Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls is the largest waterfall found along any of the various branches of the Nile River, and one of the largest waterfalls in Africa by volume. The falls drop 141 feet along the Victoria Nile where it squeezes through a narrow gorge, averaging about 50 feet across, while the river upstream from the falls reaches between 400 and 700 feet across. The falls are actually made up of two distinct segments - the primary fall in the narrow gorge is a cascading type drop, with a run of about 320 linear feet, and a portion of the river diverts to the north and plunges over a more vertical fall - known as Uhuru Falls - which can expand to over 200 feet in breadth. The exact height of this northern segment is not known, but it is likely not quite as tall as the main drop. The average volume of the Victoria Nile at Murchison Falls is said to be around 10,600 cubic feet per second, but it can be expected to swell to perhaps as much as ten times that level (possibly more) during monsoon season.