thumb|350px|Stanley's route is depicted by the solid black line.
The Kasai River (, ; called Cassai in Angolan Portuguese) is a left bank tributary of the Congo River, located in Central Africa.
| label_type = Period
| data_type = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s)
| bar_width = 14
| width_units = em
| data_max =11,320
| label1=2012–2016
| data1=9,000
| label2=1948–2012
| data2=10,457
| label3=1950–1959
| data3=11,318
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
|+Water discharge of the Kasai River at the Lediba () and Kutu-Moke () gauging station.
|-
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="71" |
!Lediba
!
!Kutu-
Moke
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! colspan="3" |Average discharge
(m³/s)
|-
|2016
|9,350
| rowspan="69" |
|
|-
|2015
|8,090
|
|-
|2014
|9,040
|
|-
|2013
|9,520
|
|-
|2012
|8,870
|6,800
|-
|2011
|7,940
|6,093
|-
|2010
|7,320
|5,614
|-
|2009
|8,820
|6,764
|-
|2008
|10,400
|7,976
|-
|2007
|13,180
|10,110
|-
|2006
|10,740
|8,236
|-
|2005
|9,017
|6,917
|-
|2004
|8,130
|6,235
|-
|2003
|11,520
|8,837
|-
|2002
|11,150
|8,552
|-
|2001
|9,290
|7,125
|-
|2000
|8,310
|6,496
|-
|1999
|7,030
|5,463
|-
|1998
|7,010
|5,480
|-
|1997
|9,800
|7,659
|-
|1996
|8,950
|7,000
|-
|1995
|7,620
|5,960
|-
|1994
|7,430
|5,810
|-
|1993
|8,580
|6,705
|-
|1992
|7,790
|6,089
|-
|1991
|10,410
|8,136
|-
|1990
|11,150
|8,717
|-
|1989
|12,810
|9,988
|-
|1988
|11,450
|8,953
|-
|1987
|11,120
|8,694
|-
|1986
|9,980
|7,804
|-
|1985
|9,550
|7,463
|-
|1984
|8,800
|6,879
|-
|1983
|10,340
|8,084
|-
|1982
|10,100
|7,897
|-
|1981
|9,500
|7,427
|-
|1980
|9,230
|7,213
|-
|1979
|11,710
|9,153
|-
|1978
|10,730
|8,385
|-
|1977
|12,450
|9,731
|-
|1976
|11,760
|9,194
|-
|1975
|10,720
|8,383
|-
|1974
|10,080
|7,878
|-
|1973
|9,970
|7,796
|-
|1972
|10,540
|8,236
|-
|1971
|11,360
|8,880
|-
|1970
|12,040
|9,232
|-
|1969
|13,020
|9,986
|-
|1968
|13,100
|10,050
|-
|1967
|11,510
|8,832
|-
|1966
|12,340
|9,466
|-
|1965
|10,970
|8,417
|-
|1964
|11,950
|9,167
|-
|1963
|11,960
|9,173
|-
|1962
|13,510
|10,360
|-
|1961
|12,440
|9,543
|-
|1960
|11,430
|8,764
|-
|1959
|9,960
|7,638
|-
|1958
|9,850
|7,552
|-
|1957
|11,810
|9,060
|-
|1956
|11,580
|8,882
|-
|1955
|11,360
|8,717
|-
|1954
|11,390
|8,735
|-
|1953
|10,220
|7,837
|-
|1952
|10,490
|8,646
|-
|1951
|11,260
|8,640
|-
|1950
|11,240
|8,619
|-
|1949
|11,560
|8,870
|-
|1948
|11,360
|8,716
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| colspan="5" |Notes:
Average minimum and maximum discharge: Lediba 5,000–20,000 m³/s (1932–1959), Kutu-Moke 4,400–11,600 m³/s (1932–1959)
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| colspan="5" |Source:
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Exploration
Henry Morton Stanley reached the confluence on 9 March 1877, calling the river Nkutu, a "powerful and deep river", but recognizing it as originating from David Livingstone's Kwango.
Tributaries
The Kasai's main tributaries upstream from the confluence with the Congo:
External links
- Map of the Kasai River basin at Water Resources eAtlas