Sibiti River

The Sibiti River is a seventy-five-kilometre waterway which connects Lake Eyasi and Lake Kitangiri, and one of the few non-man-made canals in the world. The river is a natural border between Singida Region and Simiyu Region In northcentral Tanzania.

The Sibiti River has one tributary, The Semu River. The Sibiti River belongs to a rather dense Basin which includes Lake Eyasi, and several rivers entering Lake Kitangiri, including:


 * Manonga River
 * Wembere River
 * Cheli River
 * Mpiringa River
 * Mwaru River
 * Mhawala River
 * Nyahua River
 * Chona River
 * Kapatu River

Sibiti River in History

 * A Bantu-speaking people, The Nyiramba, crossed the Sibiti River while looking for pacific lands. Some of their anecdotes highlight the marshy nature of the area around the Sibiti River.
 * Some archaeological remains have been found near lake Eyasi by a German Expedition in the 1930s.