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| Image number: | 2150 |
| Feature : | river dynamics |
| Grouping : | river deposits |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 2007 |
| Locality : | Muhira river |
| Country : | Burundi |
| Region - tribe : | Rusizi plain, Cibitoke |
| Physiographic region : | Rift-Tanganyika |
| Notice : | This is an old branch of the Muhira river, left after inundations some years ago. The main channel is now more to the right. Inundations and river changes constitute a permanent threat for the agricultural development of the valleys in the Rusizi Plain. In this case, banana plantations are present. But the region is also known for cotton. Flood. Natural hazard. Natural risk |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2007 Image 2150. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/de/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |