Inga Falls

Inga Falls is a rapid 40 km from Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the Congo River drops 96 m (315 ft) over the course of 15 km (9 mi).[2]

Inga Falls
Location	Matadi Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates	5.448835°S 13.588362°E / -5.448835; 13.588362
Type	Segmented Rapids
Total height	96 metres (315 ft) [1]
Longest drop	21 metres (69 ft) [1]
Average width	914 metres (2,999 ft) [1]
Watercourse	Congo River
Average flow rate	25,768 m3/s (910,000 cu ft/s) (est.) [1]

The Inga Falls are part of a larger group of rapids in the lower Congo River. Livingstone Falls are located upstream closer to the Pool Malebo. These falls have formed in a sharp bend of Congo River where the width of river fluctuates from more than 4 km to mere 260 m.[3] At median discharge of 42,476 m³/s (1,500,000 ft³/s) it is arguably the largest waterfall in the world,[4] although its status as a true waterfall is disputed. Its maximum recorded volume is 70,793 m³/s (2,500,000 ft³/s).[2] Inga falls is also the site of two large hydroelectric dams, named Inga I and Inga II, as well as two projected dams, Inga III and the Grand Inga Dam, the latter of which would be the largest (by power production) in the world.[5]