Which river has the highest average discharge in Africa?. The river with the highest average discharge in Africa is Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) with a discharge rate of 41,800 m3/s and flowing out to Atlantic Ocean. At second and third, are Kasai that discharges at 10,000 m3/s on average and outflows to Congo River, and Niger with an average discharge of 5,589 m3/s
Here are Africa's largest rivers by average discharge.
Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) is the 2nd largest river by drainage area in the world at 3,680,000 km2.
Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) is a river that is 4,700 kilometers (or 2,920 miles) long and drains from a 3,680,000 km2 drainage basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi and Rwanda.
Its average discharge rate is 41,800 m3/3 and the river flows out into Atlantic Ocean.
Niger is the 3rd longest river in Africa at 4,200 kilometers (2,610 miles).
Niger is a river that is 4,200 kilometers (or 2,610 miles) long and drains from a 2,090,000 km2 drainage basin in Nigeria (26.6% of river), Mali (25.6%), Niger (23.6%), Algeria (7.6%), Guinea (4.5%), Cameroon (4.2%), Burkina Faso (3.9%), Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Chad.
Niger discharges at 5,589 m3/3 and flows out into Gulf of Guinea.
Draining from an area as wide as 1,330,000 km2 in Zambia (41.6% of river), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia and Botswana, Zambezi (Zambesi) has a length of 2,693 kilometers (1,673 miles).
Zambezi (Zambesi) discharges at 4,880 m3/3 and flows out into Mozambique Channel.
Draining from an area as wide as 223,856 km2 in Gabon and Republic of the Congo, Ogooué (or Ogowe) has a length of 1,200 kilometers (746 miles).
Ogooué (or Ogowe) discharges at 4,706 m3/3 and flows out into Atlantic Ocean.
Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara.
Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara is the longest river in the world at 7,088 kilometers (4,404 miles).
Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara is a river that is 7,088 kilometers (or 4,404 miles) long and drains from a 3,254,555 km2 drainage basin in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan.
Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara discharges at 2,800 m3/3 and flows out into Mediterranean Sea.
Compare Nile–White Nile–Kagera–Nyabarongo–Mwogo–Rukarara with Shire from Africa.
Blue Nile is a river that stretches 1,600 kilometers (or 994 miles) in length, draining from a 326,400 km2 basin in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Gambia is a river that stretches 1,094 kilometers (or 680 miles) in length and is located in The Gambia, Senegal and Guinea.
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Outflows: Amazon River | Atlantic Ocean | Black Sea | Mississippi River | Pacific Ocean