The following table gives information about world's rivers, its origin, outflow and length in MI + KM
|
Sr. No. |
Name of River |
Source |
Outflow |
Length (mi) |
Length (km) |
|
1 |
Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa |
Mediterranean Sea |
4,180 |
6,690 |
|
|
2 |
Glacier-fed lakes, Peru |
Atlantic Ocean |
3,912 |
6,296 |
|
|
3 |
Source of Red Rock, Montana |
Gulf of Mexico |
3,710 |
5,970 |
|
|
4 |
Tibetan plateau, China |
China Sea |
3,602 |
5,797 |
|
|
5 |
Altai Mts., Russia |
Gulf of Ob |
3,459 |
5,567 |
|
|
6 |
Huang He (Yellow) |
Eastern part of Kunlan Mts., West China |
Gulf of Chihli |
2,900 |
4,667 |
|
7 |
Tannu-Ola Mts., western Tuva, Russia |
Arctic Ocean |
2,800 |
4,506 |
|
|
8 |
Confluence of Paranaiba and Grande rivers |
Ro de la Plata |
2,795 |
4,498 |
|
|
9 |
Altai Mts., Russia |
Ob River |
2,758 |
4,438 |
|
|
10 |
Confluence of Lualab and Luapula rivers,
Congo |
Atlantic Ocean |
2,716 |
4,371 |
|
|
11 |
Confluence of Shilka (Russia) and Argun
(Manchuria) rivers |
Tatar Strait |
2,704 |
4,352 |
|
|
12 |
Baikal Mts., Russia |
Arctic Ocean |
2,652 |
4,268 |
|
|
13 |
Head of Finlay River, British Columbia,
Canada |
Beaufort Sea |
2,635 |
4,241 |
|
|
14 |
Guinea |
Gulf of Guinea |
2,600 |
4,184 |
|
|
15 |
Tibetan highlands |
South China Sea |
2,500 |
4,023 |
|
|
16 |
Lake Itasca, Minnesota |
Gulf of Mexico |
2,348 |
3,779 |
|
|
17 |
Confluence of Jefferson, Gallatin, and
Madison rivers, Montana |
Mississippi River |
2,315 |
3,726 |
|
|
18 |
Valdai plateau, Russia |
Caspian Sea |
2,291 |
3,687 |
|
|
19 |
Confluence of Beni and Maumor rivers,
Bolivia?Brazil boundary |
Amazon River |
2,012 |
3,238 |
|
|
20 |
Peruvian Andes |
Amazon River |
1,993 |
3,207 |
|
|
21 |
So Francisco |
Southwest Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Atlantic Ocean |
1,987 |
3,198 |
|
22 |
Junction of Lewes and Pelly rivers, Yukon
Territory, Canada |
Bering Sea |
1,979 |
3,185 |
|
|
23 |
St. Lawrence |
Lake Ontario |
Gulf of St. Lawrence |
1,900 |
3,058 |
|
24 |
San Juan Mts., Colorado |
Gulf of Mexico |
1,885 |
3,034 |
|
|
25 |
Himalayas |
Ganges River |
1,800 |
2,897 |
|
|
26 |
Himalayas |
Arabian Sea |
1,800 |
2,897 |
|
|
27 |
Black Forest, Germany |
Black Sea |
1,766 |
2,842 |
|
|
28 |
Confluence of Murat Nehri and Kara Su
rivers, Turkey |
Shatt-al-Arab |
1,739 |
2,799 |
|
|
29 |
Central part of Eastern Highlands,
Australia |
Murray River |
1,702 |
2,739 |
|
|
30 |
1121'S, 2422'E, Zambia |
Mozambique Channel |
1,700 |
2,736 |
|
|
31 |
Gois, Brazil |
Par River |
1,677 |
2,699 |
|
|
32 |
Australian Alps, New South Wales |
Indian Ocean |
1,609 |
2,589 |
|
|
33 |
Head of Bow River, western Alberta,
Canada |
Hudson Bay |
1,600 |
2,575 |
|
|
34 |
Mato Grosso, Brazil |
Paran River |
1,584 |
2,549 |
|
|
35 |
Southern Ural Mts., Russia |
Caspian Sea |
1,574 |
2,533 |
|
|
36 |
Himalayas |
Bay of Bengal |
1,557 |
2,506 |
|
|
37 |
Nicholas Range, Pamir Mts., Turkmenistan |
Aral Sea |
1,500 |
2,414 |
|
|
38 |
Andes, Colombia |
Amazon River |
1,500 |
2,414 |
|
|
39 |
Tibet, south of Kunlun Mts. |
Gulf of Martaban |
1,500 |
2,414 |
|
|
40 |
Central Colorado |
Mississippi River |
1,459 |
2,348 |
|
|
41 |
Grand County, Colorado |
Gulf of California |
1,450 |
2,333 |
|
|
42 |
Valdai Hills, Russia |
Black Sea |
1,419 |
2,284 |
|
|
43 |
Potter County, Pennsylvania |
Mississippi River |
1,306 |
2,102 |
|
|
44 |
Confluence of Nmai and Mali rivers,
northeast Burma |
Bay of Bengal |
1,300 |
2,092 |
|
|
45 |
Lesotho |
Atlantic Ocean |
1,300 |
2,092 |
|
|
46 |
Serra Parima Mts., Venezuela |
Atlantic Ocean |
1,281 |
2,062 |
|
|
47 |
Andes Mts., Bolivia |
Paraguay River |
1,242 |
1,999 |
|
|
48 |
Xi Jiang (Si Kiang) |
Eastern Yunnan Province, China |
China Sea |
1,236 |
1,989 |
|
49 |
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
Pacific Ocean |
1,232 |
1,983 |
|
|
50 |
Tula, Russia |
Sea of Azov |
1,223 |
1,968 |
|
|
51 |
China-North Korea boundary |
Amur River |
1,215 |
1,955 |
|
|
52 |
Canadian Rocky Mts. |
Lake Winnipeg |
1,205 |
1,939 |
|
|
53 |
Stikine Mts., British Columbia, Canada |
Great Slave River |
1,195 |
1,923 |
|
|
54 |
Taurus Mts., Turkey |
Shatt-al-Arab |
1,180 |
1,89 |