Zambezi

River in central and southeast Africa; length 3,540 km/2,200 mi from northwest Zambia through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean, with a wide delta near Chinde. Major tributaries include the Kafue in Zambia. It is interrupted by rapids, and includes on the Zimbabwe–Zambia border the Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-tunya) and Kariba Dam, which forms the reservoir of Lake Kariba, which has large fisheries and, like the Cahora Bassa dam and lake in Mozambique, is a major source of hydroelectricity. Its drainage area is about 1,347,000 sq km/520,000 sq mi, making it the fourth-largest African river basin.