This is a list of rivers in Malawi. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...
*''Ruvuma River (Mozambique)''
**''Lugenda River (Mozambique)''
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Luchimua River
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Mandimbe River
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Ngalamu River
*''Zambezi River (Mozambique)''
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Shire River
The Shire is the largest river in Malawi. It is the only outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi River in Mozambique. Its length is . The upper Shire River issues from Lake Malawi and runs approximately before it enters shallow Lake Malo ...
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Ruo River
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Thuchila River
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Luchenza River
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Likabula River
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Namkurumadzi River
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Lisungwe River
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Rivi Rivi River
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Liwawadzi River
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Masanje River
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Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
It is the fifth largest fr ...
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Bwanje River
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Lilongwe River
Lilongwe River is a river in Malawi, it flows through Lilongwe, the capital of the country.
The river is approximately 200 km long. It flows into Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambiq ...
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Diampwe River
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Likuni River
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Bua River
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Dwangwa River
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Luweya River
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South Rukuru River
The South Rukuru River is a river of northern Malawi.
The South Rukuru rises in southern Mzimba District, and flows roughly north-northeast to empty into Lake Malawi. Its watershed mostly lies in the Mzimba Plain. Its tributaries drain the weste ...
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Kasitu River
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Rumpi River
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North Rukuru River
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Lufilya River
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Mbalizi River
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Songwe River
Lake Chilwa
Lake Chilwa is the second-largest lake in Malawi after Lake Malawi. It is in eastern Zomba District, near the border with Mozambique. Approximately 60 km long and 40 km wide, the lake is surrounded by extensive wetlands. There is an isla ...
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Sombani River
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Phalombe River
References
United Nations 2004
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Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
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