List of rivers of Nigeria

Map showing the major rivers of Nigeria.

This is a list of rivers of Nigeria. This list is arranged by drainage basin and from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean[]

• Ouémé River
  • Okpara River
• Ogun River
• (Awna River)
  • Ogunpa River
• Osun River
  • Erinle River
    • Otin River
  • Oba River
  • Omi Osun
• Niger River
  • Escravos River (distributary)
  • Forcados River (distributary)
  • Chanomi Creek (distributary)
  • Nun River (distributary)
  • New Calabar River (distributary)
  • Anambra River
  • Benue River
    • Katsina Ala River
      • Menchum River
    • Donga River
      • (Suntai River)
    • Wase River
    • Taraba River
    • Gongola River
    • Faro River
  • Kaduna River
  • Oli River
  • Sokoto River
    • Ka River
    • Zamfara River
    • Rima River
      • Goulbi de Maradi River
• Bonny River
• Imo River
  • Aba River
  • Otamiri River
• Kwa Ibo River
• Cross River
  • Akwayafe River
  • Great Kwa River
  • Calabar River
  • • • Ekulu River

Lake Chad[]

• Yobe River
  • Komadugu Gana River
  • Jama'are River (Bunga River)
  • Hadejia River
• Ngadda River

References[]

• Prentice-Hall, Inc., American World Atlas 1985
• Army Map Service 1967
• GEOnet Names Server

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