{"id":3865,"date":"2023-02-25T21:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T20:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2023-02-25T21:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T20:59:10","slug":"is-the-congo-river-saltwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/is-the-congo-river-saltwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the congo river saltwater?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Congo River is a river in Africa. It is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the fifth longest in the world. The Congo River is also the deepest river in the world. The Congo River is located in the Congo Basin and it flows through the countries of Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Angola. The Congo River is saltwater.<\/p>\n

No, the Congo River is not saltwater.<\/p>\n

What body of water does the Congo river? <\/h2>\n

The Congo River is one of the world’s great rivers, carrying 125 million cubic feet of water—more than 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools—into the Atlantic Ocean every second. The Congo is second only to the Amazon in terms of discharge, and its watershed covers more than 1.3 million square miles, making it the ninth largest in the world.<\/p>\n

The Congo River is the second longest river in Africa, after the Nile. It is also the deepest river in the world, with depths exceeding 220 m (720 ft). The Congo River flows through the Congo Basin, the second largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon Basin.<\/p>\n

Where does the Congo river get its water from <\/h3>\n