Ruvuma River

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Ruvuma Rovuma
Ruvuma seen during Livingstone's second Zambesi expedition
Map of the Ruvuma River drainage basin.
Location
Country	Tanzania, Mozambique
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
• coordinates	10°45′00″S 35°40′00″E / 10.75000°S 35.66667°E / -10.75000; 35.66667
• elevation	1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Indian Ocean
• coordinates	10°28′28″S 40°26′13″E / 10.47444°S 40.43694°E / -10.47444; 40.43694
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	998 km (620 mi)
Basin size	154,727.4 km2 (59,740.6 sq mi)[1] to 155,316.4 km2 (59,968.0 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1979–2015)55.94 km3/a (1,773 m3/s)[3] (Period: 1971–2000)2,286.3 m3/s (80,740 cu ft/s)[2] (Period: 1982–2013)890.8 m3/s (31,460 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
River system	Rovuma River
Tributaries
• left	Mlongasi, Likonde, Muhawesi, Lumesule, Mbangala
• right	Messinge, Lucheringo, Chinlezi, Lugenda

Ruvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in the African Great Lakes region. During the greater part of its course, it forms the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The river is 998 km (620 mi) long, with a drainage basin of ~155,000 km² (60,000 sq mi) in size. Its mean annual discharge is 475 m³/s (16,800 cu ft/s) to 2,286 m³/s (80,700 cu ft/s) at its mouth.^[4][2]