List of rivers of Chad
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This is a list of river
s which are at least partially in Chad
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River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s which are at least partially in Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
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- Bahr SalamatBahr SalamatBahr Salamat is an intermittent river in Chad. It flows south into the Chari River. The river flows, when it does, through the community of Am Timan and through the a protected area, the Bahr Salamat Faunal Reserve. It flows with water....
- tributary of the Chari
- ChariChari RiverThe Chari or Shari River is a 949-kilometer-long river of central Africa. It flows from the Central African Republic through Chad into Lake Chad, following the Cameroon border from N'Djamena, where it joins the Logone River waters....
(or Shari)- flows from the Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
and into Lake ChadLake ChadLake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Africa, whose size has varied over the centuries. According to the Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme, it shrank as much as 95% from about 1963 to 1998; yet it also states that "the 2007 ...
- LogoneLogon RiverThe Logon or Logone River is a major tributary of the Chari River. The Logone's sources are located in the western Central African Republic, northern Cameroon, and southern Chad. It has two major tributaries. The Pendé River in the prefecture Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic and the...
- principal tributary of the Chari
- Mayo Kébbi River - flows into the BénouéBenue RiverThe Benue River is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately 1,400 km long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months...
- OuhamOuham RiverThe Ouham River is a river in Central Africa, and one of the main headwaters of the Chari River. The Ouham originates in the Central African Republic between the prefecture Nana-Mambéré and the prefecture Ouham-Pendé, crossing into Chad where it joins the Chari about 25 km north Sarh...
- originates in the Central African Republic, a tributary of the Chari
- Batha RiverBatha RiverThe Batha River is an ephemeral river in Chad. As with any rivers or lakes in this region, its existence depends on the amount of rainfall. The river's delta is at Lake Fitri in Chad. Batha River carries water west from Ouaddaï highlands during rainy seasons, usually during flash flooding....
- flows into Lake FitriLake FitriLake Fitri is located in the center of Chad about 300 km east of N’Djamena. The normal size of the lake is about 50,000 hectacre. The size of this lake can triple in wetter years. This freshwater lake is shallow and is fed by seasonal rainfall and run-off from a catchment area estimated at 70,000 km²...
- Bragoto RiverBragoto RiverThe Bragoto River is a river in southern Chad. It is a tributary of the Chari River.The bridge spanning Chad's Bragoto River which had collapsed, forcing farmers in the region of Koumogo to travel 127 km to market their produce in Sarh, as opposed to the direct link of 63 km using bridge. It was...
- runs in southern Chad.
- Chita Ka River- runs through the north western tip