List of rivers of Tanzania

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This is a list of rivers in Tanzania arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

An alphabetical overview of rivers of Tanzania is given below this list.

By Drainage Basin

East Coast

Umba River basin

Sigi River basin

Pangani River basin
- Kolungazao River
- Saunyi River
- Luengera River
- Mkomazi River
- Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir
  - Kikuletwa River
    - Sanya River
    - Weruweru River
      - Kikafu River
    - Usa River
    - Themi River
      - Ngarenaro River
  - Jipe Ruvu River
    - Deho River
    - Rau River
      - Lake Jipe
        River Lumi, Tanzania

Msangasi River basin

Migasi River basin

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

Ruvu River basin
- Mkombezi River
- Mbiki River
- Musa River
- Ngereugere River
- Mgeta River

Rufiji River basin
- Lungonya 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
  - Luhombero River
  - Msolwa River
  - Ruipa River
  - Mnyera River
    - Ruhudji River

Matandu River basin

Mavuji River basin

Mbwemkuru River basin

Lukuledi River basin

Ruvuma River basin
- Lukwika River
- Muhuwezi River
- Msinejewe River
- Lukumbule River
- Msangesi River
- Njuga River

Zambezi basin

Lake Malawi
- Ruhuhu River
- Songwe 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 Rukwa basin
- Kavuu River
- Rungwa River
- Zira River
  - Songwe River
- Momba River
  - Saisi River

Lake Natron basin
- Peninj River
Lake Manyara basin

Lake Eyasi basin
- Sibiti River

Bubu River basin

Alphabetically

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G

Great Ruaha River

K

Kagera River - Kalambo River

M

Malagarasi River - Manonga River - Mara River

R

Rufiji River - Rurubu River - Ruvuma River - Ruvyironza River

S

Semu River - Sibiti River

U

Umba River (Tanzania)

W

Wami River - Wembere River

Rivers of Tanzania

Rivers	Ambala Bangala Gombe Great Ruaha Kafufu Kagera Kalambo Luhumuka Lujenda Lukuledi Lumi Lumpungu Magamba Malagarasi Manonga Mara Mkulumuzi Mkuzu Moyowosi Msangazi Myakaliza Nguya Pangani Ruchugi Rufiji Rurubu Ruvuma Ruvyironza Semu Sibiti Simiyu Ugalla Umba Wami Wembere Zigi

List of rivers of Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)