By Lily-Rose, Jasmine, Leah and Tiffany
What is the River Congo?
The River Congo, also known as Zaire, is
located in Africa-Congo and the
Democratic Republic of Congo. It flows
through some of the cities such as:
Novosbirsk, Barnaul, Mogochin and
Akaderngorodok. It’s mouth is the Atlantic
ocean and it sources are : Lake Mweru and
Lake Tanganyika.
Fun Fact:
The River Congo serves the second largest rainforest in the world!
River Study…
Name: The Congo (also known as the Zaire)
Source: Lake Mweru and Lake Tanganyika
Location: Congo and The Democratic Republic of
Congo
Tributaries: Angola, Zambia, Tazania, Central African
Republic and Cameroon
Major cities flowing through: Novosbirsk, Barnaul,
Mogochin and Akaderngorodok.
Discharge: Average=41,000 m 3/5
-Features of a riverErosion: When fast water washes away rocks and loose soil
Gorge: A steep-sided river valley which is narrow and deep
Oxbow Lake: When meanders become tighter and
cut off, forming an oxbow lake
the loop is
Dams: A barrier of soil, concrete or rock- restricting water flow
Flood plain: Flat land along the river bank, often
Spring: A small pond formed by the river.
floods
Journey of a River…
From the source, for this river the sources are:
Lake Mweru and Lake Tanganyika, the stream
travels through rapids and meets the other
streams- this is called a tributary. Following this,
rain falls onto the mountains and forms
hundreds of tributaries- these join together and
form a river.
Next the river joins the rapids, the water is fastflowing and extremely dangerous. It rushes
through canyons, past cliffs and swirls over hard
rocks.
Journey of a river…
The river flows out of the rapids and along into
the valley. In the valley, the water is a lot wider
ready to travel into the middle course. Once it
has begun to form into the middle course, the
current slows down, however, it is still powerful.
Instead of the water cutting downwards, it cuts
sideways into the bank. This makes the river
twist from side-to-side in huge bends called
meanders.
Journey of a River…
Further down the valley, the land is even
flatter. At some parts there is no real banks
at all!
The flat land beside the river is called the
flood-plain. The flood plain is known to
flood easily due to it’s banks breaking.
Comparison to the river Medway
Subject:
River Congo:
River Medway:
Length-
4,700km
113km
Depth-
720 feet
0.41 m
Width-
3.5 miles
n/a
Country-
Congo
England
Mouth-
Atlantic
Thames
Formed-
1.5-2 million years
n/a
- River Medway
River Congo-
Glossary…
 Tributary: Where two streams join together.
 Rapids: Fast-flowing river- the newly
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formed river
Middle course: The main body of a river
Current: The speed of the water
Bank: The high hill-sides beside the river
Meanders: A curvel bend in the river
 Flood-Plain: Flat land alongside the
bank- often floods.
Fun Facts!!!
 Most powerful river in the continent
 Deepest river in the world
 Serves 2nd largest rainforest in the world
 Home to 40 hydro electric plants
 Second longest river in Africa
 9th longest river in the world
 Around 700 fish species live in the river
- River Congo
Conclusion
This power point was to explain what the River Congo
is about - we hope you learnt lots about the two rivers
we studied. Personally, Jasmine’s favourite was Congo,
Lily-rose’s was Congo, Tiff’s was Medway and Leah’s
was Congo.
THANK-YOU!  