Facts of Nile River

Basic & Interesting Nile River Facts List

• It is the longest river in the world. It is approximately 4,160 miles "6,670 km" long.

• The Nile river flows from the high mountains in the middle regions of Africa north to the Nile delta.

• Near the Mediterranean Sea the river splits into two branches, the Rosetta Branch (to the west) and the Damietta (to the east). Both flow into the Mediterranean Sea.

• There are two major branches of the Nile; they are the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile originates in East Africa, and the Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia.

• The two major sources of the river are Lake Victoria which feeds the White Nile branch, and Lake Tana which feeds the Blue Nile branch.

• The rivers average discharge is approximately 300 million cubic meters per day.

• There are nine countries the Nile and its tributaries flow through. These countries are (Egypt, Zaire, Tanzanian, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Kenya.)

• The Nile basin (the land area drained by the river) is very large. It includes areas in Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda.