DEPTHS of over 220 metres.The Congo-Lualaba-Chambeshi River System is the world's ninth longest river, with a total length of 4,700 km.The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, which flows for 1,800 kilometres upstream of Boyoma Falls.The Congo River is 4,370 kilometres long when combined with the Lualaba, its largest tributary.It is the only big river in the world to PASS across the EQUATOR twice. The Congo Basin covers approximately 4,000,000 km2 or 13% of the total African landmass.The Congo River and its tributaries flow through the Congo Rainforest, the world's second-largest rain forest, second only to South America's Amazon Rainforest.The river also has the world's second-largest flood, TRAILING only the Amazon; the world's second-largest drainage basin, trailing only the Amazon; and is one of the world's longest rivers, with depths exceeding 220 metres.