Tanzania · Rivers
Rivers in Tanzania
YearMaps maps 15 rivers in Tanzania. The full list follows.
How this list is built: Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country. It covers the rivers indexed in YearMaps, drawn from open geospatial data, and is not an exhaustive national register.
- Rivers Listed
- 15
- With Full Profile
- 9
Linked to a detail page
| Name | Type | Also Flows Through |
|---|---|---|
| Gombe | River | — |
| Great Ruaha | River | — |
| Igombe | River | — |
| Kagera | River | Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda |
| Lukuga | River | DR Congo |
| Luwegu | River | — |
| Malagarasi | River | — |
| Pangani | River | — |
| Rufiji | River | — |
| Rungwa | River | — |
| Rusizi | River | Burundi, DR Congo |
| Ruvuma | River | Mozambique |
| Shama | River | — |
| Ugalla | River | — |
| Wami | River | — |
About the Rivers of Tanzania
The 9 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.
- Great Ruaha
- The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. It traverses and marks the borders between Iringa Region, Dodoma Region and Morogoro Region. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Kagera
- The Kagera River, also known as Akagera River, or Alexandra Nile, is an East African river, forming part of the upper headwaters of the Nile and carrying water from its most distant source. With a total length of 597 km from its source located in Lake Rweru in Rwanda. (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)
- Malagarasi
- The Malagarasi River is a river in western Tanzania, flowing through Kigoma Region, although one of its tributaries comes from southeastern Burundi. The river also forms the western border of Tabora Region, the southern border of Kagera Region and the southwestern border of Geita Region. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Rufiji
- The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania. It is largest and longest river in the country, formed by the confluence of the Kilombero and the Luwegu 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)
- Ruvuma
- Ruvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in the African Great Lakes region. During the greater part of its course, it forms the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The river is 998 km long, with a drainage basin of ~155,000 km2 in size. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wami
- The Wami River is a river located in Pwani Region, Tanzania. The headwaters of the Wami and its tributaries originate in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Morogoro Region. The river then flows northeastward through of Pwani Region to empty into the Indian Ocean west of Zanzibar Island. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
More on Tanzania
Quick Answers
- How many rivers are there in Tanzania?
- YearMaps lists 15 rivers for Tanzania. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.
- Which rivers of Tanzania also flow through other countries?
- The Kagera (also Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda); The Lukuga (also DR Congo); The Rusizi (also Burundi, DR Congo); The Ruvuma (also Mozambique).