Kikuletwa River

River in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
3°19′32.16″S 36°49′41.88″E / 3.3256000°S 36.8283000°E / -3.3256000; 36.8283000 Basin featuresRiver systemPangani RiverTributaries  • leftBurka River • rightTengeru River

Kikuletwa River (Mto Kikuletwa in Swahili) is located in the northern Kilimanjaro Region, Manyara Region and eastern Arusha Region of Tanzania. It begins in Songoro ward in Meru District, Arusha and eventually drains into Pangani River at Nyumba ya Mungu Dam.[1] The Kikuletwa hot springs also drain into the river.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Kikuletwa River". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. ^ Lein, Haakon. “Managing the Water of Kilimanjaro: Irrigation, Peasants, and Hydropower Development.” GeoJournal, vol. 61, no. 2, 2004, pp. 155–62. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41147926. Accessed 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ Mdegela, Lawrence, et al. "A Multi-Modal Wireless Sensor System for River Monitoring: A Case for Kikuletwa River Floods in Tanzania." Sensors 23.8 (2023): 4055.
  4. ^ Munishi, P. K. T., A. M. Hermegast, and B. P. Mbilinyi. "The impacts of changes in vegetation cover on dry season flow in the Kikuletwa River, northern Tanzania." African Journal of Ecology 47 (2009): 84-92.
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