This is a list of rivers in Malawi. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

• Ruvuma River (Mozambique)
  • Lugenda River (Mozambique)
    • Luchimua River
    • Mandimbe River
      • Ngalamu River
• Zambezi River (Mozambique)
  • Shire River
    • Ruo River
      • Thuchila River
        • Luchenza River
    • Likabula River
    • Namkurumadzi River
    • Lisungwe River
    • Rivi Rivi River
      • Liwawadzi River
    • Masanje River
    • Lake Malawi
      • Bwanje River
      • Lilongwe River
        • Diampwe River
        • Likuni River
      • Bua River
      • Dwangwa River
      • Luweya River
      • South Rukuru River
        • Kasitu River
      • Rumpi River
      • North Rukuru River
      • Lufilya River
        • Mbalizi River
      • Songwe River

• Sombani River
• Phalombe River

• United Nations 2004
• GEOnet Names Server