![]() ![]() The Malagarasi is older than Lake Tanganyika, and before the lake was formed, it probably was a headwater of the Lualaba River, the main Congo River headstream. The Malagarasi River, which is Tanzania's second largest river, enters the east side of Lake Tanganyika. ![]() The major river flowing into the lake is the Ruzizi River, formed about 10,000 years ago, which enters the north of the lake from Lake Kivu. At least 90% of the water influx is from rain falling on the lake's surface and at least 90% of the water loss is from direct evaporation. Precipitation and evaporation play a greater role than the rivers. The one major outflow is the Lukuga River, which empties into the Congo River drainage. Two main rivers flow into the lake, as well as numerous smaller rivers and streams (whose lengths are limited by the steep mountains around the lake). It extends for 676 km (420 mi) in a general north–south direction and averages 50 km (31 mi) in width. It is the deepest lake in Africa and holds the greatest volume of fresh water on the continent, accounting for 16% of the world's available fresh water. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second-largest lake by volume in the world. Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It drains into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean. The lake is shared among four countries- Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Zambia, with Tanzania (46%) and DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. Lake Tanganyika ( / ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə, - ɡ æ n-/) is an African Great Lake. Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. ![]()
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