The Dungu River is a river that flows through Haut-Uele province in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

. It passes through the town of

Faradje Faradje is a town in the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of Faradje Territory. It lies on the Dungu River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dungu River. It had a population of about 25,0 ...

, and joins the

Kibali River The Kibali River is a tributary to the Uele River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It originates in the mountains near Lake Albert and flows west for about to join the Dungu River at Dungu where the Uele River is formed. The Uele is a t ...

at Dungu to form the

Uele River The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Course The Uele forms at Dungu, at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali rivers, which both originate ...

. The river flows between the town of Dungu and the local airstrip. The river is home to crocodiles, hippopotamuses and snakes. In October 2012 exceptionally high levels of rainfall caused the river to flood, submerging parts of the

Garamba National Park Garamba National Park () is a national park in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo covering nearly . It is among Africa's oldest parks and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980 for its protection of critical habit ...

, including the park manager's house.

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Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Haut-Uélé Uele River {{DRCongo-river-stub