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Rivers Aplenty
Let's Drown in Them
| Clue | River |
|---|---|
| The longest river in the world | Nile River |
| The two branches of the Nile | White and Blue Nile |
| These two river tributaries meet at Khartoum | White and Blue Nile |
| Creates Lake Nasser because it is blocked by the Aswan High Dam | Nile River |
| Dr. Livingstone, Speke & Burton, and Stanley all attempted to find this | The source of the Nile |
| It flows through and forms the al-Sudd swamp | Nile River |
| This is the Nile River's farthest tributary | Kagera River |
| This river flows into Lake Victoria | Kagera River |
| Lake Tana is the source of this river | Blue Nile |
| Lake Victoria is often said to be the source of this river | White Nile |
| The Akosombo Dam is on this river | Volta River |
| This river has three tributaries, the Red, White, and Black | Volta River |
| Burkina Faso, north of this river, was once named after its "Upper" portion | Volta River |
| This river flows through Mali (Bamako & Timbuktu), Niamey, Benin, and Nigeria | Niger River |
| Its main tributary is the Benue River | Niger River |
| Third longest river in Africa | Niger River |
| The first European to discover it was Mungo Park | Niger River |
| Second longest river in Africa | Congo River |
| Formerly known as Zaire River | Congo River |
| Flows between Brazzavile and Kinshasa | Congo River |
| The Lualaba river becomes this river at Boyoma Falls | Congo River |
| Creates the Inga Falls which house the Inga Dam, a huge hydroelectric power plant | Congo River |
| Passes by Matadi where a railroad was built to bypass Livingstone Falls | Congo River |
| East-flowing river which forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia | Zambezi River |
| Contains the Cahora Bassa and Kariba hydroelectric dams | Zambezi River |
| Originates in Zambia; empties into the Indian Ocean in Mozambique | Zambezi River |
| Contains Victoria Falls | Zambezi River |
| Tributaries include Kafue, Shire, and Lungwebungu | Zambezi River |
| Discovered by Vasco de Gama and called "Greasy" by Kipling | Limpopo River |
| Formed by the Marico and Crocodile Rivers | Limpopo River |
| Forms the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe/Botswana | Limpopo River |
| Located in the city of Xai-Xai | Limpopo River |
| Its main tributary is the Olifants river | Limpopo River |
| Longest river in South Africa | Orange River |
| It rises in the Drakenburg mountains in Lesotho | Orange River |
| Its largest tributary is the Vaal river | Orange River |
| Contains the Augrabies Falls | Orange River |
| Contains the Vanderkloof Dam | Orange River |
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