Kalambo River

The Kalambo River forms part of the border between Zambia and Tanzania. It is a comparatively small stream which rises on the Ufipa Plateau north-east of Mbala at an elevation of about 1800 m and descends into the Albertine Rift, entering the southeastern end of Lake Tanganyika at an elevation of about 770 m, in a straight-line distance of only about 50 km. This accounts for its main claim to fame, its waterfall, Kalambo Falls, which is Africa's second highest falls (after South Africa's Tugela Falls). Below the falls, the river runs in a deep gorge.

Kalambo River
Kalambo Falls
Location
Country	Tanzania
Country	Zambia
Physical characteristics
Source	Ufipa Plateau
• location	Zambia
• elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Mouth	Lake Tanganyika
• location	Tanzania
• elevation	770 m (2,530 ft)
Length	50 km (31 mi)

For more details see Kalambo Falls, including coverage of the important archaeological sites discovered there.