swap_horiz Lualaba 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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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

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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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Ruaha River

The Ruaha River, Tanzania's longest river at roughly 950 km, drains the southern highlands before joining the Rufiji Riv...

Wildlife Africa Tanzania Major

7.3 Good

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Cunene River

The Cunene River, approximately 1,050 km long, rises in central Angola and flows south then west to form Angola's border...

Africa Namibia Border Angola

7.2 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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Chambeshi River

The Chambeshi River in northeastern Zambia is considered the most remote source of the Congo River, placing the Congo's...

Africa Zambia Major Headwater

7.1 Good

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Lomami River

The Lomami River is a roughly 1,400 km tributary of the Congo River flowing entirely through the Democratic Republic of...

Tropical Africa Major Tributary

7.0 Good

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Lukuga River

The Lukuga River is the sole outlet of Lake Tanganyika, flowing approximately 320 km westward through the Democratic Rep...

Africa Major Congo Drc Lake Tanganyika

7.0 Good