▁experiences ▁a ▁good ▁flo od ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁esc apes ▁east ▁along ▁the ▁normally ▁dry ▁channel ▁of ▁the ▁Mag we kw ana ▁River ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Sel inda ▁Sp ill way ) ▁into ▁the ▁Lin y anti ▁Sw amp , ▁thus ▁entering ▁the ▁Zam be zi ▁bas in . ▁The ▁Sel inda ▁Sp ill way ▁and ▁the ▁Bot eti ▁River ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁out lets ▁of ▁the ▁Ok av ango ▁bas in . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Ch obe ▁River ▁are ▁the ▁Cap riv i ▁Sw amps , ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁ru ined ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Kol olo ▁people ▁who ▁conquer ed ▁Bar ots eland ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁So ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁of ▁the ▁Cuando , ▁Lin y anti ▁and ▁Ch obe ▁is ▁lost ▁to ▁ev ap oration ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁sw amps ▁that ▁its ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁the ▁Zam be zi ▁is ▁very ▁small ▁except ▁in ▁occas ional ▁years ▁when ▁it ▁flo ods ▁excess ively . ▁ ▁The ▁per enn ial ▁river ▁b if ur cation ▁of ▁Sel inda ▁Sp ill way ▁( or ▁Mag weg g ana ▁River ), ▁on ▁the ▁Cuando ▁River , ▁connect s ▁the ▁Kal ah ari ▁Bas in ▁to ▁the ▁Zam be zi ▁Bas in . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁The ▁Cuando ▁system ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁wild life ▁and ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁length ▁the ▁land ▁either ▁side ▁is ▁protected ▁as ▁game ▁res erves ▁or ▁wild life ▁management ▁areas