Kogin Motloutse
| Kogin Motloutse | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Labarin ƙasa | |
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| Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa | 22°13′32″S 29°01′03″E / 22.225488°S 29.017614°E |
| Kasa | Botswana |
| Territory |
Central District (en)  |
| Hydrography (en) | |
| Ruwan ruwa |
Limpopo basin (en) |
| River mouth (en) | Kogin Limpopo |
Kogin Motloutse wani kogi ne a Botswana, wani kogi na Kogin Limpopo . Yankin da aka karɓa yana da kilomita 19,053 (7,356 sq.
An gina madatsar ruwan Letsibogo a kan Motloutse don yin hidima ga garin masana'antu na Selebi-Phikwe da yankunan da ke kewaye da shi, tare da yiwuwar amfani da shi a ban ruwa.[1]
Muhalli
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Binciken filin yankin a watan Janairun 1989, kafin a gina madatsar ruwan, ya rubuta nau'ikan tsuntsaye 120, galibi ƙananan masu cin kwari. An sami tsuntsayen ruwa da yawa saboda kasancewar tafkuna na dindindin a kan kogin Motloutse daga haɗuwa da Kogin Letlhakane. Nau'in tsuntsaye sun kasance na musamman ga yankin.[2] Kafin a gina madatsar ruwan, nau'ikan kifaye guda biyar ko fiye za su yi ƙaura daga Kogin Limpopo zuwa Kogin Motloutse a lokacin ambaliyar ruwa. Ana sa ran madatsar ruwan Letsibogo za ta tallafa wa yawan kifi na dindindin kamar na madatsar ruwa ta Shashe.[2]
Ruwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Matsakaicin ruwan sama na shekara-shekara shine 430 millimetres (17 in), yayin da matsakaicin yuwuwar fitar da iska a kowace shekara shine 2,000 millimetres (79 in).[1] Saboda wannan bambancin, kogin kogin yashi ne na ɗan lokaci wanda ke kwarara a saman ruwa kawai a lokacin damina.[2] Ruwan sama kuma yana da bambanci sosai, tare da ƙasa da kashi 40% na matsakaicin ruwan sama na shekara-shekara da ake sa ran samu a shekara ɗaya cikin bakwai.[2] Matsakaicin ruwan sama na shekara-shekara shine 111,000,000 cubic metres (3.9×109 cu ft).[1]
Ma'adanai
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ma'adinan zinariya tare da kogin Motloutse da Limpopo sun fara ne a kusa da 1200 AZ, game da lokacin da Babban Zimbabwe ya tashi ya zama ikon yanki.[3] an samo shi a cikin 1860 a cikin tsoffin ayyukan kusa da Francistown, zuwa arewacin kogi, wanda ya haifar da karamin zinariya na farko a Afirka.[3] Lu'u-lu'u na farko da aka tabbatar da su a Botswana ƙananan duwatsu ne guda uku da aka gano a 1959 ta hanyar Central African Selection Trust a cikin dutse a cikin Kogin Motloutse kusa da Foley Siding. Kungiyar da ta sami lu'u-lu'u ta bincika kogin har zuwa asalinsa, amma ba ta sami wata tushe ba.