Great_Ruaha_River
Great Ruaha River
River in Iringa, Dodoma and Morogoro Region, Tanzania
The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. It traverses and marks the borders between Iringa Region, Dodoma Region and Morogoro Region. The Great Ruaha river has a basin catchment area of 83,970 square kilometres (32,421 sq mi).[1] The population of the basin is mainly sustained by irrigation and water-related livelihoods such as fishing and livestock keeping.