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Congo River
river
Origin of the watercourseBoyoma Falls, Lualaba River Edit
Mouth of the watercourseAtlantic Ocean Edit
Drainage basinCongo Basin Edit
CountryAngola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Zambia Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydKongo Central Edit
Coordinate location6°4′30″S 12°27′0″E Edit
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De Congo River, dem formerly sanso know as de Zaire River, be de second-longest river insyd Africa, shorter only dan de Nile, as well as de third largest river insyd de world by discharge volume, dey follow de Amazon den Ganges–Brahmaputra rivers. E be de world ein deepest recorded river, plus measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft).[1] De Congo–Lualaba–Luvua–Luapula–Chambeshi River system get an overall length of 4,700 km (2,900 mi), wich dey make am de world ein ninth-longest river. De Chambeshi be a tributary of de Lualaba River, den Lualaba be de name of de Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls, wey dey extend for 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

Dem measure along plus de Lualaba, de main tributary, de Congo River get a total length of 4,370 km (2,720 mi). E be de major river per to cross de equator twice.[2] De Congo Basin get a total area of about 4,000,000 km2 (1,500,000 mi2), anaa 13% of de entire African landmass.

Name

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De name Congo/Kongo dey originate from de Kingdom of Kongo once locate on de southern bank of de river. De kingdom in turn be named after de indigenous Bantu Kongo people, dem know insyd de 17th century as "Esikongo".[3] South of de Kingdom of Kongo proper lay de similarly named Kakongo kingdom, dem mention insyd 1535. Abraham Ortelius label "Manicongo" as de city at de mouth of de river insyd ein world map of 1564. De tribal names insyd Kongo possibly derive from a word for a public gathering anaa tribal assembly. De modern name of de Kongo people anaa Bakongo be introduced insyd de early 20th century.

Basin den course

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Aerial view from de west of de Congo River plus upstream half of Pool Malebo den Mbamu
Kinshasa as dem see from Brazzaville, across de Pool Malebo

De Congo ein drainage basin dey cover 4,014,500 km2 (1,550,000 mi2), an area nearly equal to dat of de European Union. De Congo ein discharge at ein mouth dey range from 23,000 to 75,000 m3/s (810,000 to 2,650,000 cu ft/s), plus an average of 41,000 m3/s (1,400,000 cu ft/s). De river dey transport annually 86 million tonnes of suspended sediment to de Atlantic Ocean den an additional 6% of bedload.[4]

Drainage basin

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De Congo basin dey cover ten countries den dey account for about 13% of Africa. De highest point insyd de Congo basin dey insyd de Ruwenzori Mountains, at an altitude of around 4,340 m (14,240 ft) above sea level.

Distribution of de Congo basin area between countries:[5]

Country Area %
km2 mi2
Rwanda 382 147 0.01
Gabon 1,146 442 0.03
Burundi 18,728 7,231 0.50
Cameroon 85,300 32,900 2.30
Tanzania 166,800 64,400 4.49
Zambia 176,600 68,200 4.76
Republic of the Congo 248,400 95,900 6.69
Angola 305,760 118,050 8.24
Central African Republic 402,000 155,000 10.83
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,307,800 891,000 62.16
Congo basin total 3,712,316 1,433,333 100.00
De most important hydrological stations along de Congo River be[6]
Station Distance

along river

 Altitude Basin size Multiannual

average discharge

km mi m ft km2 sq mi Start

year

 m3/s cu ft/s
Lower Congo
Banana 0 0 0 0 3,730,740 1,440,450 1915 41,400 1,460,000
Inga 188 117 78 256 1959 41,100 1,450,000
Kinshasa,

Brazzaville

 498 309 269 883 3,659,900 1,413,100 1902 40,500 1,430,000
Middle Congo
Mossaka 898 558 289 948 2,490,000 960,000
Mbandaka 1,157 719 303 994 1,683,800 650,100 1907 19,000 670,000
Yangambi 2,133 1,325 371 1,217 1,069,100 412,800 1907 8,358 295,200
Kisangani 2,240 1,390 380 1,250 974,330 376,190 1907 7,079 250,000
Upper Congo

(Lualaba)

Boyoma Falls 2,310 1,440 400 1,300 1907 6,550 231,000
Ubundu 2,390 1,490 418 1,371 1907 6,378 225,200
Kindu 2,705 1,681 448 1,470 810,440 312,910 1912 2,213 78,200
Ankoro 3,455 2,147 556 1,824 171,000 66,000 1935 901 31,800
Bukama 3,695 2,296 567 1,860 63,090 24,360 1933 322 11,400

Discharge

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Kinshasa den Brazzaville

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De Congo River discharge at Kinshasa den Brazzaville gauging stations since de start of measurements (1902 to 2021):
Water
year		 Discharge in m3/s (cu ft/s) Water
year		 Discharge in m3/s (cu ft/s) Water
year		 Discharge in m3/s (cu ft/s)
Min Mean Max Min Mean Max Min Mean Max
1902/03 30,850
(1,089,000)		 38,670
(1,366,000)		 51,020
(1,802,000)		 1942/43 31,190
(1,101,000)		 42,150
(1,489,000)		 55,200
(1,950,000)		 1982/83 24,360
(860,000)		 35,560
(1,256,000)		 49,020
(1,731,000)
1903/04 28,700
(1,010,000)		 40,680
(1,437,000)		 53,850
(1,902,000)		 1943/44 27,090
(957,000)		 39,360
(1,390,000)		 50,270
(1,775,000)		 1983/84 24,000
(850,000)		 33,310
(1,176,000)		 51,700
(1,830,000)
1904/05 22,350
(789,000)		 34,710
(1,226,000)		 49,960
(1,764,000)		 1944/45 30,960
(1,093,000)		 38,890
(1,373,000)		 56,250
(1,986,000)		 1984/85 27,000
(950,000)		 38,810
(1,371,000)		 51,300
(1,810,000)
1905/06 27,280
(963,000)		 38,820
(1,371,000)		 48,310
(1,706,000)		 1945/46 28,120
(993,000)		 38,820
(1,371,000)		 61,300
(2,160,000)		 1985/86 24,200
(850,000)		 36,740
(1,297,000)		 55,400
(1,960,000)
1906/07 23,980
(847,000)		 34,190
(1,207,000)		 45,680
(1,613,000)		 1946/47 34,900
(1,230,000)		 43,470
(1,535,000)		 50,350
(1,778,000)		 1986/87 24,900
(880,000)		 38,700
(1,370,000)		 60,400
(2,130,000)
1907/08 28,350
(1,001,000)		 38,950
(1,376,000)		 65,760
(2,322,000)		 1947/48 33,560
(1,185,000)		 44,210
(1,561,000)		 62,740
(2,216,000)		 1987/88 25,700
(910,000)		 39,110
(1,381,000)		 57,300
(2,020,000)
1908/09 35,460
(1,252,000)		 45,330
(1,601,000)		 54,350
(1,919,000)		 1948/49 29,080
(1,027,000)		 39,610
(1,399,000)		 53,960
(1,906,000)		 1988/89 25,600
(900,000)		 37,830
(1,336,000)		 62,800
(2,220,000)
1909/10 29,960
(1,058,000)		 41,920
(1,480,000)		 60,160
(2,125,000)		 1949/50 29,480
(1,041,000)		 42,140
(1,488,000)		 56,940
(2,011,000)		 1989/90 24,300
(860,000)		 35,970
(1,270,000)		 55,800
(1,970,000)
1910/11 26,080
(921,000)		 38,220
(1,350,000)		 55,440
(1,958,000)		 1950/51 28,150
(994,000)		 39,610
(1,399,000)		 62,780
(2,217,000)		 1990/91 33,600
(1,190,000)		 40,880
(1,444,000)		 54,100
(1,910,000)
1911/12 30,930
(1,092,000)		 40,240
(1,421,000)		 53,260
(1,881,000)		 1951/52 31,900
(1,130,000)		 40,360
(1,425,000)		 55,020
(1,943,000)		 1991/92 24,000
(850,000)		 34,640
(1,223,000)		 49,100
(1,730,000)
1912/13 27,730
(979,000)		 36,380
(1,285,000)		 42,280
(1,493,000)		 1952/53 25,850
(913,000)		 37,100
(1,310,000)		 49,370
(1,743,000)		 1992/93 27,100
(960,000)		 36,790
(1,299,000)		 58,100
(2,050,000)
1913/14 26,280
(928,000)		 35,860
(1,266,000)		 56,810
(2,006,000)		 1953/54 27,690
(978,000)		 37,870
(1,337,000)		 51,450
(1,817,000)		 1993/94 30,100
(1,060,000)		 38,730
(1,368,000)		 53,000
(1,900,000)
1914/15 25,220
(891,000)		 34,090
(1,204,000)		 47,450
(1,676,000)		 1954/55 32,220
(1,138,000)		 44,130
(1,558,000)		 60,790
(2,147,000)		 1994/95 28,500
(1,010,000)		 39,970
(1,412,000)		 65,400
(2,310,000)
1915/16 27,760
(980,000)		 38,500
(1,360,000)		 59,680
(2,108,000)		 1955/56 30,490
(1,077,000)		 42,420
(1,498,000)		 55,490
(1,960,000)		 1995/96 29,500
(1,040,000)		 40,860
(1,443,000)		 58,900
(2,080,000)
1916/17 29,270
(1,034,000)		 42,200
(1,490,000)		 55,920
(1,975,000)		 1956/57 32,840
(1,160,000)		 42,300
(1,490,000)		 54,520
(1,925,000)		 1996/97 28,400
(1,000,000)		 38,370
(1,355,000)		 57,600
(2,030,000)
1917/18 27,440
(969,000)		 34,850
(1,231,000)		 43,840
(1,548,000)		 1957/58 26,010
(919,000)		 35,330
(1,248,000)		 50,870
(1,796,000)		 1997/98 32,100
(1,130,000)		 45,000
(1,600,000)		 71,000
(2,500,000)
1918/19 23,740
(838,000)		 33,650
(1,188,000)		 44,630
(1,576,000)		 1958/59 25,440
(898,000)		 36,500
(1,290,000)		 57,720
(2,038,000)		 1998/99 31,100
(1,100,000)		 41,230
(1,456,000)		 62,200
(2,200,000)
1919/20 27,230
(962,000)		 37,880
(1,338,000)		 59,540
(2,103,000)		 1959/60 35,380
(1,249,000)		 46,450
(1,640,000)		 59,540
(2,103,000)		 1999/00 28,700
(1,010,000)		 40,120
(1,417,000)		 69,300
(2,450,000)
1920/21 30,590
(1,080,000)		 40,940
(1,446,000)		 55,850
(1,972,000)		 1960/61 35,060
(1,238,000)		 47,410
(1,674,000)		 80,830
(2,854,000)		 2000/01 33,900
(1,200,000)		 42,960
(1,517,000)		 55,800
(1,970,000)
1921/22 25,830
(912,000)		 37,980
(1,341,000)		 58,140
(2,053,000)		 1961/62 40,420
(1,427,000)		 55,240
(1,951,000)		 76,300
(2,690,000)		 2001/02 29,600
(1,050,000)		 43,070
(1,521,000)		 66,800
(2,360,000)
1922/23 29,540
(1,043,000)		 41,080
(1,451,000)		 59,870
(2,114,000)		 1962/63 39,630
(1,400,000)		 51,230
(1,809,000)		 67,950
(2,400,000)		 2002/03 33,600
(1,190,000)		 43,120
(1,523,000)		 64,800
(2,290,000)
1923/24 30,610
(1,081,000)		 42,620
(1,505,000)		 63,370
(2,238,000)		 1963/64 32,930
(1,163,000)		 48,510
(1,713,000)		 69,410
(2,451,000)		 2003/04 25,800
(910,000)		 38,150
(1,347,000)		 56,700
(2,000,000)
1924/25 32,180
(1,136,000)		 41,330
(1,460,000)		 64,170
(2,266,000)		 1964/65 28,370
(1,002,000)		 43,100
(1,520,000)		 62,350
(2,202,000)		 2004/05 25,600
(900,000)		 37,640
(1,329,000)		 57,500
(2,030,000)
1925/26 31,770
(1,122,000)		 43,920
(1,551,000)		 61,660
(2,178,000)		 1965/66 36,670
(1,295,000)		 48,380
(1,709,000)		 63,040
(2,226,000)		 2005/06 26,800
(950,000)		 38,090
(1,345,000)		 53,100
(1,880,000)
1926/27 27,000
(950,000)		 37,710
(1,332,000)		 47,350
(1,672,000)		 1966/67 31,420
(1,110,000)		 41,770
(1,475,000)		 65,540
(2,315,000)		 2006/07 31,900
(1,130,000)		 42,160
(1,489,000)		 63,900
(2,260,000)
1927/28 31,430
(1,110,000)		 41,120
(1,452,000)		 51,730
(1,827,000)		 1967/68 36,970
(1,306,000)		 46,960
(1,658,000)		 58,560
(2,068,000)		 2007/08 30,700
(1,080,000)		 41,590
(1,469,000)		 62,000
(2,200,000)
1928/29 29,080
(1,027,000)		 39,280
(1,387,000)		 57,930
(2,046,000)		 1968/69 43,170
(1,525,000)		 51,830
(1,830,000)		 66,420
(2,346,000)		 2008/09 29,900
(1,060,000)		 41,160
(1,454,000)		 56,800
(2,010,000)
1929/30 27,860
(984,000)		 40,130
(1,417,000)		 48,210
(1,703,000)		 1969/70 34,480
(1,218,000)		 47,290
(1,670,000)		 62,820
(2,218,000)		 2009/10 32,100
(1,130,000)		 42,010
(1,484,000)		 54,600
(1,930,000)
1930/31 28,850
(1,019,000)		 37,480
(1,324,000)		 49,130
(1,735,000)		 1970/71 28,180
(995,000)		 40,040
(1,414,000)		 54,330
(1,919,000)		 2010/11 22,000
(780,000)		 35,480
(1,253,000)		 56,300
(1,990,000)
1931/32 29,860
(1,054,000)		 40,700
(1,440,000)		 56,380
(1,991,000)		 1971/72 29,380
(1,038,000)		 38,470
(1,359,000)		 55,880
(1,973,000)		 2011/12 24,800
(880,000)		 37,070
(1,309,000)		 54,900
(1,940,000)
1932/33 27,700
(980,000)		 40,950
(1,446,000)		 50,950
(1,799,000)		 1972/73 25,760
(910,000)		 37,290
(1,317,000)		 50,400
(1,780,000)		 2012/13 27,800
(980,000)		 39,660
(1,401,000)		 56,600
(2,000,000)
1933/34 31,090
(1,098,000)		 40,700
(1,440,000)		 63,670
(2,248,000)		 1973/74 31,530
(1,113,000)		 39,560
(1,397,000)		 52,180
(1,843,000)		 2013/14 30,300
(1,070,000)		 42,080
(1,486,000)		 57,800
(2,040,000)
1934/35 31,830
(1,124,000)		 43,560
(1,538,000)		 57,310
(2,024,000)		 1974/75 29,960
(1,058,000)		 41,340
(1,460,000)		 63,650
(2,248,000)		 2014/15 26,000
(920,000)		 37,860
(1,337,000)		 61,100
(2,160,000)
1935/36 32,640
(1,153,000)		 41,650
(1,471,000)		 56,770
(2,005,000)		 1975/76 32,410
(1,145,000)		 42,710
(1,508,000)		 59,240
(2,092,000)		 2015/16 29,800
(1,050,000)		 41,360
(1,461,000)		 58,700
(2,070,000)
1936/37 31,400
(1,110,000)		 42,120
(1,487,000)		 57,900
(2,040,000)		 1976/77 33,390
(1,179,000)		 45,760
(1,616,000)		 57,770
(2,040,000)		 2016/17 26,400
(930,000)		 37,260
(1,316,000)		 53,800
(1,900,000)
937/38 30,100
(1,060,000)		 40,060
(1,415,000)		 56,790
(2,006,000)		 1977/78 33,150
(1,171,000)		 43,550
(1,538,000)		 62,440
(2,205,000)		 2017/18 28,600
(1,010,000)		 40,130
(1,417,000)		 60,100
(2,120,000)
1938/39 29,040
(1,026,000)		 41,260
(1,457,000)		 62,380
(2,203,000)		 1978/79 33,570
(1,186,000)		 45,180
(1,596,000)		 52,280
(1,846,000)		 2018/19 28,200
(1,000,000)		 40,770
(1,440,000)		 70,900
(2,500,000)
1939/40 30,210
(1,067,000)		 42,110
(1,487,000)		 52,780
(1,864,000)		 1979/80 33,340
(1,177,000)		 41,150
(1,453,000)		 59,530
(2,102,000)		 2019/20 35,200
(1,240,000)		 50,250
(1,775,000)		 67,200
(2,370,000)
1940/41 31,370
(1,108,000)		 40,320
(1,424,000)		 57,110
(2,017,000)		 1980/81 29,680
(1,048,000)		 40,710
(1,438,000)		 52,160
(1,842,000)		 2020/21 28,700
(1,010,000)		 40,830
(1,442,000)		 59,200
(2,090,000)
1941/42 31,190
(1,101,000)		 42,150
(1,489,000)		 55,200
(1,950,000)		 1981/82 29,270
(1,034,000)		 38,930
(1,375,000)		 49,020
(1,731,000)

Width den depth

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Middle den Lower Congo width den depth:
Location Width Average depth Max depth
m ft m ft m ft
Lower Congo
5°08′55.3″S 13°59′20.5″E 1,070 3,510 49.3 162 87.1 286
Ile Soka

5°08′30.4″S 13°59′27.9″E

 1,020 3,350 57.4 188 92.9 305
5°02′57.3″S 13°59′28.2″E 450 1,480 165 541
Bulu

5°01′49.5″S 14°01′37.2″E

 429 1,407 62.3 204 102 335
5°01′58.6″S 14°01′37.2″E 384 1,260 43.2 142 78.1 256
5°02′07.8″S 14°01′50.3″E 388 1,273 44.1 145 78.5 258
Ile Banza

5°2′20.6″S 14°02′09.2″E

 540 1,770 44.1 145 79.2 260
Luozi

4°56′50.7″S 14°09′21.2″E

 2,190 7,190 11.7 38 24.2 79
Muhambi

4°55′38.5″S 14°15′16.5″E

 1,010 3,310 33.9 111 78.2 257
Pioka

4°54′03.3″S 14°24′18.2″E

 1,460 4,790 75.3 247 118 387
Kinshasa–

Brazzaville 4°16′47.3″S 15°18′32.8″E

 3,264 10,709 9.0 29.5 15.7 52
Middle Congo
Maloukou

4°05′24.4″S 15°30′39.1″E

 14.8 49 36.3 119
Léchia

3°52′43.4″S 15°55′11.6″E

 21.5 71 50.3 165
Kounzoulou–Miranda

3°33′18.7″S 16°05′32.2″E

 20.9 69 45.0 147.6
Kunzulu

3°28′52.5″S 16°07′18.3″E

 1,540 5,050 16.8 55
Kwamouth

3°11′23.7″S 16°11′09.6″E

 1,905 6,250 12.7 42
Kasai at mouth

3°10′36.4″S 16°11′41.5″E

 606 1,988 12.7 42
Congo at Kasai mouth

3°09′59.7″S 16°10′51.7″E

 1,851 6,073 12.9–15.3 42–50 39.9 131
Mbali–Mosebwaka

2°48′33.9″S 16°11′40.1″E

 8.4 28 26.7 88
Bouemba

2°12′22.9″S 16°10′49.0″E

 7.0 23.0 22.2 73
Bolobo

2°09′28.5″S 16°12′16.5″E

 4,119 13,514 7.2 24
Yumbi

1°52′15.5″S 16°30′43.4″E

 7.1 23 19.7 65
Bounda

1°37′55.5″S 16°37′59.4″E

 8.0 26.2 19.7 65
Mossaka

1°14′22.2″S 16°47′44.5″E

 7.6 25 19.2 63
Lukolela

1°03′13.5″S 17°08′58.0″E

 1,757 5,764 8.0–11.7 26.2–38.4 32.0 105.0
Bweta–Manga

0°54′39.2″S 17°23′27.1″E

 1,865–5,083 6,119–16,677 5.0–6.1 16.4–20.0
Yambe

0°43′38.5″S 17°33′02.9″E

 2,468 8,097 11.8 39
Liranga

0°41′00.4″S 17°36′43.7″E

 7.9 26 32.7 107
Bomenenge–Mikuka

0°25′58.1″S 17°50′13.3″E

 7.6 25 23.7 78
Mbandaka

0°01′17.4″N 18°13′10.9″E

 8.5 28 31.8 104
Kisangani

0°30′22.1″N 25°11′03.4″E

 1,440 4,720 6.0–7.5 19.7–24.6
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Tributaries

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Course den drainage basin of de Congo River plus countries dem mark
Course den drainage basin of de Congo River plus topography shading
De main river den tributaries be (sorted in order from de mouth wey dey head upstream):
Left tributary Right tributary Length Basin size Average discharge
km mi km2 sq mi m3/s cu ft/s
Congo 4,374 2,718 3,712,316 1,433,333 41,400 1,460,000
Lower Congo

(river mouth to Kinshasa)

Luki 14.4 510
Lué-Grande 2,786.7 1,076.0 25.7 910
Fuila 150 93 1,051.5 406.0 8.9 310
M'pozo 170 110 6,932.5 2,676.7 78.8 2,780
Lufu 190 120 2,586.3 998.6 27.7 980
Kwilu 284 176 6,500 2,500 89.4 3,160
Lwala 2,322.2 896.6 26.6 940
Lukunga 221 137 2,166.9 836.6 25.1 890
Yambi 65 40 1,262.3 487.4 19.4 690
Mpioka 31 19 788.7 304.5 10.1 360
Lunzadi 753.9 291.1 11.1 390
Inkisi 559 347 13,500 5,200 291.1 10,280
Foulakary 127 79 3,230.5 1,247.3 51.1 1,800
Djoué 175 109 6,225 2,403 158.4 5,590
Middle Congo

(Kinshasa to de Boyoma Falls)

N'djili 93 58 2,258.9 872.2 38.5 1,360
Nsele 193 120 4,500 1,700 77.1 2,720
Djiri 63 39 1,395.5 538.8 31.3 1,110
Yana 663.3 256.1 15.1 530
Lufimi 268 167 11,500 4,400 199 7,000
Mary 3,529 1,363 84.6 2,990
Mai Mpili 62 39 759.7 293.3 13 460
Lidji 108 67 1,686 651 24.5 870
Kasai 2,153 1,338 884,370 341,460 11,600 410,000
Gam-bomba 1,372.7 530.0 29.3 1,030
Léfini 418 260 14,951.1 5,772.7 423.1 14,940
M'Pouya 1,175.5 453.9 21.2 750
N'Goindi 1,537.2 593.5 30 1,100
Gampoka 1,036.8 400.3 10.7 380
Nkeni 331 206 8,249.6 3,185.2 209.5 7,400
Nkeme 3,154 1,218 39.4 1,390
Nsolu 4,129 2,566 39.1 1,380
Sangasi 64 40 2,020.9 780.3 19.4 690
Alima 577 359 23,192.7 8,954.8 700 25,000
Likouala 615 382 69,800 26,900 1,053.5 37,200
Sangha 1,395 867 191,953 74,113 2,471 87,300
Pama 50 31 2,202.7 850.5 24.7 870
Manga 43 27 1,337.7 516.5 17.7 630
Irebu 35 22 7,380 2,850 105.5 3,730
Ubangi 2,299 1,429 651,918 251,707 5,936 209,600
Ruki 1,200 750 173,790 67,100 4,500 160,000
Ikelemba 345 214 12,510 4,830 222.1 7,840
Lulonga 705 438 76,950 29,710 2,040 72,000
Moeko 190 120 4,346.3 1,678.1 40.5 1,430
Mongala 663 412 52,200 20,200 708.6 25,020
Lofofe 1,333.8 515.0 22.5 790
Mioka 93 58 1,872 723 30.2 1,070
Isambi 2,135.7 824.6 36.6 1,290
Molua 71 44 1,566.6 604.9 24.7 870
Itimbiri 700 430 50,490 19,490 773.2 27,310
Makpulu 1,279.1 493.9 22.6 800
Loie 682.3 263.4 12.5 440
Moliba 1,363.2 526.3 24.8 880
Ikot 987.2 381.2 20.3 720
Mokeke 695 268 12.9 460
Lula 582 225 10.9 380
Lunua 612.3 236.4 12.5 440
Aruwimi 1,287 800 116,100 44,800 2,200 78,000
Loleka 1,349.6 521.1 27.1 960
Lukombe 2,931.8 1,132.0 53.3 1,880
Lomami 2,063 1,282 109,080 42,120 2,061.8 72,810
Lubilu 1,222.3 471.9 20 710
Romée 601.9 232.4 10 350
Lubania 743.1 286.9 11.5 410
Lindi 797 495 60,300 23,300 1,200 42,000
Upper Congo

(Lualaba; upstream from de Boyoma Falls)

Yoko 866.1 334.4 15.5 550
Maiko 516 321 13,935.7 5,380.6 318.7 11,250
Oluka 495.2 191.2 10 350
Obiautku 1,290.1 498.1 33.9 1,200
Lilu 281 175 6,381.5 2,463.9 192.4 6,790
Ruiki 203 126 5,540.2 2,139.1 125.8 4,440
Lilo 202 126 3,684.8 1,422.7 92.8 3,280
Lowa 615 382 49,590 19,150 1,624.8 57,380
Ulindi 803 499 30,240 11,680 901.7 31,840
Kasuku 397 247 11,468.1 4,427.9 175.8 6,210
Ambe 96 60 2,231.8 861.7 69.1 2,440
Luti 771 298 22.4 790
Elila 670 420 27,360 10,560 678.1 23,950
Lueki 205 127 6,494.3 2,507.5 58.8 2,080
Kiha-muwa 182 113 1,362 526 23.8 840
Kabila 70 43 2,229.6 860.9 22 780
Lowe 49 30 2,306.4 890.5 16.3 580
Ganze 25 16 1,331.6 514.1 8.7 310
Lubutu 212 132 8,419.5 3,250.8 57 2,000
Kunda 96 60 5,749.1 2,219.7 41.4 1,460
Mulongoi 219 136 4,754.5 1,835.7 21.9 770
Lulindi 190 120 3,515 1,357 17.4 610
Luama 741 460 25,099.1 9,690.8 221 7,800
Luika 223 139 6,214.2 2,399.3 17.6 620
Luvilo 1,126.5 434.9 4.1 140
Lufutuka 1,792.7 692.2 6.9 240
Lukuga 350 220 271,580 104,860 271 9,600
Lubanzi 3,045.7 1,176.0 19.3 680
Kay 1,742 673 8.6 300
Lukuswa 1,822.1 703.5 7.7 270
Luboy 1,644.3 634.9 4.4 160
Luvidjo 240 150 11,312.4 4,367.7 69.7 2,460
Kalongwe 1,208.1 466.5 3.7 130
Luvua 388 241 265,260 102,420 600 21,000
Kai 1,142.7 441.2 6.5 230
Lubumbu 1,342.4 518.3 8.8 310
Kalumen-

gongo

 329 204 8,069.3 3,115.6 66.9 2,360
Lovoi 385 239 19,624.6 7,577.1 185.8 6,560
Lufira 911 566 51,480 19,880 502 17,700
Lubudi 490 300 27,500 10,600 191.5 6,760
Kalule 172 107 4,208.8 1,625.0 28.6 1,010
Musonoi 1,539.7 594.5 7.7 270
Lufupa 155 96 5,070.7 1,957.8 36.8 1,300
Kando 191 119 2,455.5 948.1 16.1 570
Nyund-welu 1,319.4 509.4 10.1 360
Lukonga 131 81 1,721.2 664.6 10.2 360
Mukwishi 61 38 1,562 603 12.2 430
Source:

Lower Congo (river mouth to Kinshasa) Downstream of Kinshasa, from de river mouth at Banana, der be a few major tributaries.

  • M'pozo (left)
  • Kwilu (left)
  • Inkisi (left)
  • Foulakary (right)
  • Djoué (right)

Middle Congo (Kinshasa to de Boyoma Falls)

  • Nsele (left)
  • Lufimi (left)
  • Mary (right)
  • Kwa–Kasai (left)
    • Fimi
      • Lukenie
        Aerial view of de Lukenie River as e dey meander thru de Central Congolian lowland forests
      • Lokoro—Lake Mai-Ndombe
    • Kwango
      • Culio
      • Wamba
      • Kwilu
        • Kwenge
        • Inzia
    • Loange
    • Sankuru
      • Lubilanji
      • Lubefu
      • Lubudi
    • Lulua
    • Chicapa
    • Luachimo
    • Lubembe
      • Chiumbe
  • Léfini (right)
    Léfini River
  • Nkeni (right)
  • Alima (right)
  • Likouala-Mossaka (right)
  • Sangha (right)
    • Likouala aux Herbes
    • Ngoko
      • Boumba
    • Kadéï (570 km, 41,000 km2, 466 m3/s)
    • Mambéré
  • Ubangi (right)
    Ubangi River
    • Giri
    • Lua
    • Lobaye
    • Mbali
    • Ouaka
    • Kotto
    • Mbomou
      Man on de Mbomou River, between Bangassou den Ndu
      • Chinko
      • Mbari
      • Bili
    • Uele
      Uele River
      • Kibali
      • Dungu
      • Bomokandi
      • Uere
  • Irebu—Lake Tumba (left)
  • Ruki (left)
    • Momboyo
    • Busira
      • Salonga
      • Tshuapa anaa Ruki (left)
        • Lomela
  • Ikelemba (left)
  • Lulonga (left)
    • Lopori
    • Maringa
  • Moeko (right)
  • Mongala (right)
  • Itimbiri (right)
  • Aruwimi (right)
    • Ituri
      A river wey dey flow thru de Ituri Rainforest
    • Nepoko
  • Lukombe (left)
  • Lomami (left)
    Lomami River
  • Lindi (right)
    • Tshopo
      Cascades of de Tshopo River
  • Maiko (right)

Upper Congo (Lualaba; upstream from de Boyoma Falls)

  • Lilu (right)
  • Ruiki (left)
  • Lilo (left)
  • Lowa (right)
    • Oso
  • Ulindi (right)
    • Lugulu
  • Kasuku (left)
  • Ambe (right)
  • Elila (right)
  • Loho (left)
  • Lubutu (left)
  • Kunda (right)
  • Luama (right)
  • Luika (right)
  • Lukuga (right)
  • Luvidjo (left)
  • Luvua (right)
    • Kalungwishi (Lake Mweru)
    • Luapula (Lake Mweru; 740 km, 173,386 km², 741 m3/s)
      • Chambeshi (Lake Bangweulu, Bangweulu swamp; 500 km, 44,427 km², 185 m3/s)
  • Kalumengongo (right)
  • Lovoi (left)
  • Lufira (right)
  • Lubudi (left)
  • Lufupa (left)

Citations

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  • Forbath, Peter (1979). The River Congo: The Discovery, Exploration and Exploitation of the World's Most Dramatic River. New York: E. P. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-47573-7.
  • Jeal, Tim (2007). Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-22102-8.

General den cited sources

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  1. ↑ Oberg, Kevin (July 2008). "Discharge and Other Hydraulic Measurements for Characterizing the Hydraulics of Lower Congo River, July 2008" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Forbath, 1979.
  3. ↑ Anderson, David (2000). Africa's Urban Past. James Currey Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-85255-761-7. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Hanibal Lemma, and colleagues (2019). "Bedload transport measurements in the Gilgel Abay River, Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia (Table 7)". Journal of Hydrology. 577 123968. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.123968. S2CID 199099061.
  5. ↑ "Congo-HYCOS". Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "WMO HydroHub". World Meteorological Organization (in English). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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