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Lake Mweru

lake between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
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Summary

Lake Mweru is a lake[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: Zambia[2], Democratic Republic of the Congo[3]
  • Inflows: Luapula River[4], Kalungwishi River[5]
  • Outflows: Luvua River[6]
  • Basin country: Zambia[7]
  • Part of: Rift Valley lakes[8]
  • Described by source: National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
  • Length: 96 km[14]
  • Elevation above sea level: 927 m[15]
  • Area: 4650 km²[16]
  • Width: 45 km[17]
  • Volume as quantity: 38,000 cubic hectometre[18], 38 cubic kilometre[19]
  • Vertical depth: 37 m[20]
  • Drainage basin: Congo Basin[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]

Related Entities

Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Delotrooladoo · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → lake between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
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  2. 11w ago · ~2026-44856-68 · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -9.166666666666666, 'lon': 28.5}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 10°S, 30°E"
  3. 18w ago · Scourgezoned · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Lake Mweru Sentinel-2.png
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  4. 21w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -9.166666666666666, 'lon': 28.5}
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Country → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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