Kalambo River

Kalambo River
Kalambo Falls
Location
Country	Rukwa Region, Tanzania
Country	Northern Province, 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)

The Kalambo River forms part of the border between Zambia and Tanzania. It is a comparatively small stream which rises on the Ufipa Plateau in Rukwa Region,Tanzania]] north-east of Mbala at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) and descends into the Albertine Rift, entering the southeastern end of Lake Tanganyika at an elevation of about 770 metres (2,530 ft), in a straight-line distance of only about 50 kilometres (31 mi).^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

The site of the river includes important archaeological sites.