Buzi River

Buzi River

Buzi River ( _pt. Rio Búzi) is a river in Mozambique. Buzi flows eastward through the Manica and Sofala provinces of Mozambique. It then empties to the Mozambique Channel west of Beira, forming an estuary.

The Buzi River is convert|250|km|mi|0 long, with a drainage basin convert|31000|km2|sqmi|-2 in size. Its mean annual discharge is 79 m³/s (2,790 cfs) at its mouth. [cite book |last= Nakayama |first= Mikiyasu |title= International Waters in Southern Africa |year= 2003 |publisher= United Nations University Press |isbn= 9280810774 |pages= p. 9; online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ittv1oAJ37sC Google Books] ]

It often causes floods, frequently forming a floodplain together with the larger Pungwe River.

References

* [http://www.pungweriver.net/Eng/main/index.htm Pungwe River Project]
* [http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/EFS/photoinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS61C-37-42 NASA: Earth from Space]
* [http://projects.stefankienberger.at/vulmoz/ Project: Vulnerability mapping Búzi]

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