Akanyaru River
| Akanyaru River Kanyaru | |
|---|---|
Akanyaru River in the Kagera catchment (center) | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Burundi, Rwanda |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southern Province, Rwanda |
| • coordinates | 2°39′52″S 29°21′52″E / 2.66444°S 29.36444°E |
| • elevation | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) |
| Mouth | Nyabarongo River |
• coordinates | 2°04′30″S 30°01′08″E / 2.07504°S 30.018929°E |
• elevation | 1,348 m (4,423 ft) |
| Length | 187.5 km (116.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,406 km2 (2,087 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 39.91 m3 (1,409 cu ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nyabarongo → Kagera → Lake Victoria → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| Population | 2,990,000 |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Mwogere, Kayava, Buyongwe, Ndurumu |
The Akanyaru River is the main tributary of the Nyabarongo River. It rises in the western highlands of Rwanda and Burundi, flows east and then north along the border between those countries before joining the Nyabarongo River. The lower stretches contain important but unprotected wetlands, which are under threat from human activity.