Waterways In 35 editions of 36.

1,295 km navigable

navigable along small sections, important only locally

Lake Tanganyika

2,090 km; of decreasing importance

• 800 km;
• traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts;
• Oubangui is the most important river

2,000 km navigable

15,000 km including the Congo, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes

the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) Rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport; the rest are used for local traffic only

980 km navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons

• 3,500 km (including the Nile, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in the delta);
• Suez Canal, 193.5 km long (including approaches), used by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 16.1 meters of water

1,600 km perennially navigable

400 km

Volta, Ankobra, and Tano Rivers provide 155 km of perennial navigation for launches and lighters; Lake Volta provides 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways

1,295 km navigable by shallow-draft native craft

scattered stretches are important to coastal commerce

part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya; principal inland port is at Kisumu

of local importance only; isolated streams and small portions of Canal des Pangalanes

Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi); Shire River, 144 km

1,815 km navigable

mostly ferry traffic on the Senegal River

about 3,750 km of navigable routes

Niger river is navigable 300 km from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March

8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks

Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft

900 km total; 785 km on the Senegal, 115 km on the Saloum

800 km; 600 km navigable year round

5,310 km navigable

• Lake Tanganyika,
• Lake Victoria,
• Lake Nyasa

none

• Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward;
• Victoria Nile, Albert Nile;
• principal inland water ports are at Jinja and Port Bell, both on Lake Victoria

2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula Rivers, Lake Tanganyika

Lake Kariba is a potential line of communication

total navigability 1,200 km; chiefly Amu Darya, which handles steamers up to about 500 metric tons

5,150-8,046 km navigable waterways (includes 2,575-3,058 km main cargo routes)

138,600 km; about 109,800 km navigable

16,180 km; 3,631 km navigable by large vessels

about 1,770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas

2,253 km; mostly navigable by small craft only

1,609 km; use restricted to small native craft

397 km of principal routes (1986)

430 km; navigable by shallow-draft craft

825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable

about 730 km, seasonally navigable

240 km

Rio Lempa partially navigable

260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season

negligible; less than 100 km navigable

465 km navigable by small craft

2,220 km, including 2 large lakes

800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama Canal

43 km plus Albanian sections of Lake Scutari, Lake Ohrid, and Lake Prespa

446 km

2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use)

470 km (1986)

475 km (1986); the Elbe (Labe) is the principal river

417 km

6,675 km total (including Saimaa Canal); 3,700 km suitable for steamers

14,932 km; 6,969 km heavily traveled

2,319 km (1986)

• 5,222 km, of which almost 70% are usable by craft of 1,000-metric ton capacity or larger;
• major rivers include the Rhine and Elbe;
• Kiel Canal is an important connection between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea

80 km; system consists of three coastal canals and three unconnected rivers

1,622 km (1986)

limited for commercial traffic

2,400 km for various types of commercial traffic, although of limited overall value

37 km; Moselle River

6,340 km, of which 35% is usable by craft of 1,000 metric ton capacity or larger

1,577 km along west coast; 1.5-2.4 m draft vessels maximum

3,997 km navigable rivers and canals (1988)

820 km navigable; relatively unimportant to national economy, used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300-metric-ton cargo capacity

1,724 km (1984)

• 122,500 km navigable, exclusive of Caspian Sea (1987)

1,045 km, but of minor economic importance

2,052 km navigable for small steamers and barges

• 65 km;
• Rhine (Basel to Rheinfelden, Schaffhausen to Bodensee);
• 12 navigable lakes

• 2,291 total;
• British Waterways Board, 606 km;
• Port Authorities, 706 km;
• other, 979 km

2,600 km (1982)

904 km; the Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km, but closed since September 1980 because of Iran-Iraq war

• 1,015 km;
• Shatt al Arab usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km, but closed since September 1980 because of Iran-Iraq war;
• Tigris and Euphrates navigable by shallow-draft steamers (of little importance);
• Shatt al Basrah canal navigable in sections by shallow-draft vessels

672 km; of little economic importance

about 1,200 km

3,000 km, including St. Lawrence Seaway

2,900 km navigable rivers and coastal canals

41,009 km of navigable inland channels, exclusive of the Great Lakes (est.)

8,368 km; mainly by small, shallow-draft craft

203 km; 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges

small network of canals, totaling 5 km, in Line Islands

1,609 km; of little importance to transportation

10,940 km

none

11,000 km navigable

10,000 km of commercially navigable waterways

50,000 km navigable

725 km

14,300 km, navigable by river boats

1,500 km

460 km, navigable by small oceangoing vessels and river and coastal steamers; 3,300 km possibly navigable by native craft

6,000 km total of navigable waterways; Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo Rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km, respectively

3,100 km

8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km Lago Titicaca

• 1,200 km;
• most important means of transport;
• oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging from 4.2 m to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways

1,600 km; used by coastal and shallow-draft river craft

7,100 km; Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels

209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 meters

12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels

3,700 km navigable all year to craft drawing 0.6 meters; 282 km navigable to craft drawing 1.8 meters

21,579 km total; Sumatra 5,471 km, Java and Madura 820 km, Kalimantan 10,460 km, Celebes 241 km, Irian Jaya 4,587 km

about 4,587 km, primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,897 additional kilometers are sectionally navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m

• Peninsular Malaysia--3,209 km;
• Sabah--1,569 km;
• Sarawak--2,518 km

3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels

• 3,999 km principal waterways;
• 3,701 km with navigable depths of 0.9 m or more throughout the year;
• numerous minor waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft

about 17,702 km navigable; more than 5,149 km navigable at all times by vessels up to 1.8 meter draft