Rivers, Lakes, falls of Botswana

The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is 1,390,000 square kilometres (540,000 sq mi), slightly less than half that of the Nile. The 2,574-kilometre-long river (1,599 mi) rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses that country to empty into the Indian Ocean.
The Zambezi's most noted feature is Victoria Falls. Other notable falls include the Chavuma Falls at the border between Zambia and Angola, and Ngonye Falls, near Sioma in Western Zambia.

There are two main sources of hydroelectric power on the river, the Kariba Dam, which provides power to Zambia and Zimbabwe, and the Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique, which provides power to

Mozambique and South Africa. There is also a smaller power station at Victoria Falls.

Atlantic Ocean

• Orange River (South Africa)
  • Molopo River
    • Nossob River
    • Moselebe River

Indian Ocean

• Zambezi River
  • Cuando River (Chobe River) (Linyanti River)
    • Makwegana River (Selinda Spillway) (receives outflow from the Okavango during floods)
• Limpopo River
  • Shashe River
    • Ramokgwebana River
    • Tati River
  • Motloutse River
  • Lotsane River
  • Serorome River
  • Notwane River
    • Metsimotlhabe River
  • Marico River

Okavango Delta

• Okavango River
  • Ngamaseri River
• Khwai River
• Eiseb River
• Xaudum River

Makgadikgadi Pan

• Boteti River (flows out of the Okavango Delta in rainy seasons)
  • Thamalakane River
• Nata River
  • Tutumi River
• Semowane River
• Mosetse River
• Lepashe River
• Mosope River

Kalahari Desert

• Okwa River