Jorge Stolfi: typo "Lundu" --> Lendu
The '''Koda''' is a river in the [[Djugu Territory]], [[Ituri province]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. The name is also spelled '''Kodda''' or '''Kodha'''.<ref name=laudifr/>
==Course==
The river starts in the [[Lendu Plateau]] northwest of [[Lake Albert]], in the farmlands south and southwest of [[Kpandroma]], at an altitude of about 2050 m. It initially runs a fairly level course in the general south direction. Near , at about 2000 m altitude, it starts running down the steep slope of the plateau in the direction of Lake Albert. It is the spine of the Bai valley,<ref name=laudi/> about 5 km long and 1.5 km wide, that ends at about 1050 m of altitude.<ref name=gmap>Google Maps: "[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1°59'58.3"N+30°54'43.7"E/@1.9966422,30.893725,4527m/ Koda River, DRC]". Accessed on 2019-03-27.</ref><ref name=altmap>Worldwide Elevation Map Finder: "[https://ift.tt/2CGmArH Elevation map of Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo]". Accessed on 2019-03-27.</ref>
Shortly after the edge of the plateau, at about , the river splits into two branches that run about 20 m apart and rejoin 90 m further downstream, forming an oblong island.<ref name=gmap/> A little further down, at about , it is blocked by a small dam.<ref name=laudi/>
==Fauna and flora==
Along its descent down the slope of the plateau, the river runs through the Tsili forest, that spans across the Bai (Koda River) valley and the adjacent Ndoogo valley to the east.<ref name=laudi/> As of 2016, this forest was about 2 km long, centered near ,<ref name=gmap/> at about 1500 m of altitude<ref name=altmap/> and about 1.5 km nort of the village [[Ndeke3, D. R. Congo|Ndeke3]]. It is a small relic of the climax tropical forest that once covered the plateau and its slopes. The region, and a few more forest patches to its southwest, are one of the last refuges of a subspecies of chimpanzee, ''[[Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii]]''. The animals were found to be carriers of the [[simian immunodeficiency virus|SIV]] and [[Ebola virus|Ebola]] viruses. At least six other non-human [[primate]] species have been reported in the region.<ref name=laudi>Anne Laudisoit, Justin Asimonyio Anio, Michel Komba Yendema, Bienvenu Ndjoku, Jérôme Nd’za, and Ngbathe Gustave Ndjango (2016): ''[https://ift.tt/2UW9QnL Relict, refuge and fragmented altitude forest: Fauna and flora inventory, and ecological notes on an isolated chimpanzee population (''Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii'') - Part I]'' Scientific Expedition Report, 06 – 20th March 2016, Rethy and LogoHealth Area, Djugu Territory. Online document, accessed on 2019-03-26.</ref><ref name=laudifr>Anne Laudisoit, Justin Asimonyio Anio, Michel Komba Yendema, Bienvenu Ndjoku, Claude Mande, Falay Dadi, Jérôme Dz’na Yokpa, Gustave Ndjango Ngbathe, Jean Ngadjo Ndjaikpa, Naasson Lossa Uwale, David Maki Mbivo, Carine Mauwa, et Erik Verheyen (2016): ''[https://ift.tt/2CGmCjj Foret relique fragmentee d’altitude (rafale) en territoire de Djugu: Description floristique, inventaires faunistiques et notes ecologiques sur une population de chimpanzes isolee (''Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii'')]'' Rapport d’Expedition Scientifique - Expedition Biodiversite en Ituri. 9 juin 2016 – 20 juin 2016, Zone de Rethy.] Online document, in French, accessed on 2019-03-26.</ref>
==References==
==Course==
The river starts in the [[Lendu Plateau]] northwest of [[Lake Albert]], in the farmlands south and southwest of [[Kpandroma]], at an altitude of about 2050 m. It initially runs a fairly level course in the general south direction. Near , at about 2000 m altitude, it starts running down the steep slope of the plateau in the direction of Lake Albert. It is the spine of the Bai valley,<ref name=laudi/> about 5 km long and 1.5 km wide, that ends at about 1050 m of altitude.<ref name=gmap>Google Maps: "[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1°59'58.3"N+30°54'43.7"E/@1.9966422,30.893725,4527m/ Koda River, DRC]". Accessed on 2019-03-27.</ref><ref name=altmap>Worldwide Elevation Map Finder: "[https://ift.tt/2CGmArH Elevation map of Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo]". Accessed on 2019-03-27.</ref>
Shortly after the edge of the plateau, at about , the river splits into two branches that run about 20 m apart and rejoin 90 m further downstream, forming an oblong island.<ref name=gmap/> A little further down, at about , it is blocked by a small dam.<ref name=laudi/>
==Fauna and flora==
Along its descent down the slope of the plateau, the river runs through the Tsili forest, that spans across the Bai (Koda River) valley and the adjacent Ndoogo valley to the east.<ref name=laudi/> As of 2016, this forest was about 2 km long, centered near ,<ref name=gmap/> at about 1500 m of altitude<ref name=altmap/> and about 1.5 km nort of the village [[Ndeke3, D. R. Congo|Ndeke3]]. It is a small relic of the climax tropical forest that once covered the plateau and its slopes. The region, and a few more forest patches to its southwest, are one of the last refuges of a subspecies of chimpanzee, ''[[Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii]]''. The animals were found to be carriers of the [[simian immunodeficiency virus|SIV]] and [[Ebola virus|Ebola]] viruses. At least six other non-human [[primate]] species have been reported in the region.<ref name=laudi>Anne Laudisoit, Justin Asimonyio Anio, Michel Komba Yendema, Bienvenu Ndjoku, Jérôme Nd’za, and Ngbathe Gustave Ndjango (2016): ''[https://ift.tt/2UW9QnL Relict, refuge and fragmented altitude forest: Fauna and flora inventory, and ecological notes on an isolated chimpanzee population (''Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii'') - Part I]'' Scientific Expedition Report, 06 – 20th March 2016, Rethy and LogoHealth Area, Djugu Territory. Online document, accessed on 2019-03-26.</ref><ref name=laudifr>Anne Laudisoit, Justin Asimonyio Anio, Michel Komba Yendema, Bienvenu Ndjoku, Claude Mande, Falay Dadi, Jérôme Dz’na Yokpa, Gustave Ndjango Ngbathe, Jean Ngadjo Ndjaikpa, Naasson Lossa Uwale, David Maki Mbivo, Carine Mauwa, et Erik Verheyen (2016): ''[https://ift.tt/2CGmCjj Foret relique fragmentee d’altitude (rafale) en territoire de Djugu: Description floristique, inventaires faunistiques et notes ecologiques sur une population de chimpanzes isolee (''Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii'')]'' Rapport d’Expedition Scientifique - Expedition Biodiversite en Ituri. 9 juin 2016 – 20 juin 2016, Zone de Rethy.] Online document, in French, accessed on 2019-03-26.</ref>
==References==
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