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Lower Congo constitutes the "lower" parts of the great river; that is the section of the river from the river mouth at the Atlantic coast to the twin capitals of Brazzaville and Kinshasa. In this section of the river, there are two significant tributaries, both on the left or south side.
A map of the principal rivers and lakes of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chiloango River; Congo River. M'pozo River; Inkisi River (Zadi River) Ndjili River. Lukaya River; Lukunga River; Kasai River (Kwa River) Fimi River. Lukenie River; Lokoro River; Lotoi River; Kwango River. Kwilu River. Inzia River; Kwenge River; Lutshima River; Wamba ...
Congo Basin The Chambeshi (or Chambezi ) River of northeastern Zambia is the most remote headstream of the Congo River (in length) and therefore it is considered the source of the Congo River. (However, by volume of water, the Lualaba River provides a greater streamflow to the Congo.)
Conservationist Steve Boyes is gathering scientific information across the length of the Congo River, which could help preserve its ecosystems and build resilience against climate change.
This is approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi), southwest of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the DR Congo. [4] This is the site of the Inga Falls and is the location of the 351 MW Inga 1 Hydropower Station and the 1,424 MW Inga 2 Hydropower Station , approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) upstream of Matadi , the country's largest port.
On Wednesday, the river reached 6.20 meters (20.34 feet)above sea level, just shy of the 1961 record of 6.26 meters, he told Reuters, adding that the flooding had followed exceptionally high rains ...
Inga Falls on the Congo River is a group of rapids (or cataracts) downstream of the Livingstone Falls and the Pool Malebo. The Congo falls ~96 metres (315 ft) within this set of cataracts. The mean annual flow rate of the Congo River at Inga Falls is ~42,000 cubic metres per second (1,500,000 cu ft/s).
The Congo River is the world's deepest river and the world's third-largest river by discharge. The Comité d'études du haut Congo ("Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"), established by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876, and the International Association of the Congo , established by him in 1879, were also named after the river.