Rufiji River

Rufiji
Rufiji
	Rufiji river in Selous
	Map of the Rufiji River drainage basin. The separate, endorheic Lake Sulunga basin is shown in green.
Location
Country	Tanzania
Region	Pwani Region
Region	Morogoro Region
Region	Iringa Region
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Ruaha River
• location	Tanzania
2nd source	Kilombero River
• location	Morogoro Region
3rd source	Luwegu River
• location	Morogoro Region
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Pwani Region
• coordinates	7°46′26″S 39°21′50″E / 7.77389°S 39.36389°E
Length	600 km (370 mi)
Basin size	177,429 square kilometres (68,506 sq mi)

The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania. It is also the largest and longest river in the country. The river is formed by the confluence of the Kilombero and Luwegu rivers. It is approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) long, with its source in southwestern Tanzania and its mouth on the Indian Ocean opposite Mafia Island across the Mafia Channel, in Pwani Region. Its principal tributary is the Great Ruaha River. It is navigable for approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi).

The Rufiji river is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Dar es Salaam. The river's delta contains the largest mangrove forest in eastern Africa.^[1]

^ ""Downstream and Coastal Impacts of Damming and Water Abstraction in Africa", Environmental Management, authored by Maria Snoussi, Johnson Kitheka, Yohanna Shaghude, Alioune Kane, Russell Arthurton, Martin Le Tissier, and Hassan Virji, 2007, volume 39, page 589" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-10-18.

[1] ""Downstream and Coastal Impacts of Damming and Water Abstraction in Africa", Environmental Management, authored by Maria Snoussi, Johnson Kitheka, Yohanna Shaghude, Alioune Kane, Russell Arthurton, Martin Le Tissier, and Hassan Virji, 2007, volume 39, page 589" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-10-18.

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