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

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W
X
Y
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G

K

L

Lukuledi River
Lumi River

M

P

Pangani River

R

S

T

Tarangire River

U

Umba River (Tanzania)

W

Z

Zigi River

References

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

Rivers of Tanzania

Rivers

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