Okavango River

Okavango
Okavango in Kavango, Namibia
Okavango river basin map
Location
Countries	Angola Namibia Botswana
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cachiungo, Angola
• coordinates	12°42′22″S 16°04′52″E / 12.706°S 16.081°E / -12.706; 16.081
• elevation	1,788 m (5,866 ft)
Mouth	Okavango Delta
• location	Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
• coordinates	18°59′17″S 22°34′34″E / 18.988°S 22.576°E / -18.988; 22.576
• elevation	978 m (3,209 ft)
Length	1,700 km (1,100 mi)
Basin size	530,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	475 m3/s (16,800 cu ft/s)
• minimum	350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s)
• maximum	1,000 m3/s (35,000 cu ft/s)

The Okavango River (formerly spelt Okovango or Okovanggo), is a river in southwest Africa. It is known by this name in Botswana, and as Cubango in Angola, and Kavango in Namibia.^[1] It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for 1,600 km (1,000 mi). It begins at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in the sandy highlands of Angola. Farther south, it forms part of the border between Angola and Namibia, and then flows into Botswana. The Okavango does not have an outlet to the sea. Instead, it discharges into the Okavango Delta or Okavango Alluvial Fan, in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert. The Cuito River is a major tributary.