swap_horiz Mara 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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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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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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Umfolozi River

The uMfolozi River flows through KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, adjacent to Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, Africa's oldest formal...

South Africa Wildlife Africa Major

7.1 Good

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Pangani River

The Pangani River flows about 500 km from the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru through Tanzania to the Indian...

Africa Tanzania Hydropower Indian Ocean

7.0 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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Wami River

The Wami River flows approximately 550 km through central Tanzania from the Rubeho Mountains to the Indian Ocean, passin...

Wildlife Africa Tanzania Indian Ocean

6.7 Fair