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World's Longest Rivers
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| No. |
River |
Length (km) |
Length (miles) |
Outflow |
Countries |
| 1 |
Nile |
6,690 |
4,157 |
Mediterranean Sea |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2 |
Amazon |
6,387
(6,762) |
3,969
(4,202) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela |
| 3 |
Mississippi - Missouri - Jefferson |
6,270
(6,420) |
3,896
(3,989) |
Gulf of Mexico |
United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) |
| 4 |
Yangtze
(Chang Jiang) |
6,211
(5,797) |
3,859
(3,602) |
East China Sea |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 5 |
Yenisei - Angara - Selenga |
5,550
(4,506) |
3,449
(2,800) |
Kara Sea |
Russia, Mongolia |
| 6 |
Ob' - Irtysh |
5,410* |
3,449* |
Gulf of Ob |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Peoples Republic of China |
| 7 |
Huang He
(Yellow) |
4,667
(4,350) |
2,900
(2,703) |
Bohai Sea
(Balhae) |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 8 |
Amur
(Heilong) |
4,368* |
2,714* |
Sea of Okhotsk |
Russia, Peoples Republic of China, Mongolia |
| 9 |
Congo
(Zaire) |
4,371
(4,670) |
2,716
(2,902) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda |
| 10 |
Lena |
4,260
(4,400) |
2,647
(2,734) |
Laptev Sea |
Russia |
| 11 |
Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay |
4,241
(5,427) |
2,635
(3,372) |
Beaufort Sea |
Canada |
| 12 |
Niger |
4,167 (4,138*) |
2,589 (2,571*) |
Gulf of Guinea |
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 |
| 13 |
Mekong |
4,023 |
2,500 |
South China Sea |
Laos, Thailand, Peoples Republic of China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar |
| 14 |
Paraná
(Río de la Plata) |
3,998
(4,700) |
2,484
(2,920) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%), Uruguay (3.8%) |
| 15 |
Murray - Darling |
3,750
(3,520) |
2,330
(2,187) |
Southern Ocean |
Australia |
| 16 |
Volga |
3,645* |
2,265 |
Caspian Sea |
Russia (99.8%), Kazakhstan (minor), Belarus (minor) |
| 17 |
Shatt al-Arab / Arvandrud - Euphrates |
3,596
(2,992) |
2,234
(1,859) |
Persian Gulf |
Iraq (40.5%), Turkey (24.8%), Iran (19.7%), Syria (14.7%) |
| 18 |
Purus |
3,379
(2,948)
(3,210) |
2,100
(1,832)
(1,995) |
Amazon |
Brazil, Peru |
| 19 |
Madeira - Mamoré |
3,239 |
2,013 |
Amazon |
Brazil, Bolivia, Peru |
| 20 |
Yukon |
3,184 |
1,978 |
Bering Sea |
United States (59.8%), Canada (40.2%) |
| 21 |
Indus
(Sindhu) |
3,180 |
1,976 |
Arabian Sea |
Pakistan, India, Peoples Republic of China, disputed territory (Kashmir), Afghanistan |
| 22 |
São Francisco |
3,180*
(2,900) |
1,976*
(1,802) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Brazil |
| 23 |
Syr Darya - Naryn |
3,078 |
1,913 |
Aral Sea |
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan |
| 24 |
Salween
(Salwin) (Nù Jiāng) |
3,060 |
1,901 |
Andaman Sea |
Peoples Republic of China (52.4%), Myanmar (43.9%), Thailand (3.7%) |
| 25 |
Saint Lawrence - Niagara - Detroit - Saint Clair - Saint Marys- Saint Louis |
3,058 |
1,900 |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Canada (52.1%), United States (47.9%) |
| 26 |
Rio Grande |
3,057
(2,896) |
1,900
(1,799) |
Gulf of Mexico |
United States (52.1%), Mexico (47.9%) |
| 27 |
Lower Tunguska |
2,989 |
1,857 |
Yenisei |
Russia |
| 28 |
Brahmaputra |
2,948* |
1,832* |
Bay of Bengal |
India (58.0%), Peoples Republic of China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/Peoples Republic of China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%) |
| 29 |
Danube |
2,850* |
1,771* |
Black Sea |
Romania (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%), Czech Republic (2.6%), Slovenia (2.2%), Moldova (1.7%), Switzerland (0.32%),
Italy (0.15%), Poland (0.09%), Albania (0.03%) |
| 30 |
Tocantins |
2,699 |
1,677 |
Atlantic Ocean, Amazon |
Brazil |
| 31 |
Zambezi
(Zambesi) |
2,693* |
1,673* |
Mozambique Channel |
Zambia (41.6%), Angola (18.4%), Zimbabwe (15.6%), Mozambique (11.8%), Malawi (8.0%),
Tanzania (2.0%), Namibia, Botswana |
| 32 |
Vilyuy |
2,650 |
1,647 |
Lena |
Russia |
| 33 |
Araguaia |
2,627 |
1,632 |
Tocantins |
Brazil |
| 34 |
Amu Darya |
2,620 |
1,628 |
Aral Sea |
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan |
| 35 |
Japurá
(Rio Yapurá) |
2,615* |
1,625* |
Amazon |
Brazil, Colombia |
| 36 |
Nelson - Saskatchewan |
2,570 |
1,597 |
Hudson Bay |
Canada |
| 37 |
Paraguay
(Rio Paraguay) |
2,549 |
1,584 |
Paraná |
Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina |
| 38 |
Kolyma |
2,513 |
1,562 |
East Siberian Sea |
Russia |
| 39 |
Ganges |
2,510 |
1,560 |
Brahmaputra, Bay of Bengal |
India, Bangladesh, Nepal |
| 40 |
Pilcomayo |
2,500 |
1,553 |
Paraguay |
Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia |
| 41 |
Upper Ob |
2,490 |
1,547 |
Ob |
Russia |
| 42 |
Ishim |
2,450 |
1,522 |
Irtysh |
Kazakhstan, Russia |
| 43 |
Juruá |
2,410 |
1,498 |
Amazon |
Peru, Brazil |
| 44 |
Ural |
2,428 |
1,509 |
Caspian Sea |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
| 45 |
Arkansas |
2,348 |
1,459 |
Mississippi |
United States |
| 46 |
Ubangi - Uele |
2,300 |
1,429 |
Congo |
Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic |
| 47 |
Olenyok |
2,292 |
1,424 |
Laptev Sea |
Russia |
| 48 |
Dnieper |
2,287 |
1,421 |
Black Sea |
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
| 49 |
Aldan |
2,273 |
1,412 |
Lena |
Russia |
| 50 |
Negro |
2,250 |
1,450 |
Amazon |
Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia |
| 51 |
Columbia |
2,250
(1,953) |
1,450
(1,214) |
Pacific Ocean |
United States, Canada |
| 52 |
Colorado (western U.S.) |
2,333 |
1,450 |
Gulf of California |
United States, Mexico |
| 53 |
Pearl - Xi Jiang
(West) (Si Kang) |
2,200 |
1,376 |
South China Sea |
Peoples Republic of China (98.5%), Vietnam (1.5%) |
| 54 |
Red |
2,188 |
1,360 |
Mississippi |
United States |
| 55 |
Ayeyarwady River
(Irrawaddy) |
2,170 |
1,348 |
Andaman Sea |
Myanmar |
| 56 |
Kasai |
2,153 |
1,338 |
Congo |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 57 |
Ohio - Allegheny |
2,102 |
1,306 |
Mississippi |
United States |
| 58 |
Orinoco |
2,101 |
1,306 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Venezuela, Colombia |
| 59 |
Tarim |
2,100 |
1,305 |
Lop Nur |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 60 |
Xingu |
2,100 |
1,305 |
Amazon |
Brazil |
| 61 |
Orange |
2,092 |
1,300 |
Atlantic Ocean |
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho |
| 62 |
Northern Salado |
2,010 |
1,249 |
Paraná |
Argentina |
| 63 |
Vitim |
1,978 |
1,229 |
Lena |
Russia |
| 64 |
Tigris |
1,950 |
1,212 |
Shatt al-Arab |
Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran |
| 65 |
Songhua |
1,927 |
1,197 |
Amur |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 66 |
Tapajós |
1,900 |
1,181 |
Amazon |
Brazil |
| 67 |
Don |
1,870 |
1,162 |
Sea of Azov |
Russia |
| 68 |
Stony Tunguska |
1,865 |
1,159 |
Yenisei |
Russia |
| 69 |
Pechora |
1,809 |
1,124 |
Barents Sea |
Russia |
| 70 |
Kama |
1,805 |
1,122 |
Volga |
Russia |
| 71 |
Limpopo |
1,800 |
1,118 |
Indian Ocean |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana |
| 72 |
Guaporé |
1,749 |
1,087 |
Mamoré |
Brazil, Bolivia |
| 73 |
Indigirka |
1,726 |
1,072 |
East Siberian Sea |
Russia |
| 74 |
Snake |
1,670 |
1,038 |
Columbia |
United States |
| 75 |
Senegal |
1,641 |
1,020 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Senegal, Mali, Mauritania |
| 76 |
Uruguay |
1,610 |
1,000 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil |
| 77 |
Blue Nile |
1,600 |
994 |
Nile |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
| 77 |
Churchill |
1,600 |
994 |
Hudson Bay |
Canada |
| 77 |
Khatanga |
1,600 |
994 |
Laptev Sea |
Russia |
| 77 |
Okavango |
1,600 |
994 |
Okavango Delta |
Namibia, Angola, Botswana |
| 77 |
Volta |
1,600 |
994 |
Gulf of Guinea |
Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin |
| 82 |
Beni |
1,599 |
994 |
Madeira River |
Bolivia |
| 83 |
Platte |
1,594 |
990 |
Missouri |
United States |
| 84 |
Tobol |
1,591 |
989 |
Irtysh |
Kazakhstan, Russia |
| 85 |
Jubba - Shebelle |
1,580* |
982* |
Indian Ocean |
Ethiopia, Somalia |
| 86 |
Içá
(Putumayo) |
1,575 |
979 |
Amazon |
Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador |
| 87 |
Magdalena |
1,550 |
963 |
Caribbean Sea |
Colombia |
| 88 |
Han |
1,532 |
952 |
Yangtze |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 89 |
Lomami |
1,500 |
932 |
Congo |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 89 |
Oka |
1,500 |
932 |
Volga River |
Russia |
| 90 |
Pecos |
1,490 |
926 |
Rio Grande |
United States |
| 91 |
Upper Yenisei |
1,480 |
920 |
Yenisei |
Russia, Mongolia |
| 92 |
Godavari |
1,465 |
910 |
Bay of Bengal |
India |
| 93 |
Colorado (Texas) |
1,438 |
894 |
Gulf of Mexico |
United States |
| 94 |
Río Grande (Guapay) |
1,438 |
894 |
Ichilo |
Bolivia |
| 95 |
Belaya |
1,420 |
882 |
Kama |
Russia |
| 96 |
Cooper - Barcoo |
1,420 |
880 |
Lake Eyre |
Australia |
| 97 |
Marañón |
1,415 |
879 |
Amazon |
Peru |
| 98 |
Dniester |
1,411
(1,352) |
877
(840) |
Black Sea |
Ukraine, Moldova |
| 99 |
Benue |
1,400 |
870 |
Niger |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
| 99 |
Ili |
1,400 |
870 |
Lake Balkhash |
Peoples Republic of China, Kazakhstan |
| 99 |
Warburton - Georgina |
1,400 |
870 |
Lake Eyre |
Australia |
| 102 |
Yamuna |
1,376 |
855 |
Ganges |
India |
| 103 |
Sutlej |
1,370 |
851 |
Chenab |
India, Pakistan |
| 103 |
Vyatka |
1,370 |
851 |
Kama |
Russia |
| 105 |
Fraser |
1,368 |
850 |
Pacific Ocean |
Canada |
| 106 |
Kura |
1,364 |
848 |
Caspian Sea |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iran |
| 107 |
Grande |
1,360 |
845 |
Paraná |
Brazil |
| 108 |
Brazos |
1,352 |
840 |
Gulf of Mexico |
United States |
| 109 |
Liao |
1,345 |
836 |
Bohai Sea |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 110 |
Yalong |
1,323 |
822 |
Yangtze |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 111 |
Iguaçu |
1,320 |
820 |
Paraná |
Brazil, Argentina |
| 111 |
Olyokma |
1,320 |
820 |
Lena |
Russia |
| 111 |
Rhine |
1,320 |
820 |
North Sea |
Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy |
| 114 |
Krishna |
1,300 |
808 |
Bay of Bengal |
India |
| 114 |
Iriri |
1,300 |
808 |
Xingu |
Brazil |
| 116 |
Narmada |
1,289 |
801 |
Arabian Sea |
India |
| 117 |
Ottawa |
1,271 |
790 |
Saint Lawrence River |
Canada |
| 118 |
Zeya |
1,242 |
772 |
Amur |
Russia |
| 119 |
Juruena |
1,240 |
771 |
Tapajós |
Brazil |
| 120 |
Upper Mississippi |
1,236 |
768 |
Mississippi River |
United States |
| 121 |
Athabasca |
1,231 |
765 |
Mackenzie River |
Canada |
| 122 |
Canadian |
1,223 |
760 |
Arkansas River |
United States |
| 123 |
North Saskatchewan |
1,220 |
758 |
Saskatchewan |
Canada |
| 124 |
Vaal |
1,210 |
752 |
Orange River |
South Africa |
| 125 |
Shire |
1,200 |
746 |
Zambezi |
Mozambique, Malawi |
| 126 |
Nen
(Nonni) |
1,190 |
739 |
Songhua River |
Peoples Republic of China |
| 127 |
Green |
1,175 |
730 |
Colorado River (western U.S.) |
United States |
| 128 |
Milk |
1,173 |
729 |
Missouri River |
United States, Canada |
| 129 |
Elbe |
1,162* |
722* |
North Sea |
Germany, Czech Republic |
| 130 |
Chindwin |
1,158 |
720 |
Ayeyarwady River |
Myanmar |
| 131 |
James |
1,143 |
710 |
Missouri River |
United States |
| 131 |
Kapuas |
1,143 |
710 |
South China Sea |
Indonesia |
| 133 |
Helmand |
1,130 |
702 |
Hamun-i-Helmand |
Afghanistan, Iran |
| 133 |
Madre de Dios |
1,130 |
702 |
Madeira River |
Peru, Bolivia |
| 133 |
Tietê |
1,130 |
702 |
Paraná River |
Brazil |
| 133 |
Vychegda |
1,130 |
702 |
Northern Dvina |
Russia |
| 137 |
Sepik |
1,126 |
700 |
Pacific Ocean |
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia |
| 138 |
Cimarron |
1,123 |
698 |
Arkansas River |
United States |
| 139 |
Anadyr |
1,120 |
696 |
Gulf of Anadyr |
Russia |
| 140 |
Liard |
1,115 |
693 |
Mackenzie River |
Canada |
| 141 |
White |
1,102 |
685 |
Mississippi River |
United States |
| 142 |
Huallaga |
1,100 |
684 |
Marañón River |
Peru |
| 143 |
Gambia |
1,094 |
680 |
Atlantic Ocean |
The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea |
| 144 |
Chenab |
1,086 |
675 |
River Indus |
India, Pakistan |
| 145 |
Yellowstone |
1,080 |
671 |
Missouri River |
United States |
| 146 |
Donets |
1,078
(1,053) |
670
(654) |
Don |
Ukraine, Russia |
| 147 |
Bermejo |
1,050 |
652 |
Paraguay River |
Argentina, Bolivia |
| 147 |
Fly |
1,050 |
652 |
Gulf of Papua |
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia |
| 147 |
Guaviare |
1,050 |
652 |
Orinoco River |
Colombia |
| 147 |
Kuskokwim |
1,050 |
652 |
Bering Sea |
United States |
| 151 |
Tennessee |
1,049 |
652 |
Ohio River |
United States |
| 152 |
Daugava |
1,020 |
634 |
Gulf of Riga |
Latvia, Belarus, Russia |
| 153 |
Gila |
1,015 |
631 |
Colorado River (western U.S.) |
United States |
| 154 |
Vistula |
1,014 |
630 |
Baltic Sea |
Poland |
| 155 |
Loire |
1,012 |
629 |
Atlantic Ocean |
France |
| 156 |
Essequibo |
1,010 |
628 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Guyana |
| 156 |
Khoper |
1,010 |
628 |
Don |
Russia |
| 158 |
Tagus
(Tajo/Tejo) |
1,006 |
625 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Spain, Portugal |
| 159 |
Colorado River(Argentina) |
1,000 |
620 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Argentina |
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Notes:
An (*) denotes average length taken from data of multiple sources. If a figure is given in brackets it means the difference in lengths between given sources is significant and all have been shown.
Sources: Wikipedia |
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