Rivers

• Amazon River


  • The world's largest river in terms of water discharge, moving about 200,000 cubic meters of water per second
  • The second longest river in the world, at about 6,400 miles
• Nile


  • The longest river in the world, at about 4,132 miles
  • Flowing from near the equator to the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt
• Yangtze River


  • The longest river in Asia
  • The third longest river in the world, at 6,300 kilometers
  • The longest river in a single country
• Mississippi River


  • One of the largest river systems in the world
  • A source of recreation, transportation, and commerce
• Yellow River


  • Has immense historical and cultural significance in China
  • Believed that Chinese civilization originated in its basin
• Volga


  • The largest river in Europe, at 3,588 kilometers
  • Flowing from the north to the Caspian Sea in the south of Russia
• Congo River


  • The world's second largest river system
  • The deepest river, with an overall volume second only to the Amazon
  • It rises in the highlands of northeastern Zambia between Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa (Malawi)
• Paraná River


  • One of the largest rivers in the world
  • Has a basin covering 2.5 million square kilometers
  • Discharges 17,290 cubic meters of water per second, earning it the nickname "Mother of the Sea"
• Yenisei River


  • One of the largest river systems in the world
  • Rising in Mongolia and flowing to the Arctic Ocean, cutting Siberia in two
• Missouri River


  Longest river in North America, flowing 2,341 miles (3,767 km) from its source in the Rocky Mountains of Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri
• Missouri River basin


  Drains over 529,350 square miles in all or parts of 10 states and Canada
• Colorado River


  1,450 miles long and originates in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, near Grand Lake, ends at the Gulf of California in Mexico
• Rio Grande River


  1,885 miles (3,034 km) long, fourth longest river system in the United States, known as the Río Bravo (or, more formally, the Río Bravo del Norte) in Mexico
• Columbia River


  1,243 miles long and flows from Columbia Lake in British Columbia, Canada, through Washington, and into the Pacific Ocean in Oregon
• Hudson River


  315 miles (507 km) long and flows from the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York to New York Harbor in the south
• Zambezi River


  4,540 km (2,200 mile) long river in Africa, rises in Zambia and flows through Zimbabwe and Mozambique, most spectacular feature is Victoria Falls
• Sepik River


  Longest river on the island of New Guinea, 1,126 km long, originates in the Victor Emanuel Range in Papua New Guinea
• Mekong River


  12th longest river in the world, 4,350 km (2,703 miles) long, originates in the Tibetan Plateau. It forms the border between Laos and Cambodia.
• Ganges River


  2,510 km (1,560 miles) long, originates in the western Himalayas in India and drains into the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal, considered a holy river by Hindus and worshipped as the goddess Ganga, historically important with many former capitals located on its banks
• Danube River


  One of the most important rivers in Europe, second longest river in Europe after the Volga at 2,850 km (1,771 miles), originates in the Black Forest in Germany and flows eastwards through 4 capitals before emptying into the Black Sea
• Connecticut River


  The longest river in the New England region of the United States
• Connecticut River


  • Flows roughly southward for 406 miles through four states
  • Named for a specific state, largest river in New England region of the U.S