Simiyu River
The Simiyu River is a river located in Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, Tanzania. It flows into Lake Victoria in the African Great Lakes region. As one of the six main inlets to Lake Victoria, it forms part of the upper headwaters of the Nile. The Simiyu Region is named after the river.
| Simiyu River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Mto Simiyu (Sukuma) |
| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Simiyu Region and Arusha Region | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 1,680 m (5,510 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria |
• coordinates | 02°31′49″S 033°25′11″E |
• elevation | 1,133 m (3,717 ft) |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,800 km2 (4,200 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) (dry season) |
| • maximum | 200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s) (rainy season) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Duma River (Tanzania) |
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