# Katonga River

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{{Short description|River in Uganda}}
thumb|right|340px|Rivers and lakes of Uganda
alt=katonga river|thumb|Katonga River Bridge
thumb|Katonga River View
thumb|River Katonga through Katonga forest
The '''Katonga River''' is a [river](/source/river) in [Uganda](/source/Uganda), in [East Africa](/source/East_Africa).

==Location and description==
The Katonga River is located in the southwestern part of [Uganda](/source/Uganda). Its channel is continuous between [Lake Victoria](/source/Lake_Victoria) and [Lake George](/source/Lake_George_(Uganda)), reflecting that it once drained away from Lake Victoria into Lake George along its entire length. Regional [uplifting](/source/Tectonic_uplift) events between the two lakes associated with the western limb ([Albertine Rift](/source/Albertine_Rift)) of the geologically active [East African Rift](/source/East_African_Rift) system, has caused the swampy region to the southwest of [Lake Wamala](/source/Lake_Wamala) to become the new [watershed](/source/Drainage_divide) for the Katonga River, which now principally flows east into Lake Victoria, augmented by several tributaries along its course. This watershed is located approximately 0°13'N  30°39'E near the [Katonga Wildlife Reserve](/source/Katonga_Wildlife_Reserve), and at a distance of more than 120&nbsp;km from Lake Victoria. During wet seasons, raised water levels in the vicinity of its swampy watershed will occasionally force some water to flow west from this point into the western section of the Katonga River which feeds Lake George, but the bulk of the flow still continues eastwards into Lake Victoria. West of its watershed, the Katonga River is also fed by several tributaries along its course to Lake George.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hughes, Hughes & Bernacsek|title=A Directory of African Wetlands|date=1992|publisher=IUCN/UNEP(WCMC)|isbn=2-88032-949-3|page=265|url=https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/6001|author2=Bernacsek, G. M. |author3=Hughes, J. S. |author4=Hughes, R. H. |access-date=26 February 2014|chapter=2.10 Uganda}}</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.uwa.or.ug/katonga.html Katonga Wildlife Reserve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502110916/http://www.uwa.or.ug/katonga.html |date=2009-05-02 }}
*[http://www.rwandagorillasafaris.com/uganda/river-katonga.html Katonga River]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100717033047/http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/wetlands/pdf/Africa/Region2/UGANDA.pdf Rivers and Lakes of Uganda]

==See also==
*[Lake Edward](/source/Lake_Edward)

==References==
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{{Rivers of Uganda}}
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Category:Katonga River
Category:Rivers of Uganda
Category:Kalungu District
Category:Bukomansimbi District
Category:Mpigi District
Category:Butambala District
Category:Gomba District
Category:Mityana District
Category:Sembabule District
Category:Kazo District
Category:Mubende District
Category:Ibanda District
Category:Kamwenge District

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