Ndurumu River (Akanyaru)

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Ndurumu River (Akanyaru)

The Ndurumu River, known in French as Rivière Ndurumu, is a river in Burundi. It flows westward through Kirundo and Ngozi provinces and joins the Akanyaru River on the border with Rwanda.

Course
- The river rises in the Ntega and Vumbi communes of Kirundo Province.
- It generally travels west-southwest, turning west and then northwest near the Ndurumu Hydroelectric Power Station.
- It empties into the Akanyaru River in Ngozi Province’s Marangara and Kiremba/Marangara areas.

Size and location
- Length: about 22 km
- Basin size: roughly 145 square kilometers
- Mouth: Akanyaru River

Environment
- The surroundings are mostly savannah.
- The area is densely populated (about 442 people per square kilometer).
- Climate is temperate, with an average annual temperature around 19°C. The warmest month is August (about 22°C) and the coldest is May (about 17°C).
- Average annual rainfall is about 1,170 mm; March is the wettest month and July the driest.

Agriculture
- The region has a tropical humid climate.
- More than half the population in the watershed farms on parcels smaller than 0.5 hectares and earns less than US$100 per year.
- Soil erosion is a serious problem.
- In 2021, Enabel’s Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad (APEFE) proposed collaboration to rehabilitate the Muhembuzi marsh and the Ndurumu marsh in Bugesera.

Hydroelectricity
- As of June 2024, the nearby Marangara Hydroelectric Power Station was at a standstill.
- Upstream farmers have cleared trees and planted crops such as cassava and bananas.
- Heavy rainfall can wash earth, rocks, and trees into the reservoir, creating large mud and rock deposits.

See also
- List of rivers of Burundi