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Lufira River
The
Lufira
River
is a
tributary
of the
Lualaba River
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
.
The Lufira
rises
in the
Shaba plateau
south of
Likasi
.
The river
was
dammed
in
1926
at
Mwadingusha
near Likasi to form
Lake Tshangalele
, a
reservoir
for a
hydroelectric generator
supplying power for
copper smelting
.
It flows northwards through the
Bia
Mountains
for about,
joining
the Lualaba in
Lake Kisale
.