It enters Lake Tanganyika just north of the city of Rumonge.

[1] The Dama watershed covers 295 square kilometres (114 sq mi).

The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is February, with 19 °C (66 °F).

[4] The river is polluted by palm oil production, coffee washing and household waste.

Palm plantations and crop fields were flooded along the Dama and Murembwe rivers.