The Dama River (French: Rivière Dama) is a river in Rumonge Province, Burundi.
| Dama River | |
|---|---|
 Near the Nkayamba Forest Nature Reserve | |
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| Native name | Rivière Dama (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Burundi |
| Province | Bururi Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Tanganyika |
• coordinates | 3°57′57″S 29°25′14″E / 3.96578°S 29.42052°E |
Course
editThe Dama River rises in central Rumonge Province near Magana, and flows south-southwest parallel to the Murembwe River, which is furher east. It enters Lake Tanganyika just north of the city of Rumonge. There are large palm plantations along its lower reaches.[1] The Dama watershed covers 295 square kilometres (114 sq mi).[2]
Environment
editThe average annual temperature in the area is 21 °C (70 °F). The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is February, with 19 °C (66 °F).[3] Average annual rainfall is 1,622 millimetres (63.9 in). The rainiest month is December, with an average of 270 millimetres (11 in) of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 7 millimetres (0.28 in) of precipitation.[4]
Issues
editThe river is polluted by palm oil production, coffee washing and household waste. Consumption of the river water causes cholera.[5]
In December 2023 there were heavy rains in the region. Palm plantations and crop fields were flooded along the Dama and Murembwe rivers.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Relation: Dama (17502787).
- ^ Roissart 2013, p. 10.
- ^ nasa.
- ^ nasarain.
- ^ Roissart 2013, p. 7.
- ^ Nzorubonanya 2023.
Sources
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- NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index, NASA, archived from the original on 11 May 2020, retrieved 30 January 2016 Temperature data from satellite measurements of the earth's surface temperature within a box that is 0.1 x 0.1 degrees.
- NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM), NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission, archived from the original on 19 April 2019, retrieved 30 January 2016 Average value for the years 2012–2014 within a box that is 0.1 x 0.1 degrees.
- Nzorubonanya, Félix (9 December 2023), "Région Sud/Rumonge-Muhuta : Au moins 4 personnes sont mortes, une dizaine blessée", Iwacu, retrieved 2024-08-16
- "Relation: Dama (17502787)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2024-08-17
- Roissart, Philippe de (August 2013), Développement de la gestion intégrée des ressources en eau (gire) dans la zone pilote Dama-Murembwe (PDF) (in French), retrieved 2024-08-17