Freshwater Bioregion
The great freshwater lakes of Tanganyika, Mweru, Bangweulu and Kariba (an artificial reservoir), together with the smaller lakes such as Mweru Wantipa and Itezhi-Tezhi reservoir, and numerous lagoons and swamps cover about 5% of Zambia. Together with their associated rivers, the WWF categorises these freshwater bioregions in Zambia:
- 33 —Bangweulu-Mweru, the upper Congo basin containing the Chambeshi River, Lake Bangweulu and its swamps, Luapula River, Lake Mweru and the Kalungwishi River.
- 34 —Lake Tanganyika
Zambezi Basin made up of (not shown on the map):
- Zambezian Headwaters
- Upper Zambezi Floodplains
- Zambezi River
- Kafue River
- Middle Zambezi and Luangwa River
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