List of rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo catchment area

This is a list of the rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Apart from a few coastal rivers and a small area (about 1% of the land area) in the extreme northeast which drains into the Nile system, practically the entire country lies in the Congo catchment area . The tributaries of the Congo and the other rivers are listed below in the order in which they meet.

Congo

The course of the Lualaba with its tributaries

Lualaba (upper reaches of the Congo)

• Lubudi
• Lovoi
• Lufira
  • Busumba
  • Lofoi
  • Lufwa
  • Dikuluwe
• Luvua ( see below )
• Lukuga
  • Ruzizi
• Luama
• Elila
• Ulindi
  • Lugulu
• Lowa
• Maiko

Luvua

The course of the Luvua with its tributaries

• Mwerusee
  • • Choma (via Kalungwishi )
  • Luapula
    • Luwombwa
    • Muniegashi
    • Lubembe Orientale
    • Mwati
      • Lubembe Occidentale
    • Kafubu
      • Wiswila
    • Lutshipuka
    • Luala
  • Lufukwe
• Lubele
• Lubele
• Lukumbi
• Lukumbi
• Lukulu
• Lukushi

Congo (middle and lower reaches)

• Lindi
  • Tshopo
• Lomami
  • Lukashi
• Aruwimi (Ituri)
  • Lulu
  • Nepoko
  • NGayu
  • Epulu
• Itimbiri (Rubi)
  • Likati
  • Telephoto
  • Aketi
• Mongala
  • Dwa
    • Ebola
  • Likame
• Lulonga (see there)
• Ikelemba
• Ubangi (see there)
• Rukii (see there)
• Kasai (see there)
• Ndjili
• Inkisi
  • Ngufu

Lulonga

• Maringa
  • Lopori
    • Bolombo
    • Yekokora
  • Lomako

Ubangi (Oubangi)

Catchment area of ​​the Ubangi

• Bomu (Mbomou)
  • Bili
• Uelle
  • Bima
  • Uere
  • Bomokandi
  • Kibali
    • Nzoro
  • Dungu
    • Garamba
• Lua
• Giri

Ruki

• Momboyo
  • Luilaka
  • Lokola
  • Loile
• Busira
  • Lomela
  • Tshuapa

Kasai (Cassai)

Catchment area of ​​the Kasai

• Kamtsha
• Luele
• Lubue
• Lutshuadi
• Lulua
  • Loebo
• Lovua
• Chicapa
• Luachimo
• Chiumbe
  • Luia
• Lueta
• Sankuru
  • Lubudi
  • Lubefu
  • Lubi
    • Fwa
  • Bushimaie (Mbuji-Mayi River)
  • Luilu
  • Lubilash
  • Luenbe
• Loange
  • Lushiko
• Kwango (Cuango)
  • Kwilu (Cuilo)
    • Kwenge
    • Inzia
    • Lutshima
  • Wamba (Uamba)
    • Bakali
• Fimi (Mfimi)
  • Lukenie
  • Lokoro
  • Lotoi

Nile

• Semliki
  • Rutshuru
  • Ishasha

Further

Chiloango river system

• Chiloango
  • Lukula
    • Lemba
    • Lubuzi

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nile Basin Initiative
2. ↑ US military maps at loadmap.net
3. ^ UNEP - Water Issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, page 13