Inga Falls
Inga Falls is a rapid 40 km from Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the Congo River drops 96 m (315 ft) over the course of 15 km (9 mi). The falls are part of a larger group of rapids in the lower Congo River. Livingstone Falls are located upstream closer to the Pool Malebo. These falls have formed in a sharp bend of Congo River where the width of river fluctuates from more than 4 km to only 260 m.
| Inga Falls | |
|---|---|
| Location | Matadi Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinates | 5.448835°S 13.588362°E |
| Type | Segmented Rapids |
| Total height | 96 metres (315 ft) |
| Longest drop | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Average width | 914 metres (2,999 ft) |
| Watercourse | Congo River |
| Average flow rate | 25,768 m3/s (910,000 cu ft/s) (est.) |
With a median discharge of 42,476 m³/s (1,500,000 ft³/s), the falls could be considered the largest in the world, but it is not widely considered to be a true waterfall. Its maximum recorded volume is 70,793 m³/s (2,500,000 ft³/s). Inga falls is also the site of two large hydroelectric dams, named Inga I and Inga II, as well as two projected dams, Inga III and the Grand Inga Dam, the latter of which would be the largest (by power production) in the world.