swap_horiz Atbara River Alternatives

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Nile

The Nile River flows through northeast Africa, originating in Burundi and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. It is not...

Mediterranean Africa Egypt Longest

9.8 Brilliant

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Nile River

The Nile River is a major waterway originating in East Africa and extending over 6,650 kilometers. It’s notable for its...

Historic Africa Irrigation Major

9.8 Brilliant

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Congo River

The Congo River, a major waterway of Central Africa, flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s notable for being the world's d...

Africa Atlantic Deepest Dr Congo

9.4 Excellent

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Zambezi

The Zambezi River is a major waterway flowing through southern Africa. It’s notable for creating Victoria Falls, a spect...

Africa Mozambique Victoria Falls Mozambique Channel

9.3 Excellent

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Zambezi River

The Zambezi River is a major waterway in southern Africa, flowing over 2,574 kilometers. It’s notable for containing Vic...

Africa Hydropower Major Southern Africa

9.2 Excellent

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Blue Nile

Ethiopian river originating at Lake Tana and flowing roughly 1,450 km to Khartoum, Sudan, where it contributes approxima...

Nile Africa Ethiopia Major

8.9 Great

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Okavango River

Southern African river about 1,600 km long, notable for terminating inland to form the Okavango Delta in Botswana, a UNE...

Africa Delta Botswana Endorheic

8.7 Great

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White Nile

Longer but lower-volume Nile tributary originating in the African Great Lakes region, joining the Blue Nile at Khartoum,...

Nile Africa Major Sudan

8.5 Great

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Mara River

The Mara River flows about 395 km through Kenya and Tanzania across the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem, famed for wildeb...

Wildlife Africa Kenya Tanzania

8.3 Great

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Chobe River

The Chobe River forms the northern border of Botswana, flowing past Chobe National Park before joining the Zambezi River...

Wildlife Africa Botswana Namibia

8.2 Great

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Omo River

Ethiopian river approximately 760 km long flowing south into Lake Turkana, its lower valley recognized as a UNESCO World...

Africa Ethiopia Hydropower Major

8.1 Great

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Niger River

The Niger River is West Africa's principal river, stretching about 4,200 km through Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, and Nige...

Africa Nigeria West Africa Gulf Of Guinea

8.0 Great

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Awash River

Ethiopian river roughly 1,200 km long notable for draining into the Afar Depression without reaching the sea, and for ea...

Africa Ethiopia Inland Major

8.0 Great

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Luangwa River

Major eastern Zambian river roughly 800 km long flowing through the Luangwa Valley to join the Zambezi, supporting a ren...

Wildlife Africa Zambia Major

7.8 Good

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Orange River

South Africa's longest river at roughly 2,200 km, forming the border between South Africa and Namibia before emptying in...

South Africa Africa Atlantic Longest South Africa

7.7 Good

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Lualaba River

Upper reach of the Congo River rising in the Katanga region of the DRC and flowing roughly 1,800 km before becoming the...

Africa Major Headwater Congo Drc

7.7 Good

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Fish River

The Fish River in southern Namibia is notable for the Fish River Canyon, one of Africa's largest canyons at about 160 km...

Canyon Seasonal Africa Namibia

7.7 Good

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Kafue River

Zambia's longest river at approximately 1,576 km, a major Zambezi tributary flowing through Kafue National Park and gene...

Wildlife Africa Hydropower Zambia

7.6 Good

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Tana River

Kenya's longest river at roughly 1,000 km, flowing from the slopes of Mount Kenya to the Indian Ocean and supplying a si...

Africa Delta Kenya Major

7.6 Good

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Kagera River

The Kagera River, roughly 400 km long, forms parts of the Tanzania-Rwanda and Tanzania-Uganda borders and is considered...

Africa East Africa Major Source

7.5 Good