swap_horiz Rufiji 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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Okavango

The Okavango is a river in southern Africa that rises in Angola, crosses Namibia, and ends in Botswana without reaching...

Biodiversity Africa Delta Botswana

9.8 Brilliant

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Danube

The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, rising in Germany's Black Forest and flowing about 2,850 kilometers through...

Europe Historical Transport Freshwater

9.6 Brilliant

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Rhine

The Rhine is a major western European river about 1,230 kilometers long, rising in the Swiss Alps and flowing through or...

Europe Transport Freshwater Border

9.6 Brilliant

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Brahmaputra

The Brahmaputra is a transboundary river whose upper course is called the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. It crosses the Himal...

India Asia Freshwater Bangladesh

9.5 Brilliant

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Niger

The Niger River is West Africa's principal river, rising in the Guinea Highlands and following an unusual inland arc thr...

Agriculture West Africa Freshwater

9.1 Excellent

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Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy, also called the Ayeyarwady, is Myanmar’s principal river and one of the country’s main geographic and eco...

Asia Delta Freshwater Myanmar

9.0 Excellent

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Mara River

The Mara River flows approximately 395 kilometers through Kenya and Tanzania, draining the Mau Escarpment highlands and...

Wildlife Africa Kenya Tanzania

8.3 Great

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Limpopo

The Limpopo River flows approximately 1,800 kilometers across southern Africa before reaching the Indian Ocean in Mozamb...

Africa Freshwater Southern Mozambique

8.1 Great

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Kasai

The Kasai River is a major tributary of the Congo River, extending for about 2,153 kilometers through Angola and the Dem...

Africa Freshwater Major Dr Congo

8.1 Great

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Senegal

The Senegal River is a major West African waterway formed at Bafoulabé in Mali by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy...

West Africa Freshwater Border

7.9 Good

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Fly

The Fly River is a large river of Papua New Guinea's Western Province. It rises in the Star Mountains, flows for about 1...

Delta Freshwater Oceania Major

7.8 Good

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Volta

The Volta is a river system in West Africa centered on Ghana's White Volta, Black Volta, and Red Volta. The combined riv...

Africa Reservoir Freshwater Ghana

7.7 Good

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Tana River

Kenya's longest river, the Tana River, flows for roughly 1,000 kilometers from the slopes of Mount Kenya and the Aberdar...

Africa Delta Kenya Major

7.6 Good

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Ruaha River

The Ruaha River is a major river in Tanzania approximately 950 kilometers long, flowing through the southern highlands b...

Wildlife Africa Tanzania Major

7.3 Good

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Pangani River

The Pangani River is a major river of northeastern Tanzania, formed within a drainage system fed by waters from the Kili...

Africa Tanzania Hydropower Indian Ocean

7.0 Good

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Ruvuma River

The Ruvuma River, also spelled Rovuma, rises in southeastern Africa and flows generally eastward into the Indian Ocean....

Africa Tanzania Border Mozambique

7.0 Good

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Wami River

The Wami River is a major river of eastern Tanzania that rises in the Eastern Arc Mountains and flows eastward to the In...

Wildlife Africa Tanzania Indian Ocean

6.7 Fair

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Pungwe River

The Pungwe River originates in the Nyanga highlands of Zimbabwe and flows about 300 km through Mozambique to reach the I...

Africa Delta Zimbabwe Mozambique

6.6 Fair

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Buzi River

The Buzi River rises in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and flows approximately 320 km through central Mozambique to e...

Africa Delta Indian Ocean Mozambique

6.4 Fair