Fed by rivers of Central African Republic, as well as by the Bahr Salamat, Bahr Aouk, and Bahr Sara rivers of southeastern Chad, the Chari River is about 1,200 kilometers long.
Zo zásobami z riek z Stredoafrickej republiky (Bahr Salamat, Bahr Aouk a Bahr Sara) juhovýchodne od Čadu, je rieka Šari dlhá približne 1 200 km.