Cuvo River

The Cuvo is a river in central Angola. The river mouth is at the Atlantic Ocean at Benguela Bay,^[2] in Cuanza Sul Province. Cuvo is its name in its upper reaches; its lower course is called the Keve or Queve.^[3] The river is navigable upstream to Binga Falls near Gabela.

Cuvo
Binda Falls
Location in Angola
Location
Country	Angola
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	10°51′44″S 13°47′50″E
Length	505 km (314 mi)
Basin size	22,908.3 km2 (8,844.9 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)369.1 m3/s (13,030 cu ft/s)[1]

Its main tributaries include the Cussoi River.

The river may be the southern extent of the range of the African manatee.^[4] The river wetland floodplain and Kumbira Forest is part of an Important Bird Area with several rare species.^[5]

The river mouth has a mangrove stand.^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Angola