The
Ruzizi (also sometimes spelled
Rusizi) is a river, long, that flows from
Lake Kivu to
Lake Tanganyika in
Central Africa, descending from about to about above sea level over its length. The steepest gradients occur over the first , where
hydroelectric dams have been built. Further downstream, the Ruzizi Plain, the floor of the
Western Rift Valley, has only gentle hills, and the river flows into Lake Tanganyika through a delta, with one or two small channels splitting off from the main channel.