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Limits RegistrySonar surveys led by the USGS and the American Museum of Natural History in 2008 found depths of more than 220 m in the lower Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — the deepest river ever measured, with turbulent flows strong enough to isolate fish populations on either bank.
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Sonar surveys led by the USGS and the American Museum of Natural History in 2008 found depths of more than 220 m in the lower Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — the deepest river ever measured, with turbulent flows strong enough to isolate fish populations on either bank.
The greatest depth measured in any river channel.
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Limits Registry. LR-DEEPEST-RIVER. Deepest river. 2026.