Zambezi Basin

Total Drainage Area: 1,390,000 km² (536,682 sq miles)

Southern Africa's premier wilderness and hydroelectric waterway, carving Victoria Falls.

Rivers in this Catchment (1)

Transboundary 2,574 km

Tropical Plateau & Cataract River Verified

Zambezi River

Zambesi

The fourth-longest river in Africa, renowned for plunging over the 108-meter precipice of Victoria Falls.

Length

2,574 km

Drainage Basin

Zambezi Basin

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