swap_horiz Cunene River Alternatives

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Save River

The longest river of the former Yugoslavia at 945 km, passing through Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina before j...

Europe Border Balkans Major

7.6 Good

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Kwando River

The Kwando River rises in Angola and flows south through Namibia and Botswana, successively adopting the names Linyanti...

Wildlife Africa Botswana Namibia

7.4 Good

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Cuanza River

The Cuanza River, about 960 km long, is Angola's most economically significant river, flowing west from the central plat...

Africa Hydropower Angola Major

7.1 Good

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Luapula River

The Luapula River flows about 500 km along the Zambia-DRC border, connecting Lake Bangweulu to Lake Mweru, forming a key...

Africa Border Zambia Major

7.1 Good

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Ruvuma River

The Ruvuma River flows about 800 km eastward to the Indian Ocean, forming the entire international border between Tanzan...

Africa Tanzania Border Mozambique

7.0 Good

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Incomati River

The Incomati River, about 480 km long, drains parts of South Africa and Eswatini before crossing Mozambique to reach the...

South Africa Africa Border Mozambique

6.7 Fair

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Caledon River

The Caledon River flows approximately 480 km along the border between South Africa's Free State province and Lesotho bef...

South Africa Africa Border Lesotho

6.7 Fair

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Maputo River

The Maputo River, known as the Usutu in its upper reaches, forms part of the South Africa-Mozambique border and drains i...

South Africa Africa Border Mozambique

6.6 Fair