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The Congo River, [a] formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). [10]
This is a list of rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Congo River (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo) Sangha River. Kadéï River. Boumbé I River; Boumbé II River; Mambéré River; Ubangi River. Lobaye River; Mpoko River. Mbali River; Ouaka River; Kotto River. Ndji River; Bongou River; Mbomou River. Mbari River. Gboyo River; Chinko River; Ouara River
Chari - Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon. Logone - Central African Republic, Cameroon; Kagera River - Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda; Congo - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
A cataract of Inga Falls Livingstone Falls as seen by Stanley Livingstone Falls map. Livingstone Falls (French: Chutes Livingstone; Dutch: Livingstonewatervallen), named for British explorer David Livingstone, are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downstream from Malebo Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Nile in Africa is officially recognized as the world’s longest river, but now a new expedition is heading to South America with the aim of exploring a tributary of the Amazon which may lead ...
In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the Nile [3] or the Amazon [4] is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer [5] [6] [7] by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting tidal ...
Inga Falls is a rapid 40 km from Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the Congo River drops 96 m (315 ft) over the course of 15 km (9 mi). [2] The falls are part of a larger group of rapids in the lower Congo River. Livingstone Falls are located upstream closer to the Pool Malebo. These falls have formed in a sharp bend of Congo ...