THE TOP TEN LONGEST RIVERS IN AFRICA
Africa continent combined of hot and pleasant places such as desert, rain forest and plains, the rivers here longer and acquires lots of drainage area since the continent large in size and thousands of tributaries join to the rivers. Many countries in Africa naturally rich by a depth of forest with the variety of Animals including endangered. The Rivers usually flow heavily in the rainy season and create many streams which merge to main rivers where that Make Rivers size larger could be longer
1. RIVER NILE
Nile is the longest River in Africa and even in the World which flows through 11 African countries (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan). The main outflow is Mediterranean and its total length is about 6,650 km, Drainage area of 3,254,555 km2 with average discharge around 5,100 cubic meters per second.
Length: 6,650 km
Countries: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
2. RIVER ZAIRE
Merge into the Atlantic Ocean and flow through many countries and different landscapes meet this river including desert and rain forest. The Congo River length is 4,700 km with a discharge of 41,800 cubic meters per second.
Length: 4,700 km
3. NIGER RIVER
The third longest river in Africa with main source water from Guinea Highlands in
Length: 4,200 km
4. ZAMBEZI
The fourth longest
Length: 2,693 km
5.UBANGI
Length: 2,270 km
6. KASAI RIVER
The Kasai is flowing into Congo River at Kwamouth northeast of Kinshasa, the main tributaries include the Fimi, Kwango and Sankuru rivers, and the catchment Area is about 880,200 km2, the most valuable diamond found in this river.
Length: 2,153 km
7. ORANGE RIVER
The primary water source is Thaba Putsoa located in Maloti Mountains in Lesotho and Orange River is the longest river in South Africa and plays the important role in the economy by providing water for irrigation and hydroelectricity, its drainage basin is 973,000 km2.
Length: 2,092 km
8. LIMPOPO RIVER
Length: 1,800 km
9. SENEGAL RIVER
The river found in senegal
Length: 1,641 km
10.BLUE NILE RIVER
The Blue Nile is the tributary of Nile River and its origin from Lesser Abay and Lake Tana, creates Blue Nile Falls at Lake Tana, the flow of the Blue Nile reaches maximum volume in the rainy season to 2,349 cubic meters per second with a catchment area of 325,000 km2.
Length: 1,600 km
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