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Kafufu River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Kafufu or Kavu is a river of southwestern Tanzania. It flows through the Rukwa Valley, flowing between Lake Chad and emptying into Lake Rukwa. The river is deep and has a rapid flow. The Kafufu valley has significant reserves of iron and coal.

Flows through: Tanzania.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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