List of rivers of Tanzania

This is a very partial list of rivers of Tanzania^[1]

By drainage basin

Rivers of Tanzania listed by drainage basin:

East Coast

• Gonda River
• Kombe River
• Msimbazi River
• Mkulumuzi River
• Kigombe River
• Mafreta River
• Umba River basin
  • Mbalamu River
• Sigi River basin

• Pangani River basin
  • Kolungazao River
  • Vunda River
  • Mkongore River
    • Kihengere River
  • Saunyi River
    • Luhoroto River
  • Luengera River
  • Mkomazi River (Kilimanjaro)
    • Kambaga River
  • Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir
    • Kisangara River
    • Kikuletwa River
      • Sanya River
        • Lawate River
        • Fuka River
        • Rau River
      • Weru Weru River
        • Kikafu River
        • Waramu River
      • Usa River
      • Tengeru River
      • Maji ya Chai River
      • Kingori River
      • Nduruma River
      • Themi River
      • Ngare Olmotoni River
      • Lorekale River
      • Terat River
        • Ngarenaro River
        • Burka River
        • Naura River
    • Ruvu Jipe River
      • Himo River
      • Deho River
      • Mwanga River
      • Rau River
      • Mue River
        • Lake Jipe
          • River Lumi, Tanzania

• Msangazi River basin
  • Mgimbo River
  • Chogera River

• Migasi River basin

• Wami River basin
  • Lukigura River
  • Kiseru River
  • Mkundi River
  • Tani River
  • Mkata River
    • Mkondoa River
    • Miyombo River

• Ruvu River basin
  • Vianzi River
  • Vianzi River
  • Msumbiji River
  • Usigwa River
  • Vianzi River
  • Mkombezi River
  • Mbiki River
  • Nduati River
  • Msua River
  • Mlandizi River
  • Ngerengere River
  • Mgeta River
  • Lete River

• Mkusa River
  • Kerenge River
• Mpiji River
• Mbezi River
• Sinza River
• Msimbazi River
• Luhule River
  • Ndilila River

• Rufiji River basin
  • Ruhoi River
  • Lungonya River
  • Lambo River
  • Gumba River
  • Lukuiro River
  • Kidete River
  • Mhangasi River
  • Namkonga River
  • Miwasi River
  • Njenje River
  • Mbarangandu River
  • Liwengu River
    • Horobo River
    • Mtimbiri River
    • Ngangata River
    • Likuyu River
  • Ligombe River
    • Lungonya River
      • Namamba River
  • Great Ruaha River
    • Lukosi River
    • Mbungu River
    • Kizigo River
      • Njombe River
    • Little Ruaha River
    • Kimbi River
    • Mbarali River
    • Mlomboji River
    • Kimani River
    • Ipera River
  • Luwegu River
  • Ulanga River (Kilombero)
    • Kihansi River
    • Luhombero River
    • Msolwa River
    • Ruipa River
    • Mnyera River
      • Ruhudji River

• Muira River
  • Kitandawala River
  • Umira River

• Matandu River basin
  • Liwale River
  • Nganga River
  • Namatete River
  • Murembwi River
  • Malembo River
  • Mitondo River
• Mavuji River basin
• Mbwemkuru River basin
  • Kitopa River
  • Pindiro River
  • Nakiu River
  • Boles River
  • Merui River
  • Chinguaduli River
  • Lingenyeni River
  • Ngadi River
  • Kiperere River
  • Lipuya River
    • Namakenga River
  • Lihonja River
  • Kihatu River
    • Lihula River
    • Mbondo River
  • Lirombe River
    • Ngurumahiga River
    • Namakenga River
  • Liweli River
  • Ruhuu River
    • Ligunga River
  • Kinule River
    • Angai River
    • Lishijiri River
  • Mahenela River
    • Nakawale River
  • Lumesule River

• Lukuledi River basin
  • Luwega River
• Mbua River (Mtwara) basin
  • Mutumnadi River
  • Mkundi River
• Mambi River basin

• Ruvuma River basin
  • Lukwika River
  • Muhuwezi River
    • Ligoma River
    • Nampunga River
    • Makungwe River
  • Msinejewe River
  • Lukumbule River
  • Msangesi River
  • Njuga River
  • Kitama River
  • Mchauru River
    • Mkoo River
  • Mwiti River
    • Lulindi River
    • Mjembe River
  • Miesi River
    • Katipindi River
  • Mbangala River
    • Chimbo River (Mtwara)
  • Lukwamba River
  • Lumesule River
    • Ruanda River
  • Sasawara River
  • Msangesi River
    • Makungo River
  • Ligunga River
  • Mironji River
  • Likonde River
    • Njuga River
      • Mpira River
      • Mhungu River
  • Lupambo River
  • Njoka River
  • Muhukuru River
  • Lunyere River
  • Mkurusi River
  • Lumene River

Zambezi basin

• Lake Malawi
  • Kiwira River
  • Ruhuhu River
  • Songwe River
  • Lumbira River
  • Kilondo River
  • Lwika River
  • Mzuzuma River
  • Luvangala River

Nile basin

• Lake Victoria
  • Mori River
  • Mara River
  • Ruwana River
  • Simiyu River
  • Isanga River
  • Kagera River

Congo Basin

• Lake Tanganyika
  • Malagarasi River
  • Rufugu River
  • Luegele River
  • Luega River
  • Msenguse River
  • Ifume River
  • Luamfi River
  • Loasi River
  • Kalambo River

Endorheic basins

• Lake Balangida
• Lake Balangida Lelu
• Lake Burunge basin
  • Tarangire River

• Lake Eyasi basin
  • Sibiti River
    • Lake Kitangiri
      • Wembere River
      • Manonga River
• Lake Manyara basin
• Lake Natron basin
  • Peninj River

• Lake Rukwa basin
  • Kavuu River
  • Rungwa River
  • Zira River
    • Songwe River (Rukwa basin)
  • Momba River
    • Saisi River
• Lake Singida

• Lake Sulunga basin
  • Bubu River
  • Mponde River
• Yaeda Swamp
  • Yaeda River

Alphabetically

C

1. Cheli River

G

K

1. Kagera River
2. Kalambo River

L

1. Lukuledi River
2. Lumi River

M

1. Malagarasi River
2. Manonga River
3. Mara River

P

1. Pangani River

R

1. Rufiji River
2. Rurubu River
3. Ruvuma River
4. Ruvyironza River

S

1. Semu River
2. Sibiti River
3. Songwe River

T

1. Tarangire River

U

1. Umba River (Tanzania)

W

1. Wami River
2. Wembere River

Z

1. Zigi River

References

1. For a list of more than 2,000 rivers of Tanzania, see sw:Mito ya Tanzania