Major Rivers of the World
Major Rivers of the World
S.No. | River | Length (km) | Countries in the drainage basin | ||
1 | Amazon–Ucayali–Apuríma | 6,992 (6,400) | Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana | ||
2 | Nile–Kagera | 6,853 (6,650) | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan | ||
3 | Yangtze (Chang Jiang; Long River) | 6,300 (6,418) | China | ||
4 | Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson | 6,275 | United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) | ||
5 | Yenisei–Angara–Selenge | 5,539 | Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%) | ||
6 | Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | China | ||
7 | Ob–Irtysh | 5,410 | Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia | ||
8 | Paraná–Río de la Plata | 4,880 | Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%) | ||
9 | Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) | 4,700 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda | ||
10 | Amur–Argun (Heilong Jiang) | 4,444 | Russia, China, Mongolia | ||
11 | Lena | 4,400 | Russia | ||
12 | Mekong (Lancang Jiang) | 4,350 | China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam | ||
13 | Mackenzie–Slave–Peace–Finlay | 4,241 | Canada | ||
14 | Niger | 4,200 | 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 | ||
15 | Brahmaputra–Tsangpo | 3,848 | India (58.0%), China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%) | ||
16 | Murray–Darling | 3,672 | Australia | ||
17 | Tocantins–Araguaia | 3,650 | Brazil | ||
18 | Volga | 3,645 | Russia | ||
19 | Indus–Sênggê Zangbo | 3,610 | Pakistan (93%), India, China, Kashmir (Disputed region between Pakistan, India and China) | ||
20 | Shatt al-Arab–Euphrates | 3,596 | Iraq (60.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Syria (14.7%) | ||
21 | Madeira–Mamoré–Grande–Caine–Rocha | 3,380 | Brazil, Bolivia, Peru | ||
22 | Purús | 3,211 | Brazil, Peru | ||
23 | Yukon | 3,185 | United States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%) | ||
24 | São Francisco | 3,180* (2,900) | Brazil | ||
25 | Syr Darya–Naryn | 3,078 | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan | ||
26 | Salween (Nu Jiang) | 3,060 | China (52.4%), Myanmar (43.9%), Thailand (3.7%) | ||
27 | Saint Lawrence–Great Lakes | 3,058 | Canada (52.1%), United States (47.9%) | ||
28 | Rio Grande | 3,057 | United States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%) | ||
29 | Lower Tunguska | 2,989 | Russia | ||
30 | Danube–Breg (Donau, Dunăre, Duna, Dunav, Dunaj) | 2,888 | Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria(5.2%), Croatia (4.5%), | ||
31 | Zambezi (Zambesi) | 2,693 | Zambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana | ||
32 | Vilyuy | 2,650 | Russia | ||
33 | Araguaia | 2,627 | Brazil | ||
34 | Ganges–Hooghly–Padma (Ganga) | 2,620 | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China | ||
35 | Amu Darya–Panj | 2,620 | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan | ||
36 | Japurá (Rio Yapurá) | 2,615 | Brazil, Colombia | ||
37 | Nelson–Saskatchewan | 2,570 | Canada, United States | ||
38 | Paraguay (Rio Paraguay) | 2,549 | Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina | ||
39 | Kolyma | 2,513 | Russia | ||
40 | Pilcomayo | 2,500 | Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia | ||
41 | Upper Ob–Katun | 2,490 | Russia | ||
42 | Ishim | 2,450 | Kazakhstan, Russia | ||
43 | Juruá | 2,410 | Peru, Brazil | ||
44 | Ural | 2,428 | Russia, Kazakhstan | ||
45 | Arkansas | 2,348 | United States | ||
46 | Colorado (western U.S.) | 2,333 | United States, Mexico | ||
47 | Olenyok | 2,292 | Russia | ||
48 | Dnieper | 2,287 | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | ||
49 | Aldan | 2,273 | Russia | ||
50 | Ubangi–Uele | 2,270 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo | ||
51 | Negro | 2,250 | Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia | ||
52 | Columbia | 2,250 (1,953) | United States, Canada | ||
53 | Pearl–Zhu Jiang | 2,200 | China (98.5%), Vietnam (1.5%) | ||
54 | Red (USA) | 2,188 | United States | ||
55 | Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) | 2,170 | Myanmar, China | ||
56 | Kasai | 2,153 | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
57 | Ohio–Allegheny | 2,102 | United States | ||
58 | Orinoco | 2,101 | Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana | ||
59 | Tarim | 2,100 | P. R. China | ||
60 | Xingu | 2,092 | South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho | ||
61 | Northern Salado | 2,010 | Argentina | ||
62 | Vitim | 1,978 | Russia | ||
63 | Tigris | 1,950 | Turkey, Iraq, Syria | ||
64 | Songhua | 1,927 | P. R. China | ||
65 | Tapajós | 1,900 | Brazil | ||
66 | Don | 1,870 | Russia, Ukraine | ||
67 | Stony Tunguska | 1,865 | Russia | ||
68 | Pechora | 1,809 | Russia | ||
69 | Kama | 1,805 | Russia | ||
70 | Limpopo | 1,800 | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana | ||
71 | Chulym | 1,799 | Russia | ||
72 | Guaporé (Itenez) | 1,749 | Brazil, Bolivia | ||
73 | Indigirka | 1,726 | Russia | ||
74 | Snake | 1,670 | United States | ||
75 | Senegal | 1,641 | Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania | ||
76 | Uruguay | 1,610 | Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil | ||
77 | Blue Nile | 1,600 | Ethiopia, Sudan | ||
78 | Churchill | 1,600 | Canada | ||
79 | Khatanga | 1,600 | Russia | ||
80 | Okavango | 1,600 | Namibia, Angola, Botswana | ||
81 | Volta | 1,600 | Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin | ||
82 | Beni | 1,599 | Bolivia | ||
83 | Platte | 1,594 | United States | ||
84 | Tobol | 1,591 | Kazakhstan, Russia | ||
85 | Jubba–Shebelle | 1,580* | Ethiopia, Somalia | ||
86 | Içá (Putumayo) | 1,575 | Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador | ||
87 | Magdalena | 1,550 | Colombia | ||
88 | Han | 1,532 | P. R. China | ||
89 | Kura/Mt'k'vari | 1,515 | Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan | ||
90 | Oka | 1,500 | Russia | ||
91 | Guaviare | 1,497 | Colombia | ||
92 | Pecos | 1,490 | United States | ||
93 | Murrumbidgee River | 1,485 | Australia | ||
94 | Upper Yenisei–Little Yenisei (Kaa-Hem) | 1,480 | Russia, Mongolia | ||
95 | Godavari | 1,465 | India | ||
96 | Colorado (Texas) | 1,438 | United States | ||
97 | Río Grande (Guapay) | 1,438 | Bolivia | ||
98 | Belaya | 1,420 | Russia | ||
99 | Cooper–Barcoo | 1,420 | Australia | ||
100 | Marañón | 1,415 | Peru | ||
101 | Dniester | 1,411 (1,352) | Ukraine, Moldova | ||
102 | Benue | 1,400 | Cameroon, Nigeria | ||
103 | Ili (Yili) | 1,400 | P. R. China, Kazakhstan | ||
104 | Warburton–Georgina | 1,400 | Australia | ||
105 | Sutlej | 1,372 | China, India, Pakistan | ||
106 | Yamuna | 1,370 | India | ||
107 | Vyatka | 1,370 | Russia | ||
108 | Fraser | 1,368 | Canada | ||
109 | Grande | 1,360 | Brazil | ||
110 | Brazos | 1,352 | United States | ||
111 | Liao | 1,345 | P. R. China | ||
112 | Lachlan River | 1,338 | Australia | ||
113 | Yalong | 1,323 | P. R. China | ||
114 | Iguaçu | 1,320 | Brazil, Argentina | ||
115 | Olyokma | 1,320 | Russia | ||
116 | Northern Dvina–Sukhona | 1,302 | Russia | ||
117 | Krishna | 1,300 | India | ||
118 | Iriri | 1,300 | Brazil | ||
119 | Narmada | 1,289 | India | ||
120 | Lomami | 1,280 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
121 | Ottawa | 1,271 | Canada | ||
122 | Lerma–Rio Grande de Santiago | 1,270 | Mexico | ||
123 | Elbe–Vltava | 1,252 | Germany, Czech Republic | ||
124 | Zeya | 1,242 | Russia | ||
125 | Juruena | 1,240 | Brazil | ||
126 | Upper Mississippi | 1,236 | United States | ||
127 | Rhine | 1,233 | Germany (57.3%), Switzerland (15.1%), Netherlands (12.3%), France (12.2%), Luxembourg (1.4%), Austria (1.3%), Belgium (0.4%), Liechtenstein (0.1%), Italy (0.03%) | ||
128 | Athabasca | 1,231 | Canada | ||
129 | Canadian | 1,223 | United States | ||
130 | North Saskatchewan | 1,220 | Canada | ||
131 | Vaal | 1,210 | South Africa | ||
132 | Shire | 1,200 | Mozambique, Malawi | ||
133 | Nen (Nonni) | 1,190 | P. R. China | ||
134 | Kızıl River | 1,182 | Turkey | ||
135 | Green | 1,175 | United States | ||
136 | Milk | 1,173 | United States, Canada | ||
137 | Chindwin | 1,158 | Myanmar | ||
138 | Sankuru | 1,150 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
139 | Wu | 1,150 | China | ||
140 | Red (Asia) | 1,149 | China, Vietnam | ||
141 | James (Dakotas) | 1,143 | United States | ||
142 | Kapuas | 1,143 | Indonesia | ||
143 | Desna | 1,130 | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | ||
144 | Helmand | 1,130 | Afghanistan, Iran | ||
145 | Madre de Dios | 1,130 | Peru, Bolivia | ||
146 | Tietê | 1,130 | Brazil | ||
147 | Vychegda | 1,130 | Russia | ||
148 | Sepik | 1,126 | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | ||
149 | Cimarron | 1,123 | United States | ||
150 | Anadyr | 1,120 | Russia | ||
151 | Paraíba do Sul | 1,120 | Brazil | ||
152 | Jialing River | 1,119 | P. R. China | ||
153 | Liard | 1,115 | Canada | ||
155 | Cumberland | 1,105 | United States | ||
156 | White | 1,102 | United States | ||
157 | Huallaga | 1,100 | Peru | ||
158 | Kwango | 1,100 | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
159 | Draa | 1,100 | Morocco | ||
160 | Gambia | 1,094 | The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea | ||
161 | Chenab | 1,086 | India, Pakistan | ||
162 | Yellowstone | 1,080 | United States | ||
163 | Huai River | 1,078 | China | ||
164 | Aras | 1,072 | Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran | ||
165 | Chu River | 1,067 | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan | ||
166 | Seversky Donets | 1,078 (1,053) | Russia, Ukraine | ||
167 | Bermejo | 1,050 | Argentina, Bolivia | ||
168 | Fly | 1,050 | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | ||
169 | Kuskokwim | 1,050 | United States | ||
170 | Tennessee | 1,049 | United States | ||
171 | Vistula | 1,047 | Poland | ||
172 | Oder–Warta | 1,045 | Poland, Germany, Czechia | ||
173 | Aruwimi | 1,030 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
174 | Daugava | 1,020 | Latvia, Belarus, Russia | ||
175 | Gila | 1,015 | United States | ||
176 | Loire | 1,012 | France | ||
177 | Essequibo | 1,010 | Guyana | ||
178 | Khoper | 1,010 | Russia | ||
179 | Tagus (Tajo/Tejo) | 1,006 | Spain, Portugal | ||
180 | Flinders River | 1,004 | Australia |