Kafufu River

The Kafufu or Kavu is a river of southwestern Tanzania. It flows through the Rukwa Valley, flowing between Lake Chad and emptying into Lake Rukwa.{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=R. H.|last2=Hughes|first2=J. S.|title=A Directory of African wetlands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VLjafeXa3gMC&pg=PA251|accessdate=31 March 2012|year=1992|publisher=IUCN|isbn=978-2-88032-949-5|page=251}} The river is deep and has a rapid flow.{{cite book|author=Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)|title=Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hx0RAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 March 2012|year=1880|publisher=Edward Stanford|page=763}} The Kafufu valley has significant reserves of iron and coal.{{cite book|author=Willard R. Espy|title=Bold New Program|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oo4kAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=31 March 2012|year=1950|publisher=Harper|page=120}}