Major Rivers of The World
River
|
Sources,
Outflow,
Approx. Length KM
|
1.
Amazon
|
Sources
:
Glacier fed lakes, Peru
Outflow: Atlantic Ocean
Approx.
Length : 6,297 Km
|
2.
Nile
|
Sources : Tributaries of
Lake Victoria, Africa
Outflow: Mediterranean
Sea
Approx. Length
(km) : 5,800 Km
|
3.
Ob
|
Sources
:
Altai Mts, Russia
Outflow: Gulf of Ob
Approx.
Length : 5, 567 Km
|
4.
Mississippi Missouri Red Rock
|
Sources : Source of Red
Rock, Montana
Outflow: Gulf of Mexico
Approx. Length : 5,972 Km
|
5.
Chang Jiang (YANGTZE)
|
Sources
:
Tibetan Plateau, China
Outflow: China Sea
Approx.
Length : 5,797 Km
|
6.
Yenisei
|
Sources : Tannu Ola Mts,
Western Tuva, Russia
Outflow: Arctic Ocean
Approx. Length
:
4,506 Km
|
7.
Parana
|
Sources
:
Confluence of Paranaiba
and Grande Rivers
Outflow: Rio de la
Plate
Approx.
Length : 4.498 Km
|
8.
Huang He (YELLOW)
|
Sources : Eastern Part of
Kunlan Mts, West China
Outflow: Gulg of Chihli
Approx. Length
: 4,667
Km
|
9.
Zaire (CONGO)
|
Sources
: Cpmf;iemce
of
Lualab and Luapula rivers, Congo
Outflow:
Atlantic
Ocean
Approx.
Length : 4,371 Km
|
10.
Irtish
|
Sources : Altai Mts,
Russia
Outflow: OB River
Approx. Length
: 4,440
Km
|
11.
Mackenzie
|
Sources
: Head
of Finlay River, British Columbia, Canada
Outflow:
Beaufort
Sea (Arctic Ocean )
Approx.
Length : 4,242 Km
|
12.
Heilong (AMUR)
|
Sources : Confluence of
Shilka (Russia) and Argun (Manchuria) Rivers
Outflow: Tatar Strait
Approx. Length
: 4,354
Km
|
13.
Lena
|
Sources
: Baikal
Mts, Russia
Outflow:
Arctic
Ocean
Approx.
Length : 4,270 Km
|
14.
Mekong
|
Sources
: Tibetan
Highlands
Outflow:
South
China Sea
Approx.
Length : 4,023 Km
|
15.
Niger
|
Sources : Guinea
Outflow: Gulf of Guinea
Approx. Length
: 4,186
Km
|
16.
Volga
|
Sources
: Valdai
Plateau, Russia
Outflow:
Caspian
Sea
Approx.
Length : 3,688 Km
|
17.
Mississippi
|
Sources : Lake Itasca,
Minnesota
Outflow: Gulf of Mexico
Approx. Length
: 3,780
km
|
18.
Missouri
|
Sources
: Confluence
of Jefferson, Gallatin and Madison Rivers, Montana
Outflow:
Mississippi
River
Approx.
Length : 3,728 Km
|
19.
Sao Francisco
|
Sources : SouthWest Minas
Gerais, Brazil
Outflow: Atlantic Ocean
Approx. Length
: 3,198
Km
|
20.
Madeira
|
Sources
: Confluence
of Beni and Maumore Rivers, Bolivia Brazil Boundary
Outflow:
Amazon
River
Approx.
Length : 3,240 Km
|
21.
Purus
|
Sources : Peruvian Andes
Outflow: Amazon River
Approx. Length
: 2,209
km
|
22.
Yukon
|
Sources
: Junction
of Lewes and Pelly Rivers, Yukon Territory, Canada
Outflow:
Bering
Sea
Approx.
Length : 3,186 Km
|
23.
Sao Francisco
|
Sources : Southwest Minas
Gerais, Brazil
Outflow: Altantic Ocean
Approx. Length
: 3,198
Km
|
24.
St. Lawrence
|
Sources
: Lake
Ontario
Outflow:
Gulf
of St. Lawrence
Approx.
Length : 3,058 Km
|
25.
Rio Grande
|
Sources : San Juan Mts,
Colorado
Outflow: Gulf of Mexico
Approx. Length
: 3,036
Km
|
26.
Indus
|
Sources
: Himalayas
Outflow:
Arabian
Sea
Approx.
Length : 2,898 Km
|
27.
Brahmaputra
|
Sources : Himalayas
Outflow: Ganges River
Approx. Length
: 2,898
Km
|
28.
Darling
|
Sources
: Central
Part of Eastern Highlands, Australia
Outflow:
Murray
River
Approx.
Length : 2,740 Km
|
29.
Danube
|
Sources : Black Forest,
Germany
Outflow: Black Sea
Approx. Length
: 2,842
Km
|
30.
Euphrates
|
Sources
: Confluence
of Murat Nehri and Kara Su Rivers, Turkey
Outflow:
Shatt
al Arab
Approx.
Length : 2,799 Km
|
31.
Zambezi
|
Sources : 11*21’S,
24*22’E, Zambia
Outflow: Mozambique
Channel
Approx. Length
: 2,738
Km
|
32.
Murray
|
Sources
: Australian
Alps, New South Wales
Outflow:
Indian
Ocean
Approx.
Length : 2,590 Km
|
33.
Paraguay
|
Sources : Mato Grosso,
Brazil
Outflow: Parana River
Approx. Length
: 2,550
Km
|
34.
Nelson
|
Sources
: Head
of Bow River, Western Alberta, Canada
Outflow:
Hudson
bay
Approx.
Length : 2,575 Km
|
35.
Ganges
|
Sources : Himalayas
Outflow: bay of Bengal
Approx. Length
: 5,508
Km
|
36.
Ural
|
Sources
: Southern
Ural Mts, Russia
Outflow:
Caspian
Sea
Approx.
Length : 2,535 Km
|
37.
Japura
|
Sources : Andes, Colombia
Outflow: Amazon River
Approx. Length
: 2,416
Km
|
38.
Salween
|
Sources
: Tibet,
South of Kunlun Mts
Outflow:
Gulf
of Martaban
Approx.
Length : 2,416 Km
|
39.
Colorado
|
Sources : Grand County,
Pennsylvania
Outflow: Mississippi
River
Approx. Length
: 2,348
Km
|
40.
Arkansas
|
Sources
: Central
Colorado
Outflow:
Mississippi
River
Approx.
Length : 2,350 Km
|
41.
Ohio Allegheny
|
Sources : Potter Country,
Pennsylvania
Outflow: Mississippi
River
Approx. Length
: 2,102
Km
|
42.
Dnieper
|
Sources
: Valdai
Hills, Russia
Outflow:
Black
Sea
Approx.
Length : 2,286 Km
|
43.
Irrawaddy
|
Sources : Confluence of
Nmai and Mali Rivers, Northeast Burma
Outflow: Bay of Bengal
Approx. Length
: 2,094
Km
|
44.
Orange
|
Sources
: Lesotho
Outflow:
Atlantic
Ocean
Approx.
Length : 2,092 Km
|
45.
Orinoco
|
Sources : Serra Parima
Mts, Venezuela
Outflow: Atlantic Ocean
Approx. Length
: 2,064
Km
|
46.
Xi Jiang (Si Kiang)
|
Sources
: Eastern
Yunnan Province, China
Outflow:
China
Sea
Approx.
Length : 1,990 Km
|
47.
Pilcomayo
|
Sources : Andes Mts,
Bolivia
Outflow: Paraguay River
Approx. Length
: 1,999
Km
|
48.
Don
|
Sources
: Tula,
Russia
Outflow:
Sea
of Azov
Approx.
Length : 1,970 Km
|
49.
Peace
|
Sources : Stikine Mts,
British Columbia, Canada
Outflow: Great Slave
River
Approx. Length
: 1,923
Km
|
50.
Tigris
|
Sources
: Taurus
Mts, Turkey
Outflow:
Shatt
al Arab
Approx.
Length : 1,899 Km
|
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