Kinshasa topographic maps

Average elevation: 275 m

Average elevation: 470 m

Average elevation: 376 m

Average elevation: 278 m

Average elevation: 307 m

Average elevation: 431 m

The river catchment has sandy soils and steep topography, as with other rivers that supply the city. With clearing of the forests, there has been growing soil erosion, leading to sediment pollution. When turbidity levels rise above the 1,000 NTU limit, which has often been reported in the Ndjili and Lukaya…

Average elevation: 362 m

Average elevation: 286 m

Average elevation: 288 m