August 2010.


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