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Rivers

Great rivers of the world by length. Ranked by length - 38 entries with coordinates and Wikipedia place summaries.

1
Nile
Multiple
6,650 km
2
Amazon
Multiple
6,400 km
3
Yangtze
China
6,300 km
4
Mississippi-Missouri
United States
6,275 km
5
Yenisei-Angara
Multiple
5,539 km
6
Yellow River
China
5,464 km
7
Ob-Irtysh
Multiple
5,410 km
8
Paraná
Multiple
4,880 km
9
Congo
Multiple
4,700 km
10
Amur
Multiple
4,444 km
11
Lena
Russia
4,400 km
12
Mekong
Multiple
4,350 km
13
Mackenzie
Canada
4,241 km
14
Niger
Multiple
4,200 km
15
Brahmaputra
Multiple
3,848 km
16
Volga
Russia
3,531 km
17
Salween
Multiple
3,289 km
18
Indus
Multiple
3,180 km
19
St. Lawrence
Multiple
3,058 km
20
Rio Grande
Multiple
3,057 km
21
Danube
Multiple
2,860 km
22
São Francisco
Brazil
2,830 km
23
Euphrates
Multiple
2,800 km
24
Tocantins
Brazil
2,640 km
25
Zambezi
Multiple
2,574 km
26
Amu Darya
Multiple
2,540 km
27
Ganges
Multiple
2,525 km
28
Murray
Australia
2,508 km
29
Colorado River
Multiple
2,334 km
30
Dnieper
Multiple
2,285 km
31
Orinoco
Multiple
2,250 km
32
Orange River
Multiple
2,200 km
33
Irrawaddy
Myanmar
2,170 km
34
Columbia River
Multiple
2,000 km
35
Don River
Russia
1,870 km
36
Senegal River
Multiple
1,790 km
37
Tigris
Multiple
1,750 km
38
Rhine
Multiple
1,230 km

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