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Umba River (Tanzania)

River in Mkinga District, Tanga Region of Tanzania and Kwale County, Kenya

Summary

River in Mkinga District, Tanga Region of Tanzania and Kwale County, Kenya

Field	Value
name	Umba River
map	Umba OSM.png
map_size	300
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Tanzania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Tanga Region
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Mkinga
subdivision_type4	Country
subdivision_name4	Kenya
subdivision_type5	Region
subdivision_name5	Kwale County
source1_location	Usambara Mountains, Lushoto, Tanga Region of Tanzania
source1_elevation	2000 m
mouth_location	at Mayomboni in the Pemba Channel, Tanzania
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	0 m
basin_size	7130 km2
tributaries_left	Mglumi; Bombo
tributaries_right	Mbalamu

The Umba River (Mto Umba, in Swahili) is located in northeastern Tanzania in Lushoto and Mkinga Districts of Tanga Region. It rises in Schageiuforest (Shagayu) in the West Usambara Mountains of Lushoto at 2,000 m altitude and flows on the north side of the mountain range to the east. At Lelwa it empties the Mbalamu River, which comes from the extreme north of the Usambara Mountains, and the Mglumi River into the Umba. Just before the Umba flows into the Indian Ocean, it crosses the border to Kenya. The mouth itself marks the most eastern point on the border between Tanzania and Kenya, which was largely made in a straight line to the northwest towards Lake Victoria in the 19th century. On the upper reaches of the river in the mid-1960s rich deposits of precious stones, including sapphires and spessartine, were discovered. Also on the river is the Umba River Game Reserve, a wildlife reserve that includes along with the Mkomazi Game Reserve, about 2,600 km2.

Hydrometry

The flow of the river has been observed over 40 years (1963–2003) in Mbuta, a town about 40 km above the mouth.

The average monthly flow of the river Umba hydrological station of Mbuta (in m3 / s ) (calculated using the data for a period of 30 years, 1954–84)

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