Waterways In 35 editions of 36.

671,886 km (2004)

1,300 km (2007)

• 150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005)

• mainly on Lake Tanganyika (2005)

• navigation mainly on Benue River; limited during rainy season (2005)

• 2,800 km (primarily on the Oubangui and Sangha rivers) (2006)

• Chari and Legone rivers are navigable only in wet season (2006)

15,000 km (2005)

• 1,125 km (commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui rivers) (2006)

• 980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons) (2006)

3,500 km

note: includes Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches) navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m (2006)

• 1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2007)

• 390 km (on River Gambia; small ocean-going vessels can reach 190 km) (2006)

1,293 km

note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2007)

• 1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2005)

rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2007)

• part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya (2006)

600 km (2006)

• 700 km (on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River) (2007)

1,800 km (2007)

• 460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake) (2007)

300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March) (2005)

• 8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2007)

• Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft (2006)

• 1,000 km (primarily on Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance rivers) (2005)

• 800 km (600 km year round) (2005)

• 4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile rivers) (2006)

Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; rivers not navigable (2005)

• 50 km (seasonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2005)

on Lake Victoria, 200 km on Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, and parts of Albert Nile (2005)

• 2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers) (2005)

• on Lake Kariba (2005)

• 1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2007)

8,370 km

note: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in dry season (2006)

124,000 km navigable (2006)

14,500 km

note: 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2006)

• 1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2007)

4,000 km (on the Ertis ((Irtysh)) River (80%) and Syr Darya ((Syrdariya)) River) (2006)

• 2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)

• 1,608 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)

600 km (2007)

580 km

note: only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol (135 km); Selenge River (270 km) and Orhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from May to September (2004)

102,000 km (including 33,000 km with guaranteed depth)

note: 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2006)

• 160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2006)

• 200 km (along Vakhsh River) (2006)

• 1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal important inland waterways) (2006)

1,100 km (2006)

• 825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2007)

• 730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2007)

240 km (2007)

• Rio Lempa partially navigable for small craft (2007)

990 km

note: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season (2007)

• 465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)

• 2,220 km (including lakes Managua and Nicaragua) (2007)

• 800 km (includes 82 km Panama Canal) (2007)

43 km (2007)

358 km (2007)

2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country and by shallowness) (2003)

• 2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2006)

• Sava River (northern border) open to shipping but use limited (2006)

470 km (2007)

785 km (2007)

664 km (principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and other navigable rivers, lakes, and canals) (2006)

400 km (2007)

320 km (2006)

52,332 km (2006)

7,842 km

note: includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia (2006)

metropolitan France:

8,500 km (1,686 km accessible to craft of 3,000 metric tons)

French Guiana:

3,760 km (460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft) (2006)

7,467 km

note: Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea (2006)

6 km

note: Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2007)

• 1,622 km (most on Danube River) (2007)

• 956 km (pleasure craft only) (2007)

2,400 km

note: used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail (2006)

300 km (2006)

28 km (2006)

425 km (2005)

• 37 km (on Moselle River) (2007)

• 424 km (on Dniester and Prut rivers) (2007)

• 6,183 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2005)

1,577 km (2007)

• 3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2006)

• 210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2006)

1,731 km

note: includes 1,075 km on Danube River, 524 km on secondary branches, and 132 km on canals (2006)

• 587 km (primarily on Danube and Sava rivers) (2005)

• 172 km (on Danube River) (2005)

1,000 km (2003)

2,052 km (2005)

• 65 km (Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee) (2003)

• 2,253 km (most on Dnieper River) (2006)

• 3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2003)

• 850 km (on Karun River; additional service on Lake Urmia) (2006)

5,279 km

note: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2006)

• 900 km (not economically significant) (2005)

1,200 km (2005)

636 km

note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2007)

• 2,900 km (navigable rivers and coastal canals) (2007)

41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce)

note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2007)

2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2006)

203 km

note: 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges (2006)

• 5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2007)

11,000 km (2006)

11,000 km (2006)

• 10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2007)

• 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2007)

18,000 km (2006)

• 1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2006)

Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively (2006)

3,100 km (2007)

8,808 km

note: 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lago Titicaca (2007)

• 1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m) (2005)

1,600 km (2005)

7,100 km

note: Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2005)

• 209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m) (2007)

12,800 km (2007)

• 2,400 km (mainly on Mekong River) (2005)

21,579 km (2007)

4,600 km

note: primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,900 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2007)

7,200 km

note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km (2005)

• 3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2007)

4,000 km

note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2005)

• 17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2005)