a large reservoir. The river passes through the hydroelectric dam and then over a waterfall. In 2013 Belgium's Minister for Cooperation and Development Jean-Pascal Labille and the Orientale Province governor Jean Bamanisa reopened the Tshopo hydroelectric facility after it had been closed for rehabilitation. A truss bridge was built over the fall in 1968, providing a route for farmers from the northeast to access the city. It fell into disrepair, and in 2014 was replaced by a steel panel bridge with a single lane that could carry vehicles up to 41 tons. It had two external pedestrian walkways. Citations Sources Tributaries of the Congo River