Editing Transport in Zambia (section)

===Main systems===

* 2,250&nbsp;km of principal navigable rivers, including the upper [[Zambezi]] ([[Barotse Floodplain]]), [[Chambeshi River|Chambeshi]], [[Kafue River|Kafue]], [[Luapula River|Luapula]]; and the [[Luangwa River|Luangwa]], though not always in the dry season.
* other rivers navigable to canoes and small boats seasonally or in sections include the [[Dongwe River|Dongwe]]/[[Kabompo River|Kabompo]] and [[Lungwebungu]] in the west and Luena-[[Luongo River|Luongo]] and upper [[Kalungwishi]] in the north, and numerous others. 
* Lake transport – principal navigable lakes (with main port or boating centre in brackets): [[Lake Tanganyika]] ([[Mpulungu]]), [[Lake Mweru]] ([[Nchelenge]]-[[Kashikishi]]), [[Lake Mweru Wantipa]] ([[Kaputa]]), [[Lake Bangweulu]] ([[Samfya]]), [[Lake Kariba]] ([[Siavonga]]).
* Navigable channels in swamps: the largest of these is the [[Bangweulu Swamps]] comprising hundreds of kilometres of channels over an area of up to 10,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> depending on season. Others include the upper Zambezi/Barotse Floodplain especially at Mongu, the lower Luapula, the [[Lake Mweru Wantipa|Mweru Marshes]], [[Lukanga Swamp]], and the Luena-Lufubu swamps at Mushota, Kawambwa district.