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stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
s and rivers in Namibia, arranged geographically by drainage basin.


Flowing into the Atlantic Ocean

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Hoanib River The Hoanib is one of the 12 ephemeral seasonal rivers in the west of Namibia, where it was the border between northern Damaraland and Kaokoland. Its length is 270 km. With the low population density, the oasis character of the river valley ...
** Aap River ** Ganamub River ** Mudorib River ** Ombonde River *** Honib River *** Otjovasandu River ** Otjitaimo River ** Tsuchub River *
Hoarusib River The Hoarusib River is an ephemeral river in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. Its source is near the regional capital Opuwo, and the river flows through the Tonnesen and Giraffe Mountains into the Atlantic Ocean. The Hoarusib occasiona ...
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Huab River The Huab River is an ephemeral river in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. Its source is southeast of Kamanjab, from where it flows westwards through Mopane savanna until it reaches the Skeleton Coast and the Atlantic Ocean. Inflows of t ...
** Aba Huab River ** Klein Omaruru River ** Klip River ** Ongwati River *** Kakatswa River ** Sout River *
Khumib River The river Khumib is an ephemeral river crossing the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. It occasionally carries surface water during the rainy seasons in November and February/March. Its catchment area is estimated between 2200 and . The Khum ...
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Koigab River The Koigab River is an ephemeral river on Namibia Skeleton Coast. Its source is in the Grootberg Mountains near Bergsig, where its two inflows, the Gui-Tsawisib and the Springbok are located. Koigab's catchment area In human geography, a cat ...
** Gui-Tsawisib River **
Springbok River The springbok (''Antidorcas marsupialis'') is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa. The sole member of the genus ''Antidorcas'', this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm vo ...
* Kuiseb River ** Chausib River ** Gaub River *** Ubib River ** Goagos River ** Gomab River ** Koam River ** Nausgomab River ** Ojab River *
Kunene River The Cunene (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene (common Namibian spelling) is a river in Southern Africa. It flows from the Angola highlands south to the border with Namibia. It then flows west along the border until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It ...
* Messum River * Omaruru River ** Goab River ** Leeu River ** Okandjou River ** Otjimakuru River ** Spitzkop River * Orange River ** Fish River ** Konkiep River **
Löwen River Löwen, literally meaning "lions", may refer to: Places *Leuven or , the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium *Lewin Brzeski or , a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland Sports *Fra ...
** ''Molopo River (South Africa, Botswana)'' *** Nossob River **** Auob River ***** Oanob River ***** Olifants River ***** Skaap River **** Black Nossob River **** Klein Nossob River **** White Nossob River * Orawab River *
Swakop River The Swakop River ( naq, Tsoaxaub) is a major river in western central Namibia. Its river source is in the Khomas Highland. From there it flows westwards through the town of Okahandja, the historic mission station at Gross Barmen, and the set ...
** Gami Kaub River ** Kaan River **
Khan River The river Khan is an ephemeral river crossing the Erongo region of central Namibia. It is the main tributary of the Swakop River and only occasionally carries surface water during the rain seasons in November and February/March. Khan's catchment ...
*** Etiro River ***
Slang River Slang River is a river in Mpumalanga, South Africa, near the towns of Volksrust and Wakkerstroom. The Zaaihoek Dam lies on the river. See also * List of rivers of South Africa This is a list of rivers in South Africa. It is quite common ...
** Omusema River ** Otjiseva River ** Sney River ** Tsaobis River * Ugab River ** Erundu River ** Goantagab River ** Okomize River ** Ozongombo River ** Uis River *
Uniab River The Uniab River is an ephemeral river on Namibia Skeleton Coast, located between Torra Bay and Terrace Bay. Its mouth is in the Grootberg Mountains near Palmwag. Inflows of the Uniab are Kaikams, Kawakab, Aub, Urenindes and Obob. The river ...
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Aub River Aub () is a city in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southeast of Würzburg, and northwest of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and, nearby the border of Baden-Württemberg. The river Gollach is the main body of water. Au ...
*** Barab River ** Kaikams River ** Kawakab River ** Urenindes River ** Obob River


Flowing into the Indian Ocean

* Zambezi ** Kwando River (or Linyanti River or Chobe River)


Flowing into endorheic basins


Arasab Pan

* Arasab River


Etosha Pan

* Akazulu River *
Cuvelai River Cuvelai is a town and municipality in Cunene Province in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , rel ...
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Ekuma River The Ekuma River is one of three rivers that supply a majority of water to the Etosha Pan, pan in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, the other two being the Oshigambo River and the Omaramba River, Omurambo Ovambo River. The Ekumo is an ephemeral r ...
* Etosha River * Nipele River * Okatana River * Omuramba Ovambo * Omuthiya River * Oshigambo River


Koichab Pan

* Koichab River


Okau Swamp

* Munutum River


Okavango Delta

* Eiseb River *
Epukiro River Epukiro is a cluster of small settlements in the remote eastern part of the Omaheke Region of Namibia, situated about northeast of the regional capital Gobabis. The centre of the populated area is the Catholic mission station. Epukiro had about ...
* Daneib River * Khaudom River * Nhoma River * Okavango River **
Mpungu River Mpungu is a settlement and a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society in the Mpungu Constituency in the Kavango West Region in Northern Namibia. It is located ca. 40 km south-west of Nkurenkuru and is inland as opposed ...
** Omatako Omuramba * Otjozondjou River


Sossusvlei

* Tsauchab **
Zebra River Zebras (, ) (subgenus ''Hippotigris'') are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: the Grévy's zebra (''Equus grevyi''), plains zebra (''E. quagga''), and the mountain zebra (''E. zebra ...


Tsondabvlei

* Tsondab River ** Diep River ** Koireb River ** Noab River


Unnamed Pans

* Duwisib River


Evaporating in the desert


Kalahari

* Chapman's River * Rietfontein River


Namib

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Kaukausib Kaukausib-River in German called ''Kaukausib-Mulde'' is a rivier (dry river) within the Diamond Restricted Area also called ''Sperrgebiet'' in the south of Namibia. The Kaukausib-Rivier extends through the Namib from south to north-north-west. ...
* Hunkab River * Nadas River * Ondusengo River * Sechomib River *
Tumas River Tumas is a given name and a surname, In Maltese it means Thomas. As a Lithuanian surname, it has two feminine forms: Tumienė (name by marriage) and Tumaitė (maiden name). Notable people with the name include: *Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas (1869†...
* Uguchab River


Alphabetic list

Akazulu River ∘ Arasab River ∘ Auob River Chapman's River ∘
Cuvelai River Cuvelai is a town and municipality in Cunene Province in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , rel ...
Daneib River ∘ Duwisib River Eiseb River ∘
Ekuma River The Ekuma River is one of three rivers that supply a majority of water to the Etosha Pan, pan in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, the other two being the Oshigambo River and the Omaramba River, Omurambo Ovambo River. The Ekumo is an ephemeral r ...
∘ Etosha River ∘
Epukiro River Epukiro is a cluster of small settlements in the remote eastern part of the Omaheke Region of Namibia, situated about northeast of the regional capital Gobabis. The centre of the populated area is the Catholic mission station. Epukiro had about ...
Fish River
Hoanib River The Hoanib is one of the 12 ephemeral seasonal rivers in the west of Namibia, where it was the border between northern Damaraland and Kaokoland. Its length is 270 km. With the low population density, the oasis character of the river valley ...
∘ Hoarisib River ∘
Huab River The Huab River is an ephemeral river in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. Its source is southeast of Kamanjab, from where it flows westwards through Mopane savanna until it reaches the Skeleton Coast and the Atlantic Ocean. Inflows of t ...
∘ Hunkab River Kaukausib River ∘
Khan River The river Khan is an ephemeral river crossing the Erongo region of central Namibia. It is the main tributary of the Swakop River and only occasionally carries surface water during the rain seasons in November and February/March. Khan's catchment ...
∘ Khaudom River ∘
Khumib River The river Khumib is an ephemeral river crossing the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. It occasionally carries surface water during the rainy seasons in November and February/March. Its catchment area is estimated between 2200 and . The Khum ...
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Koigab River The Koigab River is an ephemeral river on Namibia Skeleton Coast. Its source is in the Grootberg Mountains near Bergsig, where its two inflows, the Gui-Tsawisib and the Springbok are located. Koigab's catchment area In human geography, a cat ...
∘ Koichab River ∘ Konkiep River ∘ Kuiseb River ∘
Kunene River The Cunene (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene (common Namibian spelling) is a river in Southern Africa. It flows from the Angola highlands south to the border with Namibia. It then flows west along the border until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It ...
∘ Kwando River
Löwen River Löwen, literally meaning "lions", may refer to: Places *Leuven or , the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium *Lewin Brzeski or , a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland Sports *Fra ...
Messum River ∘
Mpungu River Mpungu is a settlement and a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society in the Mpungu Constituency in the Kavango West Region in Northern Namibia. It is located ca. 40 km south-west of Nkurenkuru and is inland as opposed ...
∘ Munutum River Nadas River ∘ Nhoma River ∘ Nipele River ∘ Nossob River Oanob River ∘ Olifants River ∘ Okatana River ∘ Okavango River ∘ Omaruru River ∘ Omatako Omuramba ∘ Omuramba Ovambo ∘ Omuthiya River ∘ Ondusengo River ∘ Orange River ∘ Orawab River ∘ Oshigambo River ∘ Otjozondjou River Rietfontein River Sechomib River ∘ Skaap River ∘
Swakop River The Swakop River ( naq, Tsoaxaub) is a major river in western central Namibia. Its river source is in the Khomas Highland. From there it flows westwards through the town of Okahandja, the historic mission station at Gross Barmen, and the set ...
Tsauchab River ∘ Tsondab River ∘
Tumas River Tumas is a given name and a surname, In Maltese it means Thomas. As a Lithuanian surname, it has two feminine forms: Tumienė (name by marriage) and Tumaitė (maiden name). Notable people with the name include: *Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas (1869†...
Ugab River ∘ Uguchab River ∘
Uniab River The Uniab River is an ephemeral river on Namibia Skeleton Coast, located between Torra Bay and Terrace Bay. Its mouth is in the Grootberg Mountains near Palmwag. Inflows of the Uniab are Kaikams, Kawakab, Aub, Urenindes and Obob. The river ...
Zambezi


References

{{Africa topic, List of rivers of * Namibia
Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...