Topography
The Nile basin has a large variation in topography with its mountains, swamps, waterfalls, and desert. The biggest rivers of the Nile drainage network are the Kagera, Nzoia, Victoria Nile, and Semliki. About 3% of the Nile's open waters are lakes that are mostly located in the Equatorial Lakes Plateau, the largest being Victoria, Kyoga, and Albert.
The mountains of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa contain the headwaters of the Nile. The topography also includes mountain ranges of the Upper Kagera, White Nile, Blue Nile, and Atbara rivers. There are large plateau regions along the middle reaches of the basin and wide flood plains from the lower reaches to the delta. Wetlands, including montane bogs, lowland herbaceous swamps, seasonally flooded grasslands, swamp forests, make up 1.1% of the basin area. These wetlands are concentrated in the Equatorial Lakes region, which has hilly terrain and large swamp filled valleys, as well as the Sudd area in South Sudan.
The Nile basin has a large variation in topography with its mountains, swamps, waterfalls, and desert. The biggest rivers of the Nile drainage network are the Kagera, Nzoia, Victoria Nile, and Semliki. About 3% of the Nile's open waters are lakes that are mostly located in the Equatorial Lakes Plateau, the largest being Victoria, Kyoga, and Albert.
The mountains of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa contain the headwaters of the Nile. The topography also includes mountain ranges of the Upper Kagera, White Nile, Blue Nile, and Atbara rivers. There are large plateau regions along the middle reaches of the basin and wide flood plains from the lower reaches to the delta. Wetlands, including montane bogs, lowland herbaceous swamps, seasonally flooded grasslands, swamp forests, make up 1.1% of the basin area. These wetlands are concentrated in the Equatorial Lakes region, which has hilly terrain and large swamp filled valleys, as well as the Sudd area in South Sudan.
Furman, Tanya. "History of the Nile." Environments of Africa. Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.
"Topography of the Nile River Basin from the Space Shuttle Endeavor." The Nile River Awareness Kit. Nile Basin Initiative, n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.
"Topography of the Nile River Basin from the Space Shuttle Endeavor." The Nile River Awareness Kit. Nile Basin Initiative, n.d. Web. 16 May 2014.