About: Ruo River

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Ruo River is the largest tributary of the Shire River in southern Malawi and Mozambique. It originates from the Mulanje Massif (Malawi) and forms 80 km (50 mi) of the . It joins the Shire River at Chiromo. (16°18'27"S 35°17'10"E) has a 60-meter drop, and effectively isolates the fish populations upstream in the Ruo watershed from those of the lower Zambezi and Shire rivers. The Shire Highlands Railway follows the lower course of the Ruo between Sandama and Chiromo.

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  • Der Ruo ist ein Nebenfluss des Shire in Malawi und Mosambik. (de)
  • La Ruo est le plus grand affluent de la rivière Shire, principal affluent du fleuve le Zambèze ; elle coule dans le sud du Malawi et du Mozambique. (fr)
  • Ruo River is the largest tributary of the Shire River in southern Malawi and Mozambique. It originates from the Mulanje Massif (Malawi) and forms 80 km (50 mi) of the . It joins the Shire River at Chiromo. The Ruo River watershed includes the southern slopes of the Mulanje Massif and Shire Highlands in Malawi. Its principal tributary is the Thuchila (or ) River, which drains the southwestern slopes of Mulanje and the southeastern slopes of the Shire Highlands and the between them. The confluence of the Ruo and Thuchila is near Sandama. The Ruo and its left bank tributaries also drain a portion of Milange District in neighboring Mozambique. (16°18'27"S 35°17'10"E) has a 60-meter drop, and effectively isolates the fish populations upstream in the Ruo watershed from those of the lower Zambezi and Shire rivers. The Shire Highlands Railway follows the lower course of the Ruo between Sandama and Chiromo. (en)
  • O rio Ruo é o um rio de Moçambique e do Malawi, com cerca de 150 km de comprimento. É o principal afluente do rio Chire e define parte da fronteira Malawi-Moçambique.O rio nasce no maciço de Mulanje, perto do pico de Nandiwo. Inicialmente, flui na direção sul até encontrar a fronteira com Moçambique, que então forma. O seu curso adicional segue a direção oeste-sudoeste até que finalmente desagua a sul de Chiromo. A bacia hidrográfica do rio Ruo inclui as encostas do sul do Maciço de Mulanje e dos planaltos do Chire, no Malawi. O seu principal afluente é o rio Thuchila (ou Tuchila), que drena as encostas do sudoeste de Mulanje e as encostas do sudeste dos planaltos do Chire e a planície de Thuchila entre estes. A confluência do Ruo e do Thuchila fica perto de Sandama. O rio Ruo e os seus afluentes da margem esquerda também drenam uma parte do distrito de Milange, em Moçambique. (pt)
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  • Chiromo, Malawi (en)
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  • Ruo River (en)
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  • Rio Ruo (en)
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  • Malawi (en)
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  • Location of the confluence with the Shire River in Chiromo, Malawi (en)
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  • Countries (en)
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  • Der Ruo ist ein Nebenfluss des Shire in Malawi und Mosambik. (de)
  • La Ruo est le plus grand affluent de la rivière Shire, principal affluent du fleuve le Zambèze ; elle coule dans le sud du Malawi et du Mozambique. (fr)
  • Ruo River is the largest tributary of the Shire River in southern Malawi and Mozambique. It originates from the Mulanje Massif (Malawi) and forms 80 km (50 mi) of the . It joins the Shire River at Chiromo. (16°18'27"S 35°17'10"E) has a 60-meter drop, and effectively isolates the fish populations upstream in the Ruo watershed from those of the lower Zambezi and Shire rivers. The Shire Highlands Railway follows the lower course of the Ruo between Sandama and Chiromo. (en)
  • O rio Ruo é o um rio de Moçambique e do Malawi, com cerca de 150 km de comprimento. É o principal afluente do rio Chire e define parte da fronteira Malawi-Moçambique.O rio nasce no maciço de Mulanje, perto do pico de Nandiwo. Inicialmente, flui na direção sul até encontrar a fronteira com Moçambique, que então forma. O seu curso adicional segue a direção oeste-sudoeste até que finalmente desagua a sul de Chiromo. (pt)
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  • Ruo (Fluss) (de)
  • Ruo (rivière) (fr)
  • Ruo River (en)
  • Rio Ruo (pt)
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  • Ruo River (en)
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