Great Ruaha
Great Ruaha is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -7.50°, 36.52°
About Great Ruaha
The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. It traverses and marks the borders between Iringa Region, Dodoma Region and Morogoro Region. The Great Ruaha river has a basin catchment area of 83,970 square kilometres (32,421 sq mi). The population of the basin is mainly sustained by irrigation and water-related livelihoods such as fishing and livestock keeping.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Great Ruaha River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Great Ruaha: Key Facts
| Length | 480 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 140 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 84,000 km² |
| Mouth | Rufiji River |
Facts from Wikidata Q1861088 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Great Ruaha: Quick Answers
- Where is Great Ruaha?
- Great Ruaha is located in Tanzania, at 7.5008° S, 36.5173° E.
- Are there dams on the Great Ruaha?
- No dam on the Great Ruaha is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.