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Encyclopedia > List of rivers by length
View of the Nile River, from a cruiseboat, between Luxor and Aswan in Egypt.
View of the Nile River, from a cruiseboat, between Luxor and Aswan in Egypt.

This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometers. Nile River from a cruise boat between Luxor and Aswan. ... Nile River from a cruise boat between Luxor and Aswan. ... Luxor on Nile, at Luxor Temple with mosque. ... Egypt: Site of Aswan (bottom). ...

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Definition of length

The length of a river is actually very hard to calculate. It depends on the identification of the source, the identification of the mouth, and the precise measurement of the river length between source and mouth. As a result, the length measurements of many rivers are only approximations. In particular, there has for long been disagreement as to whether the Amazon or the Nile is the world's longest river. This article is about the river. ... For other uses, see Nile (disambiguation). ...


The source of a river may be hard to determine because a river typically has many tributaries. Among the many sources, the one that is farthest away from the mouth is considered as the source of the river, thus giving a maximal river length. In practice, the tributary with the farthest source is not always the one given the name of the river. For example, the farthest source of the Mississippi River system is the source of the Jefferson River, a tributary of the Missouri River which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi. However, a different (and shorter) tributary is identified as the Mississippi. When the river is measured from mouth to farthest source, it is called the Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson. Also, it is hard to state exactly where a river begins as very often rivers are formed by seasonal streams, swamps, or changing lakes. In this article, length means the length of the river system, including all tributaries. Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 207 mi (333 km) long, in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ...


The mouth of a river may be hard to determine in cases where the river has a large estuary that gradually widens and opens into the ocean; examples are the River Plate and the Saint Lawrence River. Some rivers do not have a mouth; instead they dwindle to very low water volume and eventually evaporate, or sink into an aquifer, or get diverted for agriculture. The exact point where these rivers end will vary seasonally. For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation) Río de la Plata estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ... This page is about the South American estuary. ... a broat veiew of the St LAwrence River, with a Quebec City on a background The Saint Lawrence River (In French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large south west-to-north east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...


The length of a river between source and mouth may be hard to determine because of a lack of precise maps. In these cases, the measured length of a river will depend on the scale of the map on which the measurement is based; in general, due to the fractal quality of a river, the larger the scale, the longer the resulting length measurement. This issue was discovered by Lewis Fry Richardson and also applies when measuring borders between countries and coastlines. Ideally, length measurements should be based on maps that are of a large enough scale to show the width of the river, and the path measured is the path a small boat would take down the middle of the river. For other uses, see Map (disambiguation). ... A variable scale for measuring maps The scale of a map is the ratio of a single unit of distance on the map to the equivalent distance on the ground. ... For the Hollyoaks character, see Lewis Richardson (Hollyoaks) Lewis Fry Richardson (October 11, 1881 - September 30, 1953) was an innovative mathematician, physicist and psychologist. ...


Even when precise maps are available, the length measurement is not always clear. A river may have multiple arms. It may depend on whether the center or the edge of the river is taken as reference point. It may not be clear how to measure the length through a lake: this may also vary by season. These points make it difficult, if not impossible, to get a precise (or comparable ) measurement of the length of a river or stream.


List of rivers longer than 1000 km

One should take the aforementioned discussion into account when using the data in the following table. For most rivers, different sources provide conflicting information on the length of a river system. The information in different sources is between parentheses.

Continent color key
Africa Asia Australia Europe North America South America
River Length (km) Length (miles) Drainage area (km²) Average discharge (m³/s) Outflow Countries in the drainage basin
1.** Nile 6,650 4,135 3,349,000 5,100 Mediterranean Sea Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.** Amazon 6,400
 3,980
 6,915,000 219,000 Atlantic Ocean Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
3. Yangtze
(Chang Jiang)		 6,300
 3,917
 1,800,000 31,900 East China Sea P.R. China
4. Mississippi - Missouri 6,275
 3,902
 2,980,000 16,200 Gulf of Mexico United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)
5. Yenisei - Angara - Selenga 5,539
 3,445
 2,580,000 19,600 Kara Sea Russia, Mongolia
6. Yellow
(Huang He)		 5,464
 3,398
 745,000 2,110 Bohai Sea
(Balhae)		 P.R. China
7. Ob - Irtysh 5,410 3,364 2,990,000 12,800 Gulf of Ob Russia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia
8. Congo - Chambeshi
(Zaire)		 4,700
 2,922
 3,680,000 41,800 Atlantic Ocean Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
9. Amur - Argun
(Heilong Jiang)		 4,444 2,763 1,855,000 11,400 Sea of Okhotsk Russia, P.R. China, Mongolia
10. Lena 4,400
 2,736
 2,490,000 17,100 Laptev Sea Russia
11. Mekong
(Lancang Jiang)		 4,350 2,705 810,000 16,000 South China Sea Laos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar
12. Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay 4,241
 2,637
 1,790,000 10,300 Beaufort Sea Canada
13. Niger 4,200
 2,611
 2,090,000 9,570 Gulf of Guinea Nigeria (26.6%), Mali (25.6%), Niger (23.6%), Algeria (7.6%), Guinea (4.5%), Cameroon (4.2%), Burkina Faso (3.9%), Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad
14. Paraná
(Río de la Plata)		 3,998
 2,486
 3,100,000 25,700 Atlantic Ocean Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%)
15. Murray - Darling 3,750
 2,332
 1,061,000 767 Southern Ocean Australia
16. Volga 3,645 2,266 1,380,000 8,080 Caspian Sea Russia (99.8%), Kazakhstan (minor)
17. Shatt al-Arab - Euphrates 3,596
 2,236
 884,000 856 Persian Gulf Iraq (40.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Iran (19.7%), Syria (14.7%)
18. Purus 3,379 2,101 63,166 8,400 Amazon Brazil, Peru
19. Madeira - Mamoré 3,239 2,014 850,000 17,000 Amazon Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
20. Yukon 3,184 1,980 850,000 6,210 Bering Sea United States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%)
21. Indus
(Sindhu)		 3,180 1,976 960,000 7,160 Arabian Sea Pakistan, India, P. R. China, disputed territory (Kashmir), Afghanistan (6.3%)
22. São Francisco 3,180*
(2,900)		 1,976*
(1,802)		 610,000 3,300 Atlantic Ocean Brazil
23. Syr Darya - Naryn 3,078 1,913 219,000 703 Aral Sea Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
24. Salween
(Nu Jiang)		 3,060 1,901 324,000 3,153[1] Andaman Sea P.R. China (52.4%), Myanmar (43.9%), Thailand (3.7%)
25. Saint Lawrence - Niagara-Detroit-Saint Clair-Saint Marys-Saint Louis 3,058 1,900 1,030,000 10,100 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Canada (52.1%), United States (47.9%)
26. Rio Grande 3,057
(2,896)		 1,900
(1,799)		 570,000 82 Gulf of Mexico United States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%)
27. Lower Tunguska 2,989 1,857 473,000 3,600 Yenisei Russia
28. Brahmaputra 2,948* 1,832* 1,730,000 19,200[2] Bay of Bengal India (58.0%), P.R. China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/P.R. China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%)
29. Danube 2,850* 1,771* 817,000 7,130 Black Sea Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.8%), Croatia (4.5%), Ukraine (3.8%), Moldova (1.7%).
30. Tocantins 2,699 1,677 1,400,000 13,598 Atlantic Ocean, Amazon Brazil
31. Zambezi
(Zambesi)		 2,693* 1,673* 1,330,000 4,880 Mozambique Channel Zambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana
32. Vilyuy 2,650 1,647 454,000 1,480 Lena Russia
33. Araguaia 2,627 1,632 358,125 6,172 Tocantins Brazil
34. Amu Darya 2,620 1,628 534,739 1,400 Aral Sea Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
35. Japurá
(Rio Yapurá)		 2,615* 1,625* 242,259 6,000 Amazon Brazil, Colombia
36. Nelson - Saskatchewan 2,570 1,597 1,093,000 2,575 Hudson Bay Canada, United States
37. Paraguay
(Rio Paraguay)		 2,549 1,584 900,000 4,300 Paraná Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina
38. Kolyma 2,513 1,562 644,000 3,800 East Siberian Sea Russia
39. Ganges 2,510 1,560 907,000 12,037[3] Brahmaputra, Bay of Bengal India, Bangladesh
40. Pilcomayo 2,500 1,553 270,000 Paraguay Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia
41. Upper Ob 2,490 1,547 Ob Russia
42. Ishim 2,450 1,522 177,000 56 Irtysh Kazakhstan, Russia
43. Juruá 2,410 1,498 200,000 6,000 Amazon Peru, Brazil
44. Ural 2,428 1,509 237,000 475 Caspian Sea Russia, Kazakhstan
45. Arkansas 2,348 1,459 505,000
(435,122)		 1,066 Mississippi United States
46. Ubangi - Uele 2,300 1,429 4,003 Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
47. Olenyok 2,292 1,424 219,000 1,210 Laptev Sea Russia
48. Dnieper 2,287 1,421 516,300 1,670 Black Sea Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
49. Aldan 2,273 1,412 729,000 5,060 Lena Russia
50. Negro 2,250 1,450 720,114 26,700 Amazon Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
51. Columbia 2,250 (1,953) 1,450 (1,214) 415,211 7400 Pacific Ocean United States, Canada
52. Colorado (western U.S.) 2,333 1,450 390,000 1,200 Gulf of California United States, Mexico
53. Pearl - Xi Jiang 2,200 1,376 437,000 13,600 South China Sea P.R. China (98.5%), Vietnam (1.5%)
54. Red 2,188 1,360 78,592 875 Mississippi United States
55. Ayeyarwady
(Irrawaddy)		 2,170 1,348 411,000 13,000 Andaman Sea Myanmar
56. Kasai 2,153 1,338 880,200 10,000 Congo Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
57. Ohio - Allegheny 2,102 1,306 490,603 7,957 Mississippi United States
58. Orinoco 2,101 1,306 880,000 30,000 Atlantic Ocean Venezuela, Colombia
59. Tarim 2,100 1,305 557,000 Lop Nur P. R. China
60. Xingu 2,100 1,305 Amazon Brazil
61. Orange 2,092 1,300     Atlantic Ocean South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho
62. Northern Salado 2,010 1,249 Paraná Argentina
63. Vitim 1,978 1,229 Lena Russia
64. Tigris 1,950 1,212 Shatt al-Arab Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran
65. Songhua 1,927 1,197 Amur P. R. China
66. Tapajós 1,900 1,181 Amazon Brazil
67. Don 1,870 1,162 425,600 935 Sea of Azov Russia
68. Stony Tunguska 1,865 1,159 240,000 Yenisei Russia
69. Pechora 1,809 1,124 322,000 Barents Sea Russia
70. Kama 1,805 1,122 507,000 Volga Russia
71. Limpopo 1,800 1,118 413,000 Indian Ocean Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana
72. Guaporé (Itenez) 1,749 1,087 Mamoré Brazil, Bolivia
73. Indigirka 1,726 1,072 360,400 1,810 East Siberian Sea Russia
74. Snake 1,670 1,038 279,719 1,611 Columbia United States
75. Senegal 1,641 1,020 419,659 Atlantic Ocean Senegal, Mali, Mauritania
76. Uruguay 1,610 1,000 370,000 Atlantic Ocean Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
77. Blue Nile 1,600 994 Nile Ethiopia, Sudan
77. Churchill 1,600 994 Hudson Bay Canada
77. Khatanga 1,600 994 Laptev Sea Russia
77. Okavango 1,600 994 Okavango Delta Namibia, Angola, Botswana
77. Volta 1,600 994 Gulf of Guinea Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin
82. Beni 1,599 994 Madeira Bolivia
83. Platte 1,594 990 Missouri United States
84. Tobol 1,591 989 Irtysh Kazakhstan, Russia
85. Jubba - Shebelle 1,580* 982* Indian Ocean Ethiopia, Somalia
86. Içá (Putumayo) 1,575 979 Amazon Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
87. Magdalena 1,550 963 Caribbean Sea Colombia
88. Han 1,532 952 Yangtze P. R. China
89. Lomami 1,500 932 Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
89. Oka 1,500 932 Volga Russia
90. Pecos 1,490 926 Rio Grande United States
91. Upper Yenisei 1,480 920 Yenisei Russia, Mongolia
92. Godavari 1,465 910 Bay of Bengal India
93. Colorado (Texas) 1,438 894 Gulf of Mexico United States
94. Río Grande (Guapay) 1,438 894 Ichilo Bolivia
95. Belaya 1,420 882 Kama Russia
96. Cooper - Barcoo 1,420 880 Lake Eyre Australia
97. Marañón 1,415 879 Amazon Peru
98. Dniester 1,411 (1,352) 877 (840) Black Sea Ukraine, Moldova
99. Benue 1,400 870 Niger Cameroon, Nigeria
99. Ili
(Yili)		 1,400 870 Lake Balkhash P. R. China, Kazakhstan
99. Warburton - Georgina 1,400 870 Lake Eyre Australia
102. Yamuna 1,376 855 Ganges India
103. Sutlej 1,370 851 Chenab China, India, Pakistan
103. Vyatka 1,370 851 Kama Russia
105. Fraser 1,368 850 7,900 Pacific Ocean Canada
106. Kura 1,364 848 Caspian Sea Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iran
107. Grande 1,360 845 Paraná Brazil
108. Brazos 1,352 840 Gulf of Mexico United States
109. Liao 1,345 836 Bo Hai P. R. China
110. Yalong 1,323 822 Yangtze P. R. China
111. Iguaçu 1,320 820 Paraná Brazil, Argentina
111. Olyokma 1,320 820 Lena Russia
111. Rhine 1,320 820 198,735 2330 North Sea Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy
114. Northern Dvina - Sukhona 1,302 809 357,052 3332 White Sea Russia
115. Krishna 1,300 808 Bay of Bengal India
115. Iriri 1,300 808 Xingu Brazil
117. Narmada 1,289 801 Arabian Sea India
118. Ottawa 1,271 790 Saint Lawrence Canada
119. Zeya 1,242 772 Amur Russia
120. Juruena 1,240 771 Tapajós Brazil
121. Upper Mississippi 1,236 768 Mississippi United States
122. Athabasca 1,231 765 Mackenzie Canada
122. Elbe - Vltava 1,231 765 148,268 711 North Sea Germany, Czech Republic
124. Canadian 1,223 760 Arkansas United States
125. North Saskatchewan 1,220 758 Saskatchewan Canada
126. Vaal 1,210 752 Orange South Africa
127. Shire 1,200 746 Zambezi Mozambique, Malawi
128. Nen
(Nonni)		 1,190 739 Songhua P. R. China
129. Green 1,175 730 Colorado (western U.S.) United States
130. Milk 1,173 729 Missouri United States, Canada
131. Chindwin 1,158 720 Ayeyarwady Myanmar
132. Sankuru 1,150 715 Kasai Democratic Republic of the Congo
133. James (Dakotas) 1,143 710 Missouri United States
133. Kapuas 1,143 710 South China Sea Indonesia
135. Helmand 1,130 702 Hamun-i-Helmand Afghanistan, Iran
135. Madre de Dios 1,130 702 Madeira Peru, Bolivia
135. Tietê 1,130 702 Paraná Brazil
135. Vychegda 1,130 702 Northern Dvina Russia
139. Sepik 1,126 700 77,700 Pacific Ocean Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
140. Cimarron 1,123 698 Arkansas United States
141. Anadyr 1,120 696 Gulf of Anadyr Russia
142. Jialing River 1,119 695 Yangtze P. R. China
143. Liard 1,115 693 Mackenzie Canada
144. White 1,102 685 Mississippi United States
145. Huallaga 1,100 684 Marañón Peru
145. Kwango 1,100 684 263,500 2,700 Kasai Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
147. Gambia 1,094 680 Atlantic Ocean The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea
148. Chenab 1,086 675 Indus India, Pakistan
149. Yellowstone 1,080 671 Missouri United States
150. Donets 1,078 (1,053) 670 (654) Don Ukraine, Russia
151. Bermejo 1,050 652 Paraguay Argentina, Bolivia
151. Fly 1,050 652 Gulf of Papua Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
151. Guaviare 1,050 652 Orinoco Colombia
151. Kuskokwim 1,050 652 Bering Sea United States
155. Tennessee 1,049 652 Ohio United States
156. Daugava 1,020 634 Gulf of Riga Latvia, Belarus, Russia
157. Gila 1,015 631 Colorado (western U.S.) United States
158. Vistula 1,014 630 Baltic Sea Poland
159. Loire 1,012 629 Atlantic Ocean France
160. Essequibo 1,010 628 Atlantic Ocean Guyana
160. Khoper 1,010 628 Don Russia
162. Tagus
(Tajo/Tejo)		 1,006 625 Atlantic Ocean Spain, Portugal
163. Colorado (Argentina) 1,000 620 Atlantic Ocean Argentina

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The Andaman Sea (Burmese: ; IPA: ) is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is part of the Indian Ocean. ... a broat veiew of the St LAwrence River, with a Quebec City on a background The Saint Lawrence River (In French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large south west-to-north east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Satellite image of the Niagara River. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... The St. ... The Saint Louis River is a river in Minnesota that flows into Lake Superior. ... Bathymetry of the Gulf, with the Laurentian Channel visible Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French: golfe du Saint-Laurent), the worlds largest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ... “Río Bravo” redirects here. ... The Lower Tunguska (Russian Nizhnyaya Tunguska) is a river in Siberia. ... Map of the Brahmaputra Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the Danube River. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... The Tocantins is a river, the central fluvial artery of Brazil. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Location of Mozambique Channel The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, namely Mozambique. ... The Vilyuy River is the longest tributary of the Lena in eastern Siberia. ... The Lena River ( Russian: Ле́на) in Siberia is the 10th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. ... The Araguaia River or, in Portuguese, Rio Araguaia is one of the major rivers of Brazil. ... The Tocantins is a river, the central fluvial artery of Brazil. ... The Amu Darya (Darya means river) rises in the Pamirs and flows mainly north-west through the Hindu Kush, Uzbekistan to join the Aral Sea in a large delta. ... The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал Теңізі, Aral Tengizi, Uzbek: , Russian: Аральскοе мοре) is a landlocked endorheic sea in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south. ... The Japurá River, also called the zhepoorä´ in Latin, river, c. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Saskatchewan River (Cree: kisiskāciwani-sÄ«piy, swift flowing river)is a major river in Canada, approximately 550 km (340 mi) long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to drain into Lake Winnipeg. ... New York Harbor, the outflow for Hudson River, is sometimes called Hudsons Bay. Hudson Bay, Canada. ... The Paraguay River near Asunción The River Paraguay (Rio Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese) is a major river in south central South America, running through Brazil and Paraguay and forming a border between Brazil and Bolivia as well as Paraguay and Argentina. ... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... The Kolyma River (Колыма́) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Republic of Sakha, Chukotka, and Magadan oblast. ... East Siberian Sea (Russian: ) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. ... This article is about the river. ... The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Pilcomayo is a river rising in the Bolivian Andes, east of Lake Poopó, flowing over 700 miles across Chaco into the Paraguay River near Asunción. ... lauren rocks my world The river splits into more than one arm, especially after joining the large Irtysh tributary at about 69° E. Originating in China, the Irtysh is actually longer than the Ob from their sources to the point of their confluence. ... lauren rocks my world The river splits into more than one arm, especially after joining the large Irtysh tributary at about 69° E. Originating in China, the Irtysh is actually longer than the Ob from their sources to the point of their confluence. ... The Ishim River (Иши́м, another name is Esil River) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. ... Irtysh (Иртыш ; Kazakh: Ertis / Эртiс ; Tatar: Ä°rteÅŸ / Иртеш ; Chinese: Erqisi / 额尔齐斯河) a river in Central Asia, the chief tributary of the river Ob. ... The Jurua River is the next great southern affluent of the Amazon River west of the Purus, sharing with this the bottom of the immense inland Amazon depression, and having all the characteristics of the Purus as regards curvature, sluggishness and general features of the low, half-flooded forest country... The Ural (Russian: , Kazakh: Жайық, Jayıq or Zhayyq), known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. ... The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the worlds largest lake or a full-fledged sea. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Ubangi River (also Oubangi) is a major tributary of the Congo River in central Africa. ... The Uele River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Olenyok River (Оленёк, sometimes spelled Olenek) is a major river in northern Siberian Russia. ... A map showing the location of the Laptev Sea. ... The Dnieper River (Russian: , Dnepr; Belarusian: , Dniapro; Ukrainian: , Dnipro) is a river which flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, ending its flow in the Black Sea. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... The Aldan River is the second-longest tributary of the Lena River in eastern Siberia. ... Lena redirects here. ... The Colorado River from the bottom of Marble Canyon, in the Upper Grand Canyon Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River from Laughlin Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona The Colorado River is... The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or, much less frequently, Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. ... Pearl River in Guangzhou Pearl River at night, Guangzhou The Zhu Jiang, (Chinese: 珠江 Pinyin: ZhÅ« Jiāng), or Pearl River or less commonly the Canton River, is Chinas third longest river (2,200 km, after the Yangtze River and the Yellow River), and second largest by volume (after the... Xi River (西江, pinyin: XÄ« Jiāng, Postal map spelling: Si Kiang, lit. ... The Red River is one of several rivers with that name, and of two rivers with that name in the United States. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Ayeyarwady River or Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ) is a river that flows through Burma (Myanmar). ... The Andaman Sea (Burmese: ; IPA: ) is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is part of the Indian Ocean. ... The Kasai River is a river in central Africa. ... View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... Allegheny River watershed Much of the area through which the Allegheny River flows consists of hilly woodlands. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... For other uses, see Orinoco (disambiguation). ... // Diversifolious Poplar trees along the Tarim River in Yuli County, Xinjiang, China. ... Lop Nur (ear-shaped) from space, September 1992 Lop Nur (Lake Lop; alternately Lop Nor, Lo-pu po or Taitema Lake) is a group of small, now seasonal salt lakes and marshes between the Taklamakan and Kuruktag deserts in the southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China... The Xingu River in Brazil is a tributary of the Amazon River. ... The Orange River (Afrikaans/Dutch: Oranjerivier), Gariep River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. ... The Salado River (in Spanish Río Salado, literally Salty River) is a river that crosses several provinces of Argentina, flowing 1,500 kilometres from its source in the Salta Province to end in the Paraná River, in the Santa Fe Province. ... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... The Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. ... Lena redirects here. ... The Tigris is the eastern member of the pair of great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of Anatolia through Iraq. ... The Shatt al-Arab (Arabic: شط العرب, Stream of the Arabs) or Arvand (called اروندرود: arvandrÅ«d in Persian), also called the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, is a river in Southwest Asia of some 200 km in length, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris in the town of al... Location of the Songhua River is in dark blue. ... The Amur (Russian: Амур) (Simplified Chinese: 黑龙江; Traditional Chinese: 黑龍江; Hēilóng Jiāng, literally meaning Black Dragon River) (Mongolian: Хара-Мурэн, Khara-Muren or Black River) (Manchu: Sahaliyan Ula, literal meaning Black River) is one of the worlds ten longest rivers, located between the Russian Far East and Manchuria of... The Tapajós, a Brazilian river running through a humid and hot valley, pours into the Amazon River 500 miles above Pará and is about 1200 miles long. ... The Don (Дон) is one of the major rivers of Russia. ... The shallow Sea of Azov is clearly distinguished from the deeper Black Sea. ... Подкаменная Тунгуска Length 1,159 mi 1,865 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed  ? km² Origin  ? Mouth Yenisei River Basin countries Russia The Stony Tunguska (Russian: Podkamennaya Tunguska, literally Understone Tunguska) is a river in Siberia; it is a right tributary of the Yenisei... The Yenisei (Енисе́й) is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, and the fifth longest river in the world. ... The Pechora River is a major river in European Russia. ... Location of the Barents Sea. ... Kama (Russian: ; Tatar: Çulman) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga. ... “Volga” redirects here. ... Course and Watershed of the Limpopo River The Limpopo River rises in the interior of Africa, and flows generally eastwards towards the Indian Ocean. ... Guaporé is the name of river in western Brazil and the former name of the territory, and later state, of Rondônia. ... The Mamoré is a large river in Bolivia, which unites with the Beni to form the Madeira, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. ... The Indigirka River (Индигирка in Russian), a river in Sakha in Russia. ... East Siberian Sea (Russian: ) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. ... For other uses, see Snake River (disambiguation). ... The Senegal River, in West Africa, forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania. ... For other uses, see Blue Nile (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nile (disambiguation). ... The Churchill River is a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. ... New York Harbor, the outflow for Hudson River, is sometimes called Hudsons Bay. Hudson Bay, Canada. ... The Khatanga River (Хатанга in Russian) is a river in Taymyria (Krasnoyarsk Krai) in Russia. ... A map showing the location of the Laptev Sea. ... The Okavango River is a river in southwest Africa. ... Elephants in the Okavango Delta seen from the dubious safety of a makoro (small boat). ... The Adome bridge crosses the Volta river south of the Akosombo Dam The Volta is a river in central and western Africa that drains into the Gulf of Guinea. ... Map of the Gulf of Guinea, showing the chain of islands formed by the Cameroon line of volcanoes. ... Beni River The Beni River (in Spanish Río Beni) is a river in the north of Bolivia. ... The Madeira River is a major waterway in South America. ... The Platte River, showing the North Platte and South Platte The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 310 mi. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Tobol (Тобол in Russian) is a river in Kazakhstan and Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of Irtysh. ... Irtysh (Иртыш ; Kazakh: Ertis / Эртiс ; Tatar: Ä°rteÅŸ / Иртеш ; Chinese: Erqisi / 额尔齐斯河) a river in Central Asia, the chief tributary of the river Ob. ... Bridge over the Jubba in Baardheere, Somalia The Juba or Jubba River (Somali: Jubba; Italian: ) is a river in southern Somalia. ... The Shebelle River (with numerous spelling variations, including Shabele and Shabell, sometimes with Wabe or Webi prepended, Shabeelle in Somalia) begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. ... The Içá or Putumayo River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon river, west of and parallel to the Yapura. ... Map of the Magdalena River watershed. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea (pronounced or ) is a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... The Han River (漢江; pinyin: Han Jiang) in China, was often referred to as Hanshui (漢水) in antiquity. ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབ; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ... The Lomami River is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Oka (Russian: Ока́) is a great river in Russia, the biggest right confluent of the Volga. ... “Volga” redirects here. ... Pecos River near Villanueva, New Mexico Pecos River near the Rio Grande Santa Rosa Lake and Dam on the Pecos River in Guadalupe County, New Mexico The Pecos River or Rio Pecos, as it is known in New Mexico, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, and flows for... “Río Bravo” redirects here. ... The Yenisei (Енисе́й) is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, and the fifth longest river in the world. ... The Yenisei (Енисе́й) is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, and the fifth longest river in the world. ... Godavari river map The Godavari River, adjacent to the town of Kovvur This article is about Godavari River in India. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of the Colorado River and associated watershed. ... The Río Grande (or Río Guapay) in Bolivia rises on the southern slope of the Sierra de Cochabamba, east of the city of Cochabamba, at , . At its source it is known as the Río Rocha and crosses the Cochabamba valley basin in a westerly direction. ... Río Ichilo is a Bolivian river at the foot of the Eastern Andes-Cordillera in South America. ... Belaya (Белая) is the name of several rivers in Russia: In Siberia: Bolshaya Belaya (Большая Белая (Big Belaya) in Russian), a river in the Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia in Russia, a tributary of the Angara River, which flows into the Bratsky Reservoir. ... Kama (Russian: ; Tatar: Çulman) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga. ... Cooper Creek Crossing in Innamincka, Strzelecki Desert, South Australia. ... The Barcoo River in western Queensland rises on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range and unites with the Thomson River to form Coopers Creek. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The river Marañón rises about 100 miles to the north-east of Lima, Peru. ... The Dniester (Ukrainian: translit. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... The Benue River or Bénoué River is the major tributary of the Niger River. ... The Ili River is a river in Kazakhstan and in the western part of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China. ... Lake Balkhash from space, April 1991 Lake Balkhash: NASA image, taken 18 April 2000 by SeaWiFS Lake Balkhash, or Lake Balqash, is a large lake in southeastern Kazakhstan, the second largest in Central Asia after the Aral Sea. ... Warburton Creek is a freshwater stream in the far north of South Australia on the eastern side of Lake Eyre. ... The Georgina River is the north-westernmost of the three major rivers of the Channel Country in western Queensland that flow in extremely wet years into Lake Eyre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Not to be confused with the nearby Jamuna River a tributary of the Meghna River, which is sometimes confused both in older historical literature, and by translations of the local dialects. ... This article is about the river. ... The Sutlej, also known as Satluj, is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... The Vyatka River (Russian: ) is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. ... Kama (Russian: ; Tatar: Çulman) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga. ... For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation). ... Mtkvari (Kura) River near Old Town, Tbilisi Kura (Georgian მტკვარი - Mtkvari, Azerbaijani Kür) is a river in the Caucasus Mountains. ... The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the worlds largest lake or a full-fledged sea. ... The Rio Grande is a left tributary of the Paraná River in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. ... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... The Brazos River, originally called, the Rio Brazos de Dios which can be translated as The River of Gods Arms. is the 11th longest river in the United States at 2060 km (1280 miles) from its source of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico[1] to its mouth at... The Liao He (Liao River) is the principal river in southern Manchuria. ... Alternate meaning: Bohai Sea Bo Hai / Bohai (or in the Korean context Balhae) was a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea, and Russian Far East. ... The Yalong River (also called Ya-lung River) is a 822 miles (1,323 kilometers) long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབ; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ... Iguaçu WaterFalls Photo by: Daniel Spillere Andrade The Iguassu River (Portuguese:Rio Iguaçu, Spanish:Río Iguazú) is born in Sierra do Mar in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina to finish over a thousand kilometers southeast at the Paraná River, in the triple border with Paraguay and... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... The Olyokma River or Olekma River is a tributary of the Lena in eastern Siberia. ... Lena redirects here. ... For other uses, see Rhine (disambiguation). ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Northern Dvina (Се́верная Двина́) is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. ... Sukhona (Сухона) is a river in the European part of Russia, tributary to the Northern Dvina. ... Map of the White Sea Two satellite photos of the White Sea The White Sea (Russian: ) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the North Western coast of Russia. ... The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 900 km in length). ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Xingu River in Brazil is a tributary of the Amazon River. ... The Narmada River in central India The Narmada (Gujarati: નર્મદા Devanagri: नर्मदा or Nerbudda (Narbada) is a river in central India in Indian subcontinent. ... The Arabian Sea (Arabic: بحر العرب; transliterated: Bahr al-Arab) is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia... This is about the river in Canada. ... a broat veiew of the St LAwrence River, with a Quebec City on a background The Saint Lawrence River (In French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large south west-to-north east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Zeya River (Russian: ), 1,242 km long, is a southern tributary of the Amur River. ... The Amur (Russian: Амур) (Simplified Chinese: 黑龙江; Traditional Chinese: 黑龍江; Hēilóng Jiāng, literally meaning Black Dragon River) (Mongolian: Хара-Мурэн, Khara-Muren or Black River) (Manchu: Sahaliyan Ula, literal meaning Black River) is one of the worlds ten longest rivers, located between the Russian Far East and Manchuria of... The Juruena River is a river in west-central Brazil. ... The Tapajós, a Brazilian river running through a humid and hot valley, pours into the Amazon River 500 miles above Pará and is about 1200 miles long. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Athabasca River watershed in western Canada The Athabasca River (French: rivière Athabasca) originates from the Columbia Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. ... For other uses, see Mackenzie River (disambiguation). ... This article is about a river in Central Europe. ... The Vltava   (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Å umava through ÄŒeský Krumlov, ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to Lake Winnipeg. ... The Saskatchewan River (Cree: kisiskāciwani-sÄ«piy, swift flowing river)is a major river in Canada, approximately 550 km (340 mi) long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to drain into Lake Winnipeg. ... The Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. ... The Orange River (Afrikaans/Dutch: Oranjerivier), Gariep River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. ... The Shire is a river in Southern Africa. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Nen River (also Nonni) is a river in north-eastern China. ... Location of the Songhua River is in dark blue. ... The Green River, a tributary of the Colorado, is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States. ... The Colorado River from the bottom of Marble Canyon, in the Upper Grand Canyon Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River from Laughlin Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona The Colorado River is... The Milk River shown highlighted The Milk River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 729 mi (1,173 km) long in the U.S. state of Montana and the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... The Chindwin River is a river in Myanmar and the major tributary of the Irrawaddy River. ... The Ayeyarwady River or Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ) is a river that flows through Burma (Myanmar). ... Sankuru River (upper right) entering Kasai River, seen from space. ... The Kasai River is a river in central Africa. ... The James River in North and South Dakota The James River (also known as the Jim River or the Dakota River) is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi (1,143 km) long, in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... The Kapuas River is a river on the Indonesian island of Borneo. ... The Helmand River: Avestan: HaÄ“tumant rich in dams (also Helmend, Helmund, Hirmand or Tarnak) is the longest river in Afghanistan. ... Hamun-i-Helmand or Sistan Lake. ... The Madre de Dios River, homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through, then becomes the Beni River in Bolivia and then turns northward into Brazil, where it is called the Madeira River. ... The Madeira River is a major waterway in South America. ... The Tietê River spring, in Salesópolis The Tietê River (Portuguese: Rio Tietê) is a river in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. ... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... Vychegda (Вычегда) is a river in the European part of Russia, tributary to the Northern Dvina. ... The Northern Dvina (Се́верная Двина́) is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. ... Sepik may refer to places in Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Sandaun, formerly known as West Sepik Sepik River Category: ... The Cimarron is a river in the USA. It rises near Folsom, New Mexico, and flows through New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas before reaching the Arkansas above Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... Anadyr (Ана́дырь) is a river in the extreme northeast of Siberia, Russia. ... The Gulf of Anadyr is a gulf in eastern Russia, sometimes known as Anadyr Bay. ... The Jialing River (Simplified Chinese: 嘉陵江; Traditional Chinese: 嘉陵江; pinyin: jÄ«alíngjiāng; Wade-Giles: chia-ling-chiang) is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province. ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབ; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ... The Liard River is a river that flows through the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, and in Canada. ... For other uses, see Mackenzie River (disambiguation). ... The White River is a 722-mile-long river that flows through the US states of Arkansas and Missouri. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Huallaga River (also known as the Guallaga and Rio de los Motilones), which joins the Amazon River to the west of the Río Ucayali, rises high among the mountains, in about 10 degrees 40 minutes southern latitude, on the northern slopes of the celebrated Cerro de Pasco. ... The river Marañón rises about 100 miles to the north-east of Lima, Peru. ... Kwango River entering Kasai River, seen from space (false color). ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... ‹ The template below (Citations missing) is being considered for deletion. ... Yellowstone River, Fishing Bridge, July 1959. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Length 1,050 km Elevation of the source - m Average discharge - m³/s Area watershed - km² Origin Russia Mouth Don River Basin countries Russia, Ukraine Donets (Донец), is a tributary of Don River, Russia. ... The Don (Дон) is one of the major rivers of Russia. ... The Bermejo River is a river in South America that travels a total of 1450 km from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. ... The Fly (named after a British naval ship) is the longest river of the island of New Guinea. ... Papua New Guinea The Gulf of Papua is a region on the south shore of New Guinea. ... The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco located in Colombia. ... For other uses, see Orinoco (disambiguation). ... The Kuskokwim River (Kusquqvak in Central Yupik) is a river, approximately 724 mi (1,165 km) long, in southwest Alaska in the United States. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Sea Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean Bearing Sea with Kamchatka Peninsula and Alaska The Bering (or Imarpik) Sea is a body of water north of, and separated from, the north Pacific Ocean by the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. ... A riverboat passing under the Henley Street Bridge on the Tennessee River. ... View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... Daugava sunset in Riga. ... The Gulf of Riga The Gulf of Riga (or Bay of Riga, Latvian RÄ«gas jÅ«ras lÄ«cis, Estonian Liivi Laht) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. ... The Gila River, a tributary of the Colorado, is shown highlighted on a map of the United States The Gila River (Oodham [Pima]: Hila Akimel) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 630 mile (1,014 km) long, in the southwestern United States. ... The Colorado River from the bottom of Marble Canyon, in the Upper Grand Canyon Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River from Laughlin Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona The Colorado River is... For other uses, see Vistula (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation). ... The Loire River (pronounced in French), the longest river in France with a length of just over 1000 km, drains an area of 117,000 km², more than a fifth of France. ... The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. ... Khopyor (Russian: , also transliterated as Khoper) is a river in European Russia, a left tributary of Don. ... The Don (Дон) is one of the major rivers of Russia. ... The Tagus (Latin Tagus, Spanish Tajo, Portuguese Tejo, pron. ... The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is a river in the south of Argentina. ...

Notes

    • When the length of a river is followed by an asterisk , it is an average of multiple sources. If the difference in lengths between given sources is significant, all lengths are listed. Likewise, if the lengths from secondary sources are similar, they are averaged and that figure has an asterisk.
      • Most scientists have considered the Nile to be the longest river on Earth, and some believe a fair statement is that the Nile is the longest in the world and the Amazon is the strongest. The big differences in the recorded length of the Amazon depends on whether or not it is valid to take a course south of the Ilha de Marajó at the Amazon's mouth.
      • New evidence, (dated Saturday 16 June 2007) obtained from a high-altitude scientific venture in the Andes, claims that the Amazon is longer than the Nile by 100km, with its longest headwater being the Carhuasanta stream originating in the south of Peru on the Nevado Mismi mountain's northern slopes and flowing into the Río Apurímac, and not from a place in the north of Peru as was thought before: this adds about 284 km = 176 miles to the length of the Amazon.[4]; but this is likely a confused re-description of what was known before, as atlas maps made long before this show Amazon headwaters in this position.
  • Generally, the most commonly used/anglicised name of the river is used. The name in a native language or alternate spelling may be shown.
  • The exact percentage of each river in countries may be disputed (including the effects of political frontier disputes) or unknown.
  • Formerly Lake Tanganyika drained northwards into the Albert Nile, making the Nile somewhere around 700 miles longer, until in the Miocene the Virunga Volcanoes arose and blocked its course.
The Mississippi River just north of St. Louis.
The Mississippi River just north of St. Louis.
Saint Lawrence River along the New York-Quebec border.
Saint Lawrence River along the New York-Quebec border.

The Beach of the Pesqueiro Marajó is an island located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. ... This article is about the mountain system in South America. ... The headwaters of a river are small streams that create it. ... Nevado Mismi 15°26. ... Río Apurímac (apoorē´mäk) is the source of the worlds longest river, the Amazon River. ... A political and physical map of the world For other uses, see Atlas (disambiguation). ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ... For other uses, see Nile (disambiguation). ... The Miocene Epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23. ... The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. ... Image File history File links The Mississippi River, looking south toward the city of St. ... Image File history File links The Mississippi River, looking south toward the city of St. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... Saint Lawrence River near Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands along the border between New York and Quebec (taken Sept. ... Saint Lawrence River near Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands along the border between New York and Quebec (taken Sept. ...

River systems that may have existed in the past

Amazon-Congo

The Amazon basin formerly drained westwards into the Pacific Ocean, until the Andes rose and reversed the drainage. [5] Amazon River basin The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... This article is about the mountain system in South America. ...


The Congo basin is completely surrounded by high land, except for its long narrow exit valley past Kinshasa, including waterfalls around Manyanga. That gives the impression that most of the Congo basin was formerly on a much higher land level and that it was rejuvenated by much of its lower course being removed. Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville or, before 1960, also Leopoldstad) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... For other uses, see Waterfall (disambiguation). ... A river which is said to be rejuvenated when the base level that it is flowing down to, is lowered. ...


In Permian and early Triassic times Africa and South America were close against each other with no sea between (see continental drift and plate tectonics), and the Congo probably drained into the Amazon basin and eventually into the Pacific. Including part of its course that was completely lost when the South Atlantic opened, its total course may have been anything up to approximately 12,000 km (7,500 miles) long. The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299. ... The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 251 ± 0. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Plates in the crust of the earth, according to the plate tectonics theory Continental drift refers to the movement of the Earths continents relative to each other. ... The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ...


West Siberian Glacial Lake drainage

This river would have been about 6000 miles = 10000 km long, in the last Ice Age. See West Siberian Glacial Lake. Its longest headwater was the Selenga river of Mongolia: it drained through ice-dammed lakes and the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... The West Siberian Glacial Lake is a postulated proglacial lake formed when the Arctic Ocean outlets for each of the Ob and Yenisei rivers are believed to have been blocked by the Barents-Kara Ice Sheet during the Weichselian Glaciation, approximately 80,000 years ago. ... Selenga River Delta from space, October 1994 The Selenga or Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ, Russian: Селенга́) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. ... The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал Теңізі, Aral Tengizi, Uzbek: , Russian: Аральскοе мοре) is a landlocked endorheic sea in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south. ... The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the worlds largest lake or a full-fledged sea. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ...


See also

The D River is a river in the state of Oregon in the United States. ... The Roe River runs between Giant Springs and the Missouri River near Great Falls, Montana. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... This is a list of ocean, mediterranean sea, river, and lake drainage basins larger than 400,000 square kilometers (154,440 square miles), sorted by area. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation). ...

References

“TIME” redirects here. ...

Notes

  1. ^ Impact of Humans on the Flux of Terrestrial Sediment to the Global Coastal Ocean. Retrieved on 2006-02-27.
  2. ^ River and Drainage System of Bangladesh. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  3. ^ Ganges - Farakka
  4. ^ Daily Telegraph, Monday 18 June 2007, page 18
  5. ^ Amazon river flowed into the Pacific millions of years ago. mongabay.com. Retrieved on 2006-02-27.
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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