List of rivers of Nigeria facts for kids

Map showing the major rivers of Nigeria.

This is a list of rivers of Nigeria. This list is arranged by drainage basin and from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean

• Ouémé River
  • Okpara River
• Ogun River
  • Oyan River
    • Ofiki River
• Ona River (Awna River)
  • Ogunpa River
• Osun River
  • Erinle River
    • Otin River
  • Oba River
  • Omi Osun
• Benin River
• Osse River
• Niger River
  • Escravos River (distributary)
  • Forcados River (distributary)
  • Chanomi Creek (distributary)
  • Nun River (distributary)
  • New Calabar River (distributary)
  • Anambra River
  • Benue River
    • Okwa River
    • Mada River
    • Katsina Ala River
      • Menchum River
    • Ankwe River
    • Donga River
      • Bantaji River (Suntai River)
    • Wase River
    • Taraba River
      • Kam River
    • Pai River
    • Gongola River
      • Hawal River
    • Faro River
  • Gurara River
  • Kaduna River
    • Mariga River
    • Tubo River
    • Galma River (Nigeria)
  • Moshi River
    • Teshi River
  • Oli River
  • Malendo River
  • Sokoto River
    • Ka River
    • Zamfara River
    • Gaminda River
    • Rima River
      • Goulbi de Maradi River
      • Gagere River
      • Bunsuru River
• Bonny River
• Imo River
  • Aba River
  • Otamiri River
• Kwa Ibo River
• Cross River
  • Akwayafe River
  • Great Kwa River
  • Calabar River
  • Asu River
    • Aboine River
      • Ekulu River
  • Anyim River

Lake Chad

• Yobe River
  • Komadugu Gana River
  • Jama'are River (Bunga River)
    • Katagum River
  • Hadejia River
    • Chalawa River
      • Kano River
      • Watari River
• Ngadda River
• Yedseram River