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Browse notable rivers with length estimates, countries, coordinates, regions, and reference context. Each record links to a focused reference page and to a downloadable dataset for citation, research, and internal discovery.

8 recordsCurated rivers references.
7 countriesCountry-linked topical coverage.
Top metricNileAbout 6,650 km

Rivers Directory

Nile

Egypt, Sudan and East Africa, Northeast Africa

The Nile is one of the world's longest river systems and the central river of Egypt and Sudan.

Length: About 6,650 km

Amazon River

Brazil, Peru and Colombia, South America

The Amazon River drains the world's largest tropical rainforest basin.

Length: About 6,400 km

Yangtze

China, East Asia

The Yangtze is the longest river in Asia and a major river of China.

Length: About 6,300 km

Mekong

Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia

The Mekong is a major river of mainland Southeast Asia.

Length: About 4,350 km

Mississippi River

United States, North America

The Mississippi River is one of North America's major river systems.

Length: About 3,730 km

Danube

Central and Eastern Europe, Europe

The Danube flows through or along many countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

Length: About 2,850 km

Ganges

India and Bangladesh, South Asia

The Ganges is a major river of northern India and Bangladesh.

Length: About 2,525 km

Rhine

Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands, Western Europe

The Rhine is one of Europe's most important transport and cultural rivers.

Length: About 1,230 km