Thislist of rivers in Burundi is a partial list of the larger rivers, arranged by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each parent stream's name.The coordinates given for each river are those of the mouth, if in Burundi, or of the last point in Burundi if the river flows into Rwanda or Tanzania.
Lake Victoria drains through theVictoria Nile,White Nile andNile into theMediterranean Sea.The Burundi portion of the Lake Victoria Basin drains via theKagera River (2°24′44″S30°32′50″E / 2.41231°S 30.54727°E /-2.41231; 30.54727 (Akagera (border))), through its tributaries theAkanyaru River in the west,Lake Rweru in the north, and theRurubu River in the center and east of Burundi.
TheAkanyaru River, which leaves Burundi at2°19′27″S29°57′43″E / 2.32429°S 29.96195°E /-2.32429; 29.96195 (Akanyaru (border)), defines the border between northern Burundi to the east and southern Rwanda to the west. It joins theNyabarongo River in Rwanda, a tributary of the Kagera River.
Right tributaries flowing from Burundi include:
Lake Rweru is drained by theKagera River and/or theNyabarongo River depending on the time of year.Rivers flowing into the lake from Burundi include:
TheRurubu River, which leaves Burundi at2°39′03″S30°32′00″E / 2.65087°S 30.53341°E /-2.65087; 30.53341 (Rurubu (border)), drains most of central and northern Burundi. It is a tributary of the Kagera River.
Right tributaries include:
Left tributaries include:
Lake Tanganyika drains through theLukuga River,Lualaba River andCongo River into theAtlantic Ocean.The west and south of Burundi drains into the lake.
The Ruzizi River flows south fromLake Kivu to Lake Tanganyika, forming the boundary between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Several rivers in Burundi flow west from theCongo-Nile ridge into the Ruzizi.
Lake Tanganyika forms the western boundary of Burundi south of the Ruzizi. Various rivers empty directly ino the lake:
The Malagarasi River originates near Lake Tanganyika, and flows away from the lake, northeast along the boundary between southeast Burundi and Tanzania. It turn southwest, then south through Tanzania, then turns west and flows into Lake Tanganyika. It drains the southeast lowlands of Burundi.Major left tributaries in Burundi, from upstream to downstream, include:
