List of rivers in Namibia

Large rivers and rivers in Namibia

This is a list of the rivers or Riviere (Omirambi) in Namibia .

The list for Namibia is divided into main rivers with tributaries and so-called Riviere or in the northeast Omirambi (ephemeral dry rivers). The year-round water-bearing rivers run only in the extreme south ( ǁKaras ) and north, with their influence sometimes reaching deep into the country. The dry rivers run mostly in the north-west ( Kunene ) and Eastern ( Omaheke ) and flow direction of the Atlantic or the Kalahari , the latter lead then usually in the sand.

All of the following information (e.g. length, catchment area, tributaries) applies to cross-border rivers only to Namibia.

Water-bearing main rivers and selected tributaries

Surname	Regions	source	muzzle	Length (in km)	Catchment area (in km²)	Tributaries (selection)	Remarks
Fish river	Hardap ǁKaras	Naukluft Mountains	Orange	650	54,326.103	Gaab Gurieb Hudup Kam Konkiep Lion River Packriem	longest river in the country; more often water-bearing
Kunene	Omusati Kunene	Bié highlands ( Angola )	Atlantic Ocean		14,216,319	Omuhongo Otjinjange Marienfluss	constantly water-bearing border river
Kwando / Linyanti / Chobe	Zambezi	Bié highlands (Angola)	Zambezi		16,849,033		constantly water-bearing river; mostly border river
Okavango	Kavango-West Kavango-East Zambezi	Bié highlands (Angola)	Okavango Delta		13,644,787	Mpungu Namungundu Omatako	constantly water-bearing river; mostly border river
Orange	ǁKaras	Drakensberg ( Lesotho )	Atlantic Ocean	about 500	44,068.812	Gamchab Hom fish river	constantly water-bearing border river
Zambezi	Zambezi	Mwinilunga ( Zambia )	Indian Ocean		368,569		constantly water-bearing border river

Large arid and selected tributaries

Surname	Regions	source	muzzle	Length (in km)	Catchment area (in km²)	Tributaries (selection)	Remarks
Auob	Hardap ǁKaras	Surroundings of Hoachanas	Nossob	about 300	24,540.698
Epukiro	Grandmaheke		Okavango Delta		19,425.793 (<10,665?)
Hoanib	Kunene		Atlantic Ocean	270	15,760.517	Aaprivier Ganamub Mudorib Ombonde Tsuxab
Hoarusib	Kunene		Atlantic Ocean	300	15,237,459
Huab	Kunene		Atlantic Ocean	300	16,465.695
Kaukausib	ǁKaras	Kaukausib	Namib	40	5,481,399
Khumib	Kunene	at Orupembe	Atlantic Ocean	80	2,308,393
Koigab	Kunene		Atlantic Ocean	130	2,320.891
Kuiseb	Khomas Erongo	Khomashochland	Atlantic Ocean	560	16,692,588
Nossob	Hardap ǁKaras	northeast of Windhoek	Molopo		37,904.985	Auob Ohakane Gunib Klein Nossob	in the upper course of the river divided into white nossob and black nossob , also small nossob
Omaruru	Erongo	Mount Etjo	Atlantic Ocean	330	11,579,603
Owambo	Oshikoto	east of Tsintsabis	Etosha pan	about 150	15,783.756
Swakop	Khomas Erongo	Mountains of Eros	Atlantic Ocean	350	11,579,603	Khan Omusema
Tsauchab	Hardap	Naukluft Mountains	Sossusvlei	150	4,431,358
Tsondab	Hardap	Remhoogte Mountains	Tsondabvlei	150	3,844,167
Ugab	Kunene Erongo	northwest of Otjiwarongo	Atlantic Ocean	450	29,355,496	Erundu Goantagab
Uniab	Kunene	Grootberg environment	Atlantic Ocean	117	3,960,575	Achab OBOB

Remarks

↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

Web links

Geological investigations by the University of Cologne

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Mapping the Major Cathments of Namibia. Ben Ben J. Strohbach, National Botanical Research Institute, pp. 5-6.

[Khivorlage-1] Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

[einzug-2] Mapping the Major Cathments of Namibia. Ben Ben J. Strohbach, National Botanical Research Institute, pp. 5-6.