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  2. Lists of rivers - Wikipedia

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    List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins); List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies

  3. River - Wikipedia

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    There is archeological evidence that mass ritual bathing in rivers at least 5,000 years ago in the Indus river valley. [19] While most rivers in India are revered, the Ganges is most sacred. [31] The river has a central role in various Hindu myths, and its water is said to have properties of healing as well as absolution from sins. [19]

  4. Category:Lists of rivers by country - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Lists of rivers by country" The following 174 pages are in this category, out of 174 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  5. Scientists mapped the world’s rivers over 35 years. They ...

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    Gleason’s conclusion: “Holy cow, the rivers of the world are a lot different than we thought.” Some are changing by 5% or 10% a year, the report found. “That’s rapid, rapid change,” he ...

  6. List of waterways - Wikipedia

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    Total length of waterways per country in kilometers. This is a list of waterways, defined as navigable rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, or firths.In practice, and depending on the language, the term "waterway" covers maritime or inland transport routes, as suggested by "way".

  7. List of drainage basins by area - Wikipedia

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    Grey areas are endorheic basins that do not drain to the ocean. The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain to oceans , mediterranean seas , rivers, lakes and other water bodies.

  8. List of rivers by discharge - Wikipedia

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    Here, only those rivers whose discharge is more than 2,000 m 3 /s (71,000 cu ft/s) are shown. It can be thought of as a list of the biggest rivers on Earth, measured by a specific metric. It can be thought of as a list of the biggest rivers on Earth, measured by a specific metric.

  9. List of rivers of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Water from rivers in the Northern Americas flows toward either the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the land-locked Great Basin in the western United States or the interior basin in Mexico. The Missouri River is the longest river in North America and the United States (2,341 mi (3,767 km)). [20]