Geography

Rivers by Discharge

Name: Rivers by Discharge
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World's rivers ranked by water discharge volume.

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No↕	Continent↕	River↕	Averagedischarge(m/s)↕	Length↕	Drainage area(km)↕	Outflow↕	Type↕
(km)	(miles)	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	South America	Amazon	224,000	6,992	4,345	6,915,000	Atlantic Ocean
2	Asia	Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna	42,800	2,948	1,832	1,731,334	Bay of Bengal
3	Africa	Congo	41,400	4,370	2,716	3,822,000	Atlantic Ocean
4	South America	Orinoco	39,000	2,250	1,398	989,000	Atlantic Ocean
5	Asia	Yangtze (Chang Jiang)	31,900	6,300	3,915	1,943,000	East China Sea
6	South America	Negro	30,641	2,230	1,390	691,000	Amazon
7	South America	Madeira	30,173	3,380	2,100	1,376,000	Amazon
8	South America	Río de la Plata	27,225	290	180	3,182,064	Atlantic Ocean
9	Asia	Brahmaputra	22,182	3,969	2,466	556,385	Padma, Lower Meghna
10	North America	Mississippi	21,300	3,766	2,340	3,248,000	Gulf of Mexico
11	Asia	Yenisei	20,200	4,090	2,556	2,580,000	Kara Sea
12	South America	Paraná	19,706	4,880	3,050	2,582,672	Río de la Plata
13	Asia	Lena	18,300	4,294	2,668	2,490,000	Laptev Sea
14	South America	Japurá (Caquetá)	18,122	2,816	1,750	267,730	Amazon
15	North America	St Lawrence	17,600	3,058	1,900	1,266,642	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
16	South America	Marañón	16,708	1,737	1,079	358,000	Amazon
17	Asia	Mekong	15,856	4,023	2,500	811,000	South China Sea
18	Asia	Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady)	15,112	2,210	1,370	413,710	Andaman Sea
19	South America	Tapajós	13,540	1,996	1,240	492,481	Amazon
20	South America	Ucayali	13,385	2,670	1,659	351,549	Amazon
21	Asia	Ob	13,100	4,345	2,700	2,990,000	Gulf of Ob
22	Asia	Amur	12,360	4,444	2,762	2,129,700	Sea of Okhotsk
23	South America	Tocantins	11,796	2,699	1,677	764,183	Atlantic Ocean (Pará)
24	Africa	Kasai (Kwa)	11,318	2,272	1,405	881,890	Congo
25	South America	Purus	11,207	3,211	1,995	376,600	Amazon
27	Asia	Pearl (Xi)	10,700	2,400	1,491	437,000	South China Sea
26	North America	Mackenzie	9,800	4,241	2,636	1,805,200	Beaufort Sea
27	South America	Xingu	9,680	2,240	1,392	531,250	Amazon
28	South America	Madre de Dios	9,350	1,347	837	282,000	Madeira
29	South America	Putumayo (Içá)	8,520	1,813	1,121	148,000	Amazon
30	Europe	Volga	8,380	3,531	2,194	1,380,000	Caspian Sea
31	South America	Mamoré	8,150	1,930	1,199	611,800	Madeira
32	South America	Magdalena	8,058	1,540	963	257,438	Caribbean Sea
33	North America	Ohio	7,957	1,579	981	528,200	Mississippi
36	Africa	Niger	7,900	4,200	2,600	2,117,000	Gulf of Guinea
37	South America	Guaviare	7,529	1,760	1,090	151,607	Orinoco
38	North America	Columbia	7,407	2,044	1,243	668,217	Pacific Ocean
39	Oceania	Fly	7,355	1,060	649	75,800	Gulf of Papua
40	South America	Uruguay	7,058	1,838	1,140	353,451	Río de la Plata
41	North America	Yukon	6,860	3,187	1,980	854,700	Bering Sea
42	South America	Napo	6,660	1,075	665	100,518	Amazon
43	Asia	Salween	6,600	3,289	2,044	324,000	Andaman Sea
44	Europe	Danube	6,510	2,860	1,777	801,463	Black Sea
45	South America	Araguaia	6,420	2,627	1,632	377,000	Tocantins
46	Asia	Kapuas	6,012	1,143	710	98,749	South China Sea
47	South America	Juruá	6,004	3,283	2,040	190,573	Amazon
48	Africa	Ubangi	5,936	2,272	1,405	651,915	Congo
49	North America	Niagara	5,885	58	36	684,000	Lake Ontario
50	South America	Meta	5,694	1,200	742	103,000	Orinoco
51	Asia	Indus	5,589	3,180	2,000	1,081,718	Arabian Sea
52	Asia	Aldan	5,501	2,273	1,412	729,000	Lena
53	Oceania	Mamberamo	5,500	1,175	727	78,992	Pacific Ocean
54	South America	Branco	5,400	775	479	195,000	Rio Negro
55	North America	Detroit	5,300	44	28	595,052	Lake Erie
56	South America	Javari	5,225	1,184	732	109,680	Amazon
57	North America	St. Clair	5,200	65	40	583,000	Lake St. Clair
58	Oceania	Sepik	5,000	1,146	700	80,321	Bismarck Sea
59	South America	Caroní	4,981	952	595	95,442	Orinoco
60	South America	Essequibo	4,951	1,014	627	150,769	Atlantic Ocean
61	South America	Juruena	4,937	1,240	770	192,628	Tapajós
62	Africa	Ogooué	4,935	1,200	747	223,856	Atlantic Ocean
63	Asia	Angara	4,833	1,779	1,100	1,079,000	Yenisei
64	South America	Paraná do Urariá–Canumã	4,804	1,351	839	133,212	Amazon
65	Europe	Pechora	4,800	1,809	1,124	322,000	Barents Sea
66	Asia	Meghna	4,753	1,040	646	69,871	Lower Meghna
67	Asia	Chindwin	4,740	1,207	750	114,000	Irrawaddy
68	Asia	Rajang	4,715	770	478	52,009	South China Sea
69	South America	Paraguay	4,696	2,621	1,629	1,120,154	Parana
70	Asia	Barito	4,514	1,090	550	81,675	Java Sea
71	Africa	Ruki	4,500	1,300	804	173,790	Congo
72	South America	Uaupés	4,345	1,050	650	64,370	Rio Negro
73	Asia	Red (Hong)	4,300	1,149	714	143,600	Gulf of Tonkin
74	Asia	Mahakam	4,278	980	609	77,095	Makassar Strait
75	Africa	Zambezi	4,217	2,574	1,599	1,331,000	Indian Ocean
76	Asia	Nizhnyaya Tunguska	4,139	2,989	1,848	473,000	Yenisei
77	South America	Atrato	4,138	750	466	36,231	Caribbean Sea
78	Asia	Kolyma	4,100	2,129	1,317	644,000	East Siberian Sea
79	Europe	Kama	4,100	1,805	1,122	507,000	Volga
80	South America	Trombetas	4,097	1,060	656	156,960	Amazon
81	South America	Apaporis	4,092	1,370	847	54,300	Japurá
82	South America	Aripuanã	4,087	870	540	145,000	Madeira
83	North America	Grijalva–Usumacinta	4,028	1,000	620	134,400	Gulf of Mexico
84	Oceania	Strickland	4,000	824	512	36,740	Fly
85	South America	Teles Pires	3,978	1,638	1,013	141,718	Tapajós
86	North America	Fraser	3,944	1,375	854	231,593	Pacific Ocean
87	Oceania	Digul	3,867	853	530	45,900	Arafura Sea
88	South America	Huallaga	3,796	1,138	704	95,000	Marañón
89	Asia	Godavari	3,571	1,465	910	312,812	Bay of Bengal
90	North America	Nelson	3,539	2,575	1,600	1,125,520	Hudson Bay
91	South America	Caura	3,500	723	449	49,530	Orinoco
92	Africa	Benue	3,477	1,440	895	319,000	Niger
93	Asia	Kaladan	3,476	450	278	40,000	Bay of Bengal
94	South America	Jutaí	3,462	1,200	742	74,000	Amazon
95	North America	Slave	3,451	434	270	616,400	Great Slave Lake
96	Asia	Lohit	3,438	460	285	50,000	Brahmaputra
97	Europe	Northern Dvina	3,416	1,441	895	357,052	White Sea
98	North America	La Grande	3,400	893	555	209,000	James Bay
99	South America	Inírida	3,385	1,300	804	53,795	Guaviare
100	Asia	Shatt al-Arab–Euphrates–Tigris	3,350	204	127	938,173	Persian Gulf
101	Oceania	Purari	3,300	630	390	33,670	Gulf of Papua
102	Oceania	Kikori	3,274	405	250	23,309	Gulf of Papua
103	Asia	Khatanga	3,200	1,636	1,012	364,000	Laptev Sea
104	Oceania	Pulau	3,133	569	353	37,164	Arafura Sea
105	Africa	Nile	3,075	7,088	4,404	3,349,000	Mediterranean Sea
106	Asia	Musi	3,054	759	471	59,942	South China Sea
107	South America	Tigre	3,047	940	581	45,073	Marañón
108	Asia	Subansiri	3,003	442	275	35,763	Brahmaputra
109	Asia	Ghaghara	2,993	1,080	671	127,950	Ganges
110	Asia	Irtysh	2,980	4,248	2,627	1,673,470	Ob
111	Asia	Yamuna	2,949	1,376	855	366,223	Ganges
112	South America	São Francisco	2,943	2,830	1,758	641,000	Atlantic Ocean
113	Asia	Srepok	2,940	450	279	79,015	Mekong
114	Africa	Kwango	2,932	1,100	680	270,904	Kasai
115	Asia	Panjnad	2,910	71	44	395,000	Indus
116	Europe	Rhine	2,900	1,233	820	198,735	North Sea
117	South America	Beni	2,875	1,100	680	131,500	Madre de Dios
118	Asia	Gan	2,865	599	372	103,107	Yangtze
119	Asia	Min	2,850	735	457	133,000	Yangtze
120	Asia	Xiang	2,848	948	589	102,148	Yangtze
121	Europe	Neva	2,770	74	46	287,094	Gulf of Finland
122	South America	Pastaza	2,769	740	458	41,000	Marañón
123	South America	Iriri	2,745	1,300	810	130,000	Xingu
124	South America	Cuyuni	2,719	618	384	85,635	Essequibo
125	Asia	Mali Hka	2,693	320	200	23,221	Irrawaddy
126	North America	Missouri	2,673	3,767	2,341	1,371,010	Mississippi
127	Africa	Cross	2,647	489	304	53,590	Gulf of Guinea
128	Asia	Batang Hari	2,643	800	497	46,504	South China Sea
129	Asia	Amu Darya	2,618	2,400	1,491	534,739	Aral Sea
130	South America	Casiquiare	2,574	340	210	82,800	Rio Negro
131	Asia	Yellow	2,571	5,464	3,395	752,000	Yellow Sea
132	Asia	Mahanadi	2,562	900	560	141,600	Bay of Bengal
133	Asia	Pyasina	2,550	818	508	182,000	Kara Sea
134	Asia	Koshi	2,500	729	453	69,300	Ganges
135	Africa	Sangha	2,471	790	489	213,400	Congo
136	Asia	Songhua	2,463	1,434	887	557,180	Amur
137	Asia	Ghorautra	2,463	90	56	24,060	Meghna
138	Asia	Kayan	2,454	576	358	33,005	Celebes Sea
139	North America	Liard	2,434	1,115	693	277,100	Mackenzie
140	South America	Guainía	2,433	640	400	28,900	Rio Negro
141	South America	Guapore	2,430	1,260	783	341,000	Mamoré
142	South America	Ituí	2,422	558	347	43,403	Javari
143	South America	Apure	2,400	1,038	645	121,400	Orinoco
144	South America	Rio Grande	2,400	1,360	841	143,000	Paraná
145	South America	Paragua	2,389	550	340	39,605	Caroní
146	Asia	Vitim	2,379	1,940	1,210	225,000	Lena
147	South America	Cauca	2,364	1,180	730	59,840	Magdalena
148	South America	Yarí	2,360	620	383	31,650	Japurá
149	South America	Urubamba	2,330	724	448	60,300	Ucayali
150	South America	Jacuí	2,327	723	449	82,618	Lagoa dos Patos
151	South America	San Juan	2,304	380	240	16,465	Pacific Ocean
152	South America	Uatumã	2,291	701	436	67,920	Amazon
153	South America	Içana	2,279	676	420	35,675	Rio Negro
154	South America	Jamanxim	2,217	666	414	58,771	Tapajós
155	Asia	Krishna River	2,213	1,400	870	258,948	Bay of Bengal
156	Africa	Aruwimi	2,200	1,287	799	116,100	Congo
157	North America	Red River	2,187	2,190	1,360	239,195	Atchafalaya
158	South America	Ventuari	2,160	520	322	40,861	Orinoco
159	South America	Curaray	2,155	800	500	26,775	Napo
160	North America	Tennessee	2,140	1,049	652	105,870	Ohio
161	North America	St. Marys	2,135	120	75	127,700	Lake Huron
162	South America	Tapauá	2,135	640	400	63,185	Purus
163	Asia	Jialing	2,120	1,345	836	160,000	Yangtze
164	North America	Mobile	2,118	72	45	112,530	Gulf of Mexico
165	North America	Peace	2,110	1,923	1,195	306,000	Slave
166	Asia	Olyokma	2,110	1,436	892	210,000	Lena
167	Asia	Yuan	2,106	864	537	93,287	Yangtze
168	South America	Ji-Paraná	2,100	820	510	76,127	Madeira
169	Africa	Sanaga	2,072	1,067	663	132,990	Gulf of Guinea
170	Africa	Lomami	2,062	1,450	900	104,162	Congo
171	Asia	Hongshui	2,049	669.6	416.1	141,674	Xi
172	Africa	Lulonga	2,040	200	120	76,950	Congo
173	Asia	Gandaki	2,025	814	506	46,300	Ganges
174	Asia	Anadyr	2,020	1,150	710	191,000	Gulf of Anadyr
175	Oceania	Bamu	2,000	310	193	19,346	Gulf of Papua

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