Kogin Chambeshi
| Kogin Chambeshi | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Tsawo | 480 km |
| Labarin ƙasa | |
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| Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa | 11°28′S 30°21′E / 11.47°S 30.35°E |
| Kasa | Zambiya |
Hydrography (en)  | |
| Ruwan ruwa | Kongo Basin |
| River mouth (en) |
Lake Bangweulu (en) |
Kogin Chambeshi (ko Chambezi ) na arewa maso gabashin Zambia shine mafi nisa daga kogin Kongo(tsawon tsayi) don haka ana la'akari da tushen kogin Kongo. (Duk da haka,ta yawan ruwa, kogin Lualaba yana ba da mafi girma magudanar ruwa zuwa Kongo.)
Chambeshi yana tashi ne a matsayin korama a tsaunukan arewa maso gabashin Zambia kusa da tafkin Tanganyika a tsayin 1,760 metres (5,770 ft) sama da matakin teku.Yana gudana don 480 km zuwa cikin Bangweulu Wetlands,wanda wani yanki ne na tafkin Bangweulu.A ƙarshen lokacin damina a watan Mayu,kogin yana ba da ambaliya wanda ke yin cajin dausayi kuma ya mamaye ciyayi na Zambesian zuwa kudu maso gabas.Ruwan yana gudana daga wuraren dausayi kamar kogin Luapula.[1]
Sama da 100 kilomita na tsawonsa yayin da yake gudana zuwa gabashin Kasama, kogin yana kunshe da tarin tashoshi a cikin wuraren dausayi kimanin 2. km fadi, a cikin wani filin ambaliya har zuwa 25 km fadi.Har ila yau a ƙasa,inda hanyar Kasama – Mpika ke gada da Tazara Railway,babban tashar tashar ta dindindin tana da faɗin kusan m 100, kuma faɗin har zuwa 400 m a cikin ambaliya. [2]