Editing Zambezi (section)

===Middle Zambezi===
[[File:Victoria Falls aerial view September 2003.jpg|thumb|[[Victoria Falls]], the end of the upper Zambezi and beginning of the middle Zambezi]]
The Victoria Falls are considered the boundary between the upper and middle Zambezi. Below them, the river continues to flow due east for about {{cvt|200|km}}, cutting through perpendicular walls of [[basalt]] {{cvt|20|to|60|m|ft}} apart in hills {{cvt|200|to|250|m|ft}} high. The river flows swiftly through the Batoka Gorge, the current being continually interrupted by reefs. It has been described<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edington |first=Sean |date=2020-12-29 |title=Is rafting on the Zambezi River below The Victoria Falls Dangerous? |url=https://safpar.com/is-rafting-on-the-zambezi-river-below-the-victoria-falls-dangerous/ |access-date=2021-05-20 |website=SAFPAR |language=en-US |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520102959/https://safpar.com/is-rafting-on-the-zambezi-river-below-the-victoria-falls-dangerous/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} as one of the world's most spectacular [[Whitewater kayaking|whitewater]] trips, a tremendous challenge for kayakers and rafters alike. Beyond the gorge are a succession of rapids that end {{cvt|240|km|mi}} below Victoria Falls. Over this distance, the river drops {{cvt|250|m|ft}}.

At this point, the river enters [[Lake Kariba]], created in 1959 following the completion of the [[Kariba Dam]]. The lake is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, and the hydroelectric power-generating facilities at the dam provide electricity to much of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The [[Luangwa River|Luangwa]] and [[Kafue River|Kafue]] rivers are the two largest left-hand tributaries of the Zambezi. The Kafue joins the main river in a quiet, deep stream about {{cvt|180|m|ft}} wide. From this point, the northward bend of the Zambezi is checked, and the stream continues due east. At the confluence of the Luangwa (15°37' S), it enters Mozambique.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Figure 1: Map showing location of Luangwa Valley and Greater Kafue Ecosystem in Zambia. |journal=PeerJ |date=20 April 2021 |volume=9 |pages=e11313 |doi=10.7717/peerj.11313/fig-1 |last1=Valkenburgh |first1=Blaire Van |last2=White |first2=Paula A. |doi-access=free}}</ref>

The middle Zambezi ends where the river enters Lake [[Cahora Bassa]], formerly the site of dangerous rapids known as Kebrabassa; the lake was created in 1974 by the construction of the Cahora Bassa Dam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GAZ Term "Zambezi River" (GAZ:00044898) |url=https://archive.gramene.org/db/ontology/search?id=44313 |access-date=2021-05-20 |website=archive.gramene.org |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520101311/https://archive.gramene.org/db/ontology/search?id=44313 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}