Editing Congo River (section)

==Tributaries==
[[File:CongoLualaba watershed plain political.png|thumb|Course and drainage basin of the Congo River with countries marked]]
[[File:CongoLualaba watershed topo.png|thumb|Course and drainage basin of the Congo River with topography shading]]

The main river and tributaries are (sorted in order from the mouth heading upstream):

{| class="wikitable";"
 !rowspan=2| Left tributary
 !rowspan=2| Right tributary
 !colspan=2| Length
 !colspan=2| Basin size
 !colspan=2| Average discharge
 |-
 !km
 !mi
 !km<sup>2</sup>
 !sq mi
 !m<sup>3</sup>/s
 !cu ft/s
 |-
 | colspan="2" |''Congo''
 |{{convert|4,374|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|3,712,316|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|41,400|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | colspan="8" style=text-align:center|'''Lower Congo'''<br />(river mouth to [[Kinshasa]])
 |-
 |
 |Luki
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|14.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lué-Grande
 | rowspan="5" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,786.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|25.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Fuila
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,051.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|8.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[M'pozo River|M'pozo]]
 |{{convert|170|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|6,932.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|78.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |[[Lufu River|Lufu]]
 |{{convert|190|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|2,586.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|27.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Kwilu
 |{{convert|284|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|6,500|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|89.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Lwala
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,322.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|26.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |[[Lukunga River|Lukunga]]
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,166.9|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|25.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Yambi
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,262.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|19.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Mpioka
 | rowspan="3" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|788.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lunzadi
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|753.9|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|11.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Inkisi River|Inkisi]]
 |{{convert|392|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|13,500|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|291.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 |Foulakary
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|3,230.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|51.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Djoué River|Djoué]]
 |{{convert|175|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|6,225|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|158.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | colspan="8" style=text-align:center|'''Middle Congo'''<br />([[Kinshasa]] to the [[Boyoma Falls]])
 |-
 |[[Ndjili River|N'djili]]
 | rowspan="2" |
 |{{convert|79|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|2,258.9|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|38.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Nsele Valley Park|Nsele]]
 |{{convert|193|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|4,500|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|77.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 |Djiri
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,395.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|31.3|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Yana
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|663.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|15.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Lufimi
 |
 |{{convert|250|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|11,500|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|199|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Mary
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|3,529|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|84.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Mai Mpili
 | rowspan="3" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|759.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|13|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lidji
 |{{convert|108|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|1,686|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|24.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Kasai River|Kasai]]
 |{{convert|2,153|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|884,370|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|11,600|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="4" |
 |Gambomba
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,372.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|29.3|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lefini River|Léfini]]
 |{{convert|250|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|14,951.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|423.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |M'Pouya
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,175.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|21.2|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |N'Goindi
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,537.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|30|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Gampoka
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,036.8|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 | Nkeni
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|8,249.6|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|209.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Nkeme
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|3,154|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|39.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Nsolu
 | rowspan="2" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|4,129|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|39.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Sangasi
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,020.9|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|19.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="3" |
 | [[Alima]]
 |{{convert|500|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|23,192.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|700|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Likouala-Mossaka|Likouala]]
 |{{convert|615|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|69,800|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|1,053.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Sangha River|Sangha]]
 |{{convert|1,395|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|191,953|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|2,471|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Pama
 | rowspan="3" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,202.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|24.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Manga
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,337.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|17.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lake Tumba|Irebu]]
 |{{convert|35|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|7,380|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|105.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | [[Ubangi River|Ubangi]]
 |{{convert|2,299|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|651,918|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|5,936|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Ruki River|Ruki]]
 | rowspan="3" |
 |{{convert|1,200|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|173,790|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|4,500|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Ikelemba River|Ikelemba]]
 |{{convert|345|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|12,510|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|222.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lulonga River|Lulonga]]
 |{{convert|705|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|76,950|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|2,040|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Moeko
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|4,346.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|40.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | [[Mongala River|Mongala]]
 |{{convert|590|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|52,200|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|708.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lofofe
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,333.8|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|22.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Mioka
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,872|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|30.2|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Isambi
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,135.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|36.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="8" |
 |Molua
 |{{convert|71|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|1,566.6|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|24.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Itimbiri River|Itimbiri]]
 |{{convert|650|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|50,490|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|773.2|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Makpulu
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,279.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|22.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Loie
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|682.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|12.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Moliba
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,363.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|24.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Ikot
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|987.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|20.3|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Mokeke
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|695|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|12.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lula
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|582|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lunua
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|612.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|12.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | [[Aruwimi River|Aruwimi]]
 |{{convert|1,287|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|116,100|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|2,200|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Loleka
 | rowspan="3" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,349.6|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|27.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lukombe
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,931.8|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|53.3|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lomami River|Lomami]]
 |{{convert|1,798|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|109,080|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|2,061.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Lubilu
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,222.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|20|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Romée
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|601.9|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 |Lubania
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|743.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|11.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lindi River|Lindi]]
 |{{convert|800|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|60,300|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|1,200|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | colspan="8" style=text-align:center|'''Upper Congo'''<br />([[Lualaba River|Lualaba]]; upstream from the [[Boyoma Falls]])
 |-
 |Yoko
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|866.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|15.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | Maiko
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|13,935.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|318.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Oluka
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|495.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 |Obiautku
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,290.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|33.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Lilu
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|6,381.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|192.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Ruiki
 | rowspan="2" |
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|5,540.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|125.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Lilo
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|3,684.8|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|92.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 | [[Lowa (Kivu/Maniema)|Lowa]]
 |{{convert|600|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|49,590|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|1,624.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Ulindi River|Ulindi]]
 |{{convert|690|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|30,240|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|901.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Kasuku
 | 
 |{{convert|370|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|11,468.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|175.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="3" |
 | Ambe
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,231.8|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|69.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Luti
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|771|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|22.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Elila River|Elila]]
 |{{convert|670|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|27,360|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|678.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Lueki
 |
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|6,494.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|58.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |
 |Kihamuwa
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,362|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|23.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Kabila
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,229.6|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|22|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lowe
 | rowspan="3" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,306.4|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|16.3|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Ganze
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,331.6|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|8.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Lubutu
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|8,419.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|57|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | Kunda
 |  ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|5,749.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|41.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Mulongoi
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|4,754.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|21.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="6" |
 |Lulindi
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|3,515|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|17.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Luama River|Luama]]
 |{{convert|500|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|25,099.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|221|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Luika
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|6,214.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|17.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Luvilo
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,126.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|4.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lufutuka
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,792.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|6.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lukuga River|Lukuga]]
 |{{convert|350|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|271,580|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|271|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lubanzi
 | rowspan="3" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|3,045.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|19.3|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Kay
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,742|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|8.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lukuswa
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,822.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|7.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Luboy
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,644.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|4.4|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Luvidjo
 |
 |{{convert|240|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|11,312.4|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|69.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="3" |
 |Kalongwe
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,208.1|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|3.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Luvua River|Luvua]]
 |{{convert|373|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|265,260|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|600|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Kai
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,142.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|6.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lubumbu
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,342.4|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|8.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | Kalumen-<br />gongo
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|8,069.3|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|66.9|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | Lovoi
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|19,624.6|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|185.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 | [[Lufira River|Lufira]]
 |{{convert|650|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|51,480|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|502|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | [[Lubudi River (Lualaba tributary)|Lubudi]]
 |
 |{{convert|370|km|mi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|27,500|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|191.5|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |
 |Kalule
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|4,208.8|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|28.6|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Musonoi
 | rowspan="2" |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,539.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|7.7|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lufupa
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|5,070.7|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|36.8|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 | rowspan="3" |
 |Kando
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|2,455.5|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|16.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Nyundwelu
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,319.4|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10.1|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Lukonga
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,721.2|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|10.2|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |-
 |Mukwishi
 |
 | ||<!--placeholder: remove || when adding a value-->
 |{{convert|1,562|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
 |{{convert|12.2|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|- class=sortbottom
!scope=row colspan=8 | '''Source:'''<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01671764 |title=Satellite-based estimates of surface water dynamics in the Congo River Basin (HAL) |journal=International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation |date=2017 |volume=66 |page=196 |doi=10.1016/j.jag.2017.11.015 |last1=Becker |first1=Melanie |last2=Papa |first2=F. |last3=Frappart |first3=Frédéric |last4=Alsdorf |first4=D. |last5=Calmant |first5=S. |last6=Silva |first6=J. Santos da |last7=Prigent |first7=C. |last8=Seyler |first8=F. |s2cid=6873734 |access-date=2022-10-28 |archive-date=2022-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006234856/https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01671764 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/ |title=Topographic maps |access-date=2022-10-28 |archive-date=2022-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028103810/https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cicos.int/2014/03/ |title=Commission Internationale du Bassin Congo-Oubangui-Sangha (CICOS) |date=2014 |access-date=2022-10-28 |archive-date=2022-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028103816/https://www.cicos.int/2014/03/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Congo River">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/V1/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=54&catid=215&Itemid=179|title=Congo River}}</ref><ref name="Le Fleuve Congo">{{cite web|url=http://congeau.site/fleuvecongo.html|title=Le Fleuve Congo}}</ref>
|}

'''Lower Congo''' (river mouth to [[Kinshasa]])
Downstream of Kinshasa, from the river mouth at [[Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Banana]], there are a few major tributaries.
* [[M'pozo River|M'pozo]] (left)
* Kwilu (left)
* [[Inkisi River|Inkisi]] (left)
* Foulakary (right)
* [[Djoué River|Djoué]] (right)
'''Middle Congo''' ([[Kinshasa]] to the [[Boyoma Falls]])
* Nsele (left)
* Lufimi (left)
* Mary (right)
* [[Kasai River|Kwa–Kasai]] (left)
** [[Fimi River|Fimi]]
*** [[Lukenie River|Lukenie]][[File:LukenieRiver.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of the [[Lukenie River]] as it meanders through the [[Central Congolian lowland forests]]]]
*** Lokoro—[[Lake Mai-Ndombe]]
** [[Kwango River|Kwango]]
*** Culio
*** [[Wamba River|Wamba]]
*** [[Kwilu River|Kwilu]]
**** [[Kwenge River|Kwenge]]
**** Inzia
** [[Loange River|Loange]]
** [[Sankuru River|Sankuru]]
*** Lubilanji
*** [[Lubefu River|Lubefu]]
*** [[Lubudi River (Sankuru tributary)|Lubudi]]
** [[Lulua River|Lulua]]
** Chicapa
** [[Luachimo Hydroelectric Power Station|Luachimo]]
** Lubembe
*** Chiumbe
* [[Léfini River|Léfini]] (right)[[File:Lefini River (25583791878).jpg|thumb|[[Léfini River]]]]
* Nkeni (right)
*[[Alima]] (right)
* [[Likouala-Mossaka|Likouala]]-[[Likouala-Mossaka|Mossaka]] (right) 
* [[Sangha River|Sangha]] (right)
** [[Likouala-aux-Herbes|Likouala aux Herbes]]
** [[Ngoko River|Ngoko]]
*** [[Boumba River|Boumba]]
** [[Kadéï River|Kadéï]] (570&nbsp;km, 41,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, 466 m<sup>3</sup>/s)
** Mambéré
* [[Ubangi River|Ubangi]] (right)[[File:Убанги као пут.jpg|thumb|[[Ubangi River]]]]
** Giri
** Lua
** [[Lobaye River|Lobaye]]
** Mbali
** [[Ouaka River|Ouaka]]
** [[Kotto River|Kotto]]
** [[Mbomou River|Mbomou]][[File:Forward, forward.jpg|thumb|Man on the [[Mbomou River]], between Bangassou and Ndu]]
*** [[Chinko River|Chinko]]
*** [[Mbari River|Mbari]]
*** Bili
** [[Uele River|Uele]][[File:Uele rivière Bomokandi.jpg|thumb|[[Uele River]]]]
*** [[Kibali River|Kibali]]
*** [[Dungu River (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|Dungu]]
*** [[Bomokandi River|Bomokandi]]
*** [[Uere River|Uere]]
* Irebu—[[Lake Tumba]] (left)
* [[Ruki River|Ruki]] (left)
** [[Momboyo River|Momboyo]]
** [[Busira River|Busira]]
*** [[Salonga River|Salonga]]
*** [[Tshuapa River|Tshuapa or Ruki]] (left)
**** [[Lomela River|Lomela]]
* [[Ikelemba River|Ikelemba]] (left)
* [[Lulonga River|Lulonga]] (left)
** [[Lopori River|Lopori]]
** [[Maringa River|Maringa]]
* Moeko (right)
* [[Mongala River|Mongala]] (right)
* [[Itimbiri River|Itimbiri]] (right)
* [[Aruwimi River|Aruwimi]] (right)
** [[Ituri River|Ituri]][[File:Photo of the day 11.10.2015 (21868921339).jpg|thumb|A river flowing through the [[Ituri Rainforest]]]]
** [[Nepoko River|Nepoko]]
* Lukombe (left) 
* [[Lomami River|Lomami]] (left)[[File:Swallowtails on bank of Lomami River at Katopa Camp, Democratic Republic of the Congo (cropped).JPG|thumb|[[Lomami River]]]]
* [[Lindi River|Lindi]] (right)
** [[Tshopo River|Tshopo]][[File:Cascades of the Tshopo river.jpg|thumb|Cascades of the [[Tshopo River]]]]
* Maiko (right)
'''Upper Congo''' ([[Lualaba River|Lualaba]]; upstream from the [[Boyoma Falls]])
* Lilu (right)
* Ruiki (left)
* Lilo (left)
*[[Lowa (Kivu/Maniema)|Lowa]] (right)
** Oso
*[[Ulindi River|Ulindi]] (right)
** Lugulu
* Kasuku (left)
* Ambe (right)
*[[Elila River|Elila]] (right)
* Loho (left)
* Lubutu (left)
* Kunda (right)
*[[Luama River|Luama]] (right)
* Luika (right)
*[[Lukuga River|Lukuga]] (right)
** [[Ruzizi River|Rusizi]] ([[Lake Tanganyika]])[[File:Hippos and Bridge, Burundi 067.jpg|thumb|[[Ruzizi River]]]]
** [[Malagarasi River|Malagarasi]] ([[Lake Tanganyika]])
*** [[Ugalla River National Park|Ugalla]]
*** Gombe
**** Moyowosi
* Luvidjo (left)
* [[Luvua River|Luvua]] (right)
** [[Kalungwishi River|Kalungwishi]] ([[Lake Mweru]])
** [[Luapula River|Luapula]] ([[Lake Mweru]]; 740&nbsp;km, 173,386&nbsp;km², 741 m<sup>3</sup>/s)
*** [[Chambeshi River|Chambeshi]] ([[Lake Bangweulu]], [[Bangweulu Wetlands|Bangweulu swamp]]; 500&nbsp;km, 44,427&nbsp;km², 185 m<sup>3</sup>/s)
* Kalumengongo (right)
* Lovoi (left)
* [[Lufira River|Lufira]] (right)
* [[Lubudi River (Lualaba tributary)|Lubudi]] (left)
* Lufupa (left)