Rivers in DR Congo

About the Rivers of DR Congo

The 25 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.

Aruwimi

The Aruwimi River is a tributary of the Congo River, located to the north and east of the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bomu

The Mbomou River or Bomu forms part of the boundary between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Busira

The Busira River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main tributary of the Ruki River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ebola

The Ebola River, also commonly known by its Ngbandi name Legbala, is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River, in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is roughly 250 kilometers in length. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Fimi

The Fimi River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows from Lake Mai-Ndombe to the Kasai River, which in turn empties into the Congo. One of the Fimi's tributaries is the Lukenie River, which is navigable by barges as far as Kole. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ituri

The Ituri River is a river of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main tributary of the Aruwimi River, which forms where the Ituri meets the Nepoko River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kasai

The Kasai River is a left bank tributary of the Congo River, located in Central Africa. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kwango

The Cuango or Kwango is a transboundary river of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the largest left bank tributary of the Kasai River in the Congo River basin. It flows through Malanje in Angola. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kwilu

The Kwilu River is a major river in both Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province in Angola as well as Kwilu Province, formerly known as Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the city of Bandundu, where it joins the Kwango River just before this stream enters the Kasai River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lokoro

The Lokoro River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the largest affluents of Lake Mai-Ndombe. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lomami

The Lomami River is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river is approximately 1,280 km long. It flows north, west of and parallel to the upper Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lualaba (near Kindu)

The Lualaba River is a river within the Congo River watershed that flows entirely within the eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although the Chambeshi River is recognized as the source of the Congo, the Lualaba provides the greatest streamflow to the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Luapula

The Luapula River is a north-flowing river of central Africa, within the Congo River watershed. It rises in the wetlands of Lake Bangweulu, which are fed by the Chambeshi River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lufira

The Lufira River is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lukenie

The Lukenie River is a river in the central Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lukuga

The Lukuga River is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that drains Lake Tanganyika. It is unusual in that its flow varies not just seasonally but also due to longer term climate fluctuations. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Luvua

The Luvua River is a river in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows from the northern end of Lake Mweru on the Zambia-Congo border in a northwesterly direction for 350 kilometres to its confluence with the Lualaba River opposite the town of Ankoro. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mongala

The Mongala River in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo is a right tributary of the Congo River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ruki

The Ruki is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Congo River. It may be seen as the lower reach of the Busira River, which in turn may be seen as the lower reach of the Tshuapa River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rusizi

The Ruzizi is a river, 117 kilometres long, that flows from Lake Kivu to Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, descending from about 1,500 metres to about 770 metres above sea level over its length. The steepest gradients occur over the first 40 kilometres, where hydroelectric dams have been built. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sankuru

The Sankuru River is a major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its approximate length of 1,200 km makes it the longest tributary of the Kasai River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Semliki

Semliki River is a major river, 140 kilometres long, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in Central and East Africa. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Tshuapa

The Tshuapa River or Rivière Tshwapa is a river in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the main tributary of the Busira River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ubangi

The Ubangi River, also spelled Oubangui, is a river in Central Africa, and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, forming the border between Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Uele

The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)