River Rwizi is a river located in South Western Uganda in district called Mbarara.

River Rwizi
Waste in River Rwizi
Rivers in South West Uganda with the Ruizi (lower left center).
Location
Country	Uganda
Physical characteristics
Source	Buhweju hills
Mouth
• location	To Lake Victoria via the drainage systems of Lake Mburo, Lake Kachera and Kijanebalola.
• coordinates	0°41′33″S 30°54′20″E
• elevation	1,258 m (4,127 ft)
Basin size	2,282 km2 (881 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Mbarara[2]
• average	25.4 m3/s (900 cu ft/s)
• minimum	16.5 m3/s (580 cu ft/s)
• maximum	35.7 m3/s (1,260 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Victoria—White Nile—Nile—Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile basin

Overview

It originates from Buhweju hills with various tributaries from various Nkore hills including Ntungamo and Sheema hills which join it. It pours its water in Lake Victoria via the drainage systems of Lake Mburo, Lake Kachera and Kijanebalola.[3]

River Rwizi supplies water for both domestic and industrial use to the whole Mbarara town and the neighbouring towns of Bwizibwera, Sanga and Biharwe.

The river is drying out due to climate changes affecting the region and other causes like

The water hyacinth which is also an inductor of polluted water with a lot of nutrients with in it

The river destruction is also due to wide spread of land grabbing along the river banks

A lot of untreated wastes are dumped into the river thus leading to contribution of pollution of water forex maple waste products from iron and steel industry in kakoba and Mbarara mainly hospital

Points of interest

There are some economic activities carried along and within river Rrwizi by the people surrounding it

FARMING

people around river Rwizi have started to encroach the wetlands to practice crop growing due to its fertile land that has increased the yields and live stock farming

Brick making

people are using sand from the river to make bricks for sell and building houses

Harvest of papyrus

people are get papyrus for making mats ,baskets, chairs and ropes to earn a living

fishing

people have practice fishing within the river that is harvested fish for food and selling in markets too

• Rwizi Water falls in Katete, Mbarara.
• Katete Beach.
• Ngaro Mwenda Bridge in Mbarara 3 km off Kabale Road.
• Rwizi Meanders near Mbarara University.

References

Sources

• "River Rwizi will be history soon - locals". New Vision. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
• "Road River: The story of a river dried by illegal land acquisitions". Earth Journalism Network. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

На других языках

[de] Ruizi