All dragonfly records from the Okavango River system are compiled from historical publications and the most recent checklists of Botswana and Namibia. A total of 126 species occur in the immediate catchment, excluding the large fossil drainage of the Omatako River. The survey intensity was very different between the river sections, with the Angolan part being almost unexplored. This is reflected in low species numbers from the upper catchment (34), while species numbers in the middle section (91), the Panhandle (74) and the Delta (85) are much higher.