1.The Congo River
Depth-250 meters or 820 ft
Finally, the champion of our list of 11 deepest rivers in the world, the Congo River is formerly known as the Zaire River, and it is 2, 900 miles long. The second-longest river on the continent right after the Nile, the Congo River originates in Zambia between lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa. The Congo discharges 43,300 cubic meters of water into the Atlantic Ocean, a little less than the Amazon. The Congo is crucial for the economic the development of the central African countries.
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