Buzi River (Mozambique)
Buzi River (Portuguese: Rio Búzi) is a river in Mozambique. The Buzi originates in the Eastern Highlands (or Manica Highlands) on the border of Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and flows eastward through Manica and Sofala provinces of Mozambique. It empties to the Mozambique Channel west of Beira, forming a large estuary with the Pungwe River.
| Buzi River | |
|---|---|
Buzi River with floods after Cyclone Idai, March 2019 | |
| Native name | Portuguese: Rio Búzi |
| Location | |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Provinces | Manica and Sofala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Eastern Highlands |
| Mouth | Mozambique Channel |
• coordinates | 19°52′0″S 34°46′0″E |
| Length | 374 km (232 mi) |
| Basin size | 28,490 km2 (11,000 sq mi) to 31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1979–2015) 9.49 km3/a (301 m3/s) (Period: 1971–2000)315.4 m3/s (11,140 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Búzi River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Revué, Lucite |
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