River in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowa (Swahili : Mto Lowa ) is a river in the Congo Basin in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo .
It rises in the Mitumba Mountains , on the border of the provinces of South Kivu and North Kivu . It flows westward through the Albertine Rift montane forests and Northeastern Congolian lowland forests of North Kivu and in turn Maniema . It flows into the Lualaba at the border of Maniema and Tshopo .[citation needed ] [ maps 1]
The first European to trace its length was Gustav Adolf von Götzen in his expedition that started in 1893.[ 1] Its length is 390 kilometres (240 mi).[ 2]
The river basin includes the Kahuzi-Biéga National Park and the Maiko National Park .
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Congo left bank (south) Kasai basin Congo right bank (north) Lualaba and tributaries Other
1°24′22″S 25°48′43″E / 1.406°S 25.812°E / -1.406; 25.812