Wednesday, October 23, 2013

List of Rivers Longer Than 1000 km in the World:


S.NoRivers NameLength (km)Length (miles)Drainage area (km²)Average discharge (m³/s)OutflowCountries in the drainage basin
1.River Name - Nile6,6504,1353,349,0005,100Mediterranean SeaEthiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
2.River Name - Amazon6,4003,9806,915,000219,000Atlantic OceanBrazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
3.Yangtze
(Chang Jiang)
6,3003,9171,800,00031,900East China SeaP.R. China
4.Mississippi - Missouri6,2753,9022,980,00016,200Gulf of MexicoUnited States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)
5.Yenisei - Angara - Selenga5,5393,4452,580,00019,600Kara SeaRussia, Mongolia
6.Yellow
(Huang He)
5,4643,398745,0002,110Bohai Sea
(Balhae)
P.R. China
7.River Name- Ob - Irtysh5,4103,3642,990,00012,800Gulf of ObRussia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia
8.River Name - Congo - Chambeshi
(Zaire)
4,7002,9223,680,00041,800Atlantic OceanDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola,Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
9.Amur - Argun
(Heilong Jiang)
4,4442,7631,855,00011,400Sea of OkhotskRussia, P.R. China, Mongolia
10.River Name- Lena4,4002,7362,490,00017,100Laptev SeaRussia
11.Mekong
(Lancang Jiang)
4,3502,705810,00016,000South China SeaLaos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar
12.Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay4,2412,6371,790,00010,300Beaufort SeaCanada
13.River Name - Niger4,2002,6112,090,0009,570Gulf of GuineaNigeria (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.River Name - Paraná
(Río de la Plata)
3,9982,4863,100,00025,700Atlantic OceanBrazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%)
15.River Name - Volga3,6452,2661,380,0008,080Caspian SeaRussia (99.8%), Kazakhstan (minor)
16.River Name - Shatt al-Arab - Euphrates3,5962,236884,000856Persian GulfIraq (40.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Iran (19.7%), Syria (14.7%)
17.Purus3,3792,10163,1668,400AmazonBrazil, Peru
18.River Name - Murray - Darling3,370 [1]2,0941,061,000767Southern OceanAustralia
19.Madeira - Mamoré3,2392,014850,00017,000AmazonBrazil, Bolivia, Peru
20.River Name - Yukon3,1841,980850,0006,210Bering SeaUnited States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%)
21.River Name - Indus
(Sindhu)
3,1801,976960,0007,160Arabian SeaPakistan (93%), India, P. R. China, disputed territory (Kashmir), Afghanistan
22.River Name - São Francisco3,180
(2,900)
1,976
(1,802)
610,0003,300Atlantic OceanBrazil
23.River Name - Syr Darya - Naryn3,0781,913219,000703Aral SeaKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
24.Salween
(Nu Jiang)
3,0601,901324,0003,153 [2]Andaman SeaP.R. China (52.4%), Myanmar (43.9%), Thailand (3.7%)
25.Saint Lawrence - Niagara-Detroit-Saint Clair-Saint Marys-Saint Louis3,0581,9001,030,00010,100Gulf of Saint LawrenceCanada (52.1%), United States (47.9%)
26.River Name - Rio Grande3,057
(2,896)
1,900
(1,799)
570,00082Gulf of MexicoUnited States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%)
27.Lower Tunguska2,9891,857473,0003,600YeniseiRussia
28.River Name - Brahmaputra2,9481,8321,730,00019,200 [3]Bay of BengalIndia (58.0%), P.R. China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/P.R. China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%)
29.River Name - Danube2,8501,771817,0007,130Black SeaRomania (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.River Name - Tocantins2,6991,6771,400,00013,598Atlantic Ocean, AmazonBrazil
31.River Name - Zambezi
(Zambesi)
2,6931,6731,330,0004,880Mozambique ChannelZambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%), Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana
32.Vilyuy2,6501,647454,0001,480LenaRussia
33.Araguaia2,6271,632358,1256,172TocantinsBrazil
34.River Name - Amu Darya2,6201,628534,7391,400Aral SeaUzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
35.Japurá
(Rio Yapurá)
2,6151,625242,2596,000AmazonBrazil, Colombia
36.Nelson - Saskatchewan2,5701,5971,093,0002,575Hudson BayCanada, United States
37.Paraguay
(Rio Paraguay)
2,5491,584900,0004,300ParanáBrazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina
38.River Name - Kolyma2,5131,562644,0003,800East Siberian SeaRussia
39.River Name - Ganges2,5101,560907,00012,037 [4]Brahmaputra, Bay of BengalIndia, Bangladesh, Nepal
40.Pilcomayo2,5001,553270,000ParaguayParaguay, Argentina, Bolivia
41.Upper Ob2,4901,547ObRussia
42.Ishim2,4501,522177,00056IrtyshKazakhstan, Russia
43.Juruá2,4101,498200,0006,000AmazonPeru, Brazil
44.Ural2,4281,509237,000475Caspian SeaRussia, Kazakhstan
45.River Name - Arkansas2,3481,459505,000
(435,122)
1,066MississippiUnited States
46.River Name - Ubangi - Uele2,3001,4294,003CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
47.Olenyok2,2921,424219,0001,210Laptev SeaRussia
48.Dnieper2,2871,421516,3001,670Black SeaRussia, Belarus, Ukraine
49.Aldan2,2731,412729,0005,060LenaRussia
50.Negro2,2501,450720,11426,700AmazonBrazil, Venezuela, Colombia
51.River Name - Columbia2,250 (1,953)1,450 (1,214)415,2117500Pacific OceanUnited States, Canada
52.Colorado (western U.S.)2,3331,450390,0001,200Gulf ofCaliforniaUnited States, Mexico
53.River Name - Pearl - Xi Jiang2,2001,376437,00013,600South China SeaP.R. China (98.5%), Vietnam (1.5%)
54.Red2,1881,36078,592875MississippiUnited States
55.Ayeyarwady
(Irrawaddy)
2,1701,348411,00013,000Andaman SeaMyanmar
56.River Name - Kasai2,1531,338880,20010,000CongoAngola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
57.Ohio - Allegheny2,1021,306490,6037,957MississippiUnited States
58.Orinoco2,1011,306880,00030,000Atlantic OceanVenezuela, Colombia, Guyana
59.Tarim2,1001,305557,000Lop NurP. R. China
60.Xingu2,1001,305AmazonBrazil
61.River Name - Orange2,0921,300Atlantic OceanSouth Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho
62.Northern Salado2,0101,249ParanáArgentina
63.Vitim1,9781,229LenaRussia
64.Tigris1,9501,212Shatt al-ArabTurkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran
65.Songhua1,9271,197AmurP. R. China
66.Tapajós1,9001,181AmazonBrazil
67.River Name - Don1,8701,162425,600935Sea of AzovRussia
68.Stony Tunguska1,8651,159240,000YeniseiRussia
69.Pechora1,8091,124322,000Barents SeaRussia
70.Kama1,8051,122507,000VolgaRussia
71.River Name - Limpopo1,8001,118413,000Indian OceanMozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana
72.Guaporé (Itenez)1,7491,087MamoréBrazil, Bolivia
73.River Name - Indigirka1,7261,072360,4001,810East Siberian SeaRussia
74.Snake1,6701,038279,7191,611ColumbiaUnited States
75.Senegal1,6411,020419,659Atlantic OceanSenegal, Mali, Mauritania
76.Uruguay1,6101,000370,000Atlantic OceanUruguay, Argentina, Brazil
77.Blue Nile1,600994NileEthiopia, Sudan
77.Churchill1,600994Hudson BayCanada
77.Khatanga1,600994Laptev SeaRussia
77.River Name - Okavango1,600994Okavango DeltaNamibia, Angola, Botswana
77.River Name - Volta1,600994Gulf of GuineaGhana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin
82.River Name - Beni1,599994MadeiraBolivia
83.Platte1,594990MissouriUnited States
84.Tobol1,591989IrtyshKazakhstan, Russia
85.Jubba - Shebelle1,580982Indian OceanEthiopia, Somalia
86.River Name - Içá (Putumayo)1,575979AmazonBrazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
87.Magdalena1,550963Caribbean SeaColombia
88.River Name - Han1,532952YangtzeP. R. China
89.River Name - Lomami1,500932CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
89.River Name - Oka1,500932VolgaRussia
90.Pecos1,490926Rio GrandeUnited States
91.Upper Yenisei1,480920YeniseiRussia, Mongolia
92.Godavari1,465910Bay of BengalIndia
93.Colorado (Texas)1,438894Gulf of MexicoUnited States
94.River Name - Río Grande (Guapay)1,438894IchiloBolivia
95.Belaya1,420882KamaRussia
96.Cooper - Barcoo1,420880Lake EyreAustralia
97.Marañón1,415879AmazonPeru
98.River Name - Dniester1,411 (1,352)877 (840)Black SeaUkraine, Moldova
99.Benue1,400870NigerCameroon, Nigeria
99.River Name - Ili
(Yili)
1,400870Lake BalkhashP. R. China, Kazakhstan
99.Warburton - Georgina1,400870Lake EyreAustralia
102.Sutlej1,372852ChenabChina, India, Pakistan
103.Yamuna1,370851GangesIndia
103.Vyatka1,370851KamaRussia
105.Fraser1,3688503,475Pacific OceanCanada
106.River Name - Kura1,364848Caspian SeaAzerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iran
107.Grande1,360845ParanáBrazil
108.Brazos1,352840Gulf of MexicoUnited States
109.River Name - Cauca River1,350839Magdalena RiverColombia
110.River Name - Liao1,345836Bo HaiP. R. China
111.Yalong1,323822YangtzeP. R. China
112.Iguaçu1,320820ParanáBrazil, Argentina
112.Olyokma1,320820LenaRussia
112.River Name - Rhine1,320820198,7352,330North SeaGermany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy
113.Northern Dvina - Sukhona1,302809357,0523,332White SeaRussia
114.Krishna1,300808Bay of BengalIndia
114.River Name - Iriri1,300808XinguBrazil
115.Narmada1,289801Arabian SeaIndia
116.Ottawa1,271790Saint LawrenceCanada
117.Zeya1,242772AmurRussia
118.Juruena1,240771TapajósBrazil
119.Upper Mississippi1,236768MississippiUnited States
120.Athabasca1,231765MackenzieCanada
121.Elbe - Vltava1,231765148,268711North SeaGermany, Czech Republic
122.Canadian1,223760ArkansasUnited States
123.North Saskatchewan1,220758SaskatchewanCanada
124.River Name - Vaal1,210752OrangeSouth Africa
125.Shire1,200746ZambeziMozambique, Malawi
126.River Name - Nen
(Nonni)
1,190739SonghuaP. R. China
127.River Name - Green1,175730Colorado (western U.S.)United States
128.River Name - Milk1,173729MissouriUnited States, Canada
131.Chindwin1,158720AyeyarwadyMyanmar
132.River Name - Sankuru1,150715KasaiDemocratic Republic of the Congo
133.James (Dakotas)1,143710MissouriUnited States
133.River Name - Kapuas1,143710South China SeaIndonesia
135.Desna1,13070288,900360DnieperRussia, Ukraine
135.River Name - Helmand1,130702Hamun-i-HelmandAfghanistan, Iran
135.Madre de Dios1,130702MadeiraPeru, Bolivia
135.Tietê1,130702ParanáBrazil
135.Vychegda1,130702Northern DvinaRussia
140.Sepik1,12670077,700Pacific OceanPapua New Guinea, Indonesia
141.Cimarron1,123698ArkansasUnited States
142.Anadyr1,120696Gulf of AnadyrRussia
143.Jialing River1,119695YangtzeP. R. China
144.Liard1,115693MackenzieCanada
145.White1,102685MississippiUnited States
146.Huallaga1,100684MarañónPeru
146.River Name - Kwango1,100684263,5002,700KasaiAngola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
148.Gambia1,094680Atlantic OceanThe Gambia, Senegal, Guinea
149.Chenab1,086675IndusIndia, Pakistan
150.Yellowstone1,080671MissouriUnited States
151.Chu River106766362,500noneKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
152.River Name - Donets1,078 (1,053)670 (654)DonUkraine, Russia
153.Bermejo1,050652ParaguayArgentina, Bolivia
153.River Name - Fly1,050652Gulf of PapuaPapua New Guinea, Indonesia
153.Guaviare1,050652OrinocoColombia
153.Kuskokwim1,050652Bering SeaUnited States
157.Tennessee1,049652OhioUnited States
158.Daugava1,020634Gulf of RigaLatvia, Belarus, Russia
159.River Name - Gila1,015631Colorado (western U.S.)United States
160.Vistula1,014630Baltic SeaPoland
161.Loire1,012629Atlantic OceanFrance
162.Essequibo1,010628Atlantic OceanGuyana
162.Khoper1,010628DonRussia
164.Tagus
(Tajo/Tejo)
1,006625Atlantic OceanSpain, Portugal
165.Colorado (Argentina)1,000620Atlantic OceanArgentina

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