Topography and Vegetation
Kasanka lies between 1160 and 1290 meters asl. It has a relatively flat topography with very few noteworthy relief features, with the exception of the small but beautiful Mambilima Falls (close to the Mulaushi Conservation Centre), and the rocky Mpululwe and Bwalya Bemba hills. Nine permanent lakes occur in the Park and it is dissected by a network of rivers and streams. The larger rivers are the Luwombwa, Mulembo, Kasanka, Mulaushi and the swampy Musola River. All of these rivers eventually shed their water via one another into the Luapula River, the only drainage outlet for the Bangweulu basin, and a major tributary of the Congo River.
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