Dimensions
The Encyclopædia Britannica reports the course of the Kafue River as 960 km long, however, having to follow intricate meanders, a boat trip would be about 2000 km.
The river drains a basin of 155,000 km² and has a mean flow rate of 320 m³/s through its lower half, with high seasonal variations. It discharges 10 km³ per year into the Zambezi River.
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