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Grumeti River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Grumeti River is a river in Mara Region, Tanzania, situated almost entirely within the western corridor of Serengeti National Park. It flows westward and mouths into the Speke Gulf of Lake Victoria.

It is a major river crossing for the Serengeti great migration. During May to August, thousands of wildebeest and other animals cross the crocodile-infested waters. It is famed for this sight alongside Mara River.

Flows through: Tanzania.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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