List of rivers of Mozambique
Encyclopedia
This is a list of stream
s and river
s in Mozambique
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Luambala River
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Luangwa River
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Lugenda River
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Licungo River -
Ligonha River -
Lurio River
- Mazowe River
- Manisi River - Messalo River
- Matola River
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
s and river
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 in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
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Limpopo RiverLimpopo River
The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. It is around long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 170 m³/s at its mouth...
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Luambala River
Luambala River
The Luambala is a river of Mozambique. It flows through Niassa Province in a northeast-southwest direction. The Luambala valley was surveyed during the Portuguese Nyasaland. The river was reported to have steep sides and a rock bed. To the east of Cassembe, the Luambala connects with the Lugenda...
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Luangwa River
Luangwa River
The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season...
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Lugenda River
Lugenda River
The Lugenda or Lujenda is a river of northern Mozambique. It flows in a north-south direction from Lake Amaramba/Lake Chiuta and is the largest tributary of the Ruvuma River. It joins the Luambala River at . The river valley is reported to be only above sea level. North of Lake Chiuta, those on...
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Licungo River -
Ligonha River -
Lurio River
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Maputo RiverMaputo River
The Maputo River , also called Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River or Suthu River, is a river in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. The name Suthu refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, who were attacked and displaced by Swazis...
- Mazowe River
Mazowe River
The Mazowe River is a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.The river rises north of Harare, flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with Mozambique, before entering the Zambezi River...
- Manisi River - Messalo River
Messalo River
The Messalo is a major river of northeastern Mozambique. It flows through Niassa Province and Cabo Delgado Province, passes near Chai, and flows into the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean at Quiterajo beach at . The Messalo River is in length while the Messalo River Basin is in size...
- Matola River