River↕ | Length (km)↕ | Countries↕ | Source↕ | Mouth↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nile | 6,650 | Uganda, Sudan, Egypt + 8 others | Lake Victoria / Nyungwe Forest | Mediterranean Sea | Lifeblood of ancient Egyptian civilization; longest river debate with Amazon |
Amazon | 6,400 | Peru, Colombia, Brazil + 4 others | Andes Mountains, Peru | Atlantic Ocean | Largest river by discharge volume; basin contains the world's largest rainforest |
Yangtze | 6,300 | China | Tanggula Mountains, Tibet | East China Sea | Longest river in Asia; Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station |
Mississippi-Missouri | 6,275 | United States | Brower's Spring, Montana | Gulf of Mexico | Drains 31 US states; Mark Twain's literary inspiration |
Yenisei-Angara | 5,539 | Mongolia, Russia | Mongolia | Kara Sea (Arctic) | Largest river flowing into the Arctic Ocean by discharge |
Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | China | Bayan Har Mountains | Bohai Sea | Cradle of Chinese civilization; called 'China's Sorrow' for devastating floods |
Ob-Irtysh | 5,410 | China, Kazakhstan, Russia | Altai Mountains | Gulf of Ob (Arctic) | Longest river in Russia; basin spans three countries |
Parana | 4,880 | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina | Confluence of Rio Grande and Paranaiba | Rio de la Plata | Forms part of massive Itaipu Dam; second longest in South America |
Congo | 4,700 | DR Congo, Republic of Congo + 7 others | Chambeshi River, Zambia | Atlantic Ocean | Deepest river in the world (220m+); second largest by discharge after Amazon |
Amur-Argun | 4,444 | Russia, China, Mongolia | Khentii Mountains, Mongolia | Sea of Okhotsk | Forms much of the Russia-China border; home to Siberian tigers |
Lena | 4,400 | Russia | Baikal Mountains | Laptev Sea (Arctic) | Largest river delta in the Arctic; flows through some of Earth's coldest regions |
Mekong | 4,350 | China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam | Tibetan Plateau | South China Sea | Sustains 60M+ people; floating markets and one of the most biodiverse rivers |
Mackenzie | 4,241 | Canada | Great Slave Lake | Beaufort Sea (Arctic) | Longest river in Canada; flows through vast boreal forest and tundra |
Niger | 4,200 | Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria + 5 others | Guinea Highlands | Gulf of Guinea | Principal river of West Africa; unusual boomerang-shaped course |
Murray-Darling | 3,672 | Australia | Australian Alps | Southern Ocean | Australia's longest river system; irrigates the nation's food bowl |
Volga | 3,531 | Russia | Valdai Hills | Caspian Sea | Longest river in Europe; considered the national river of Russia |
Danube | 2,850 | Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania + 6 others | Black Forest, Germany | Black Sea | Flows through more countries than any other river (10); inspired Strauss waltz |
Ganges | 2,525 | India, Bangladesh | Gangotri Glacier, Himalayas | Bay of Bengal | Holiest river in Hinduism; sustains over 400 million people |
Indus | 3,180 | China, India, Pakistan | Tibetan Plateau | Arabian Sea | Cradle of Indus Valley Civilization; Pakistan named after this river |
Rhine | 1,230 | Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands + 2 others | Swiss Alps | North Sea | Most important inland waterway in Europe; lined with medieval castles |
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