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  2. Lists of rivers - Wikipedia

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  3. River - Wikipedia

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    Rivers flow downhill, with their direction determined by gravity. [6] A common misconception holds that all or most rivers flow from North to South, but this is not true. [6] As rivers flow downstream, they eventually merge to form larger rivers. A river that feeds into another is a tributary, and the place they meet is a confluence. [4]

  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. 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.

  6. Tigris–Euphrates river system - Wikipedia

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    The rivers flow in a south-easterly direction through the central plain and combine at Al-Qurnah to form the Shatt al-Arab and discharge into the Persian Gulf. [1] The rivers and their tributaries drain an area of 879,790 square kilometres (339,690 sq mi), [2] including almost the entire area of Iraq as well as portions of Turkey, Syria, and Iran.

  7. Amazon River - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon River (UK: / ˈ æ m ə z ən /, US: / ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile. [3] [19] [n 2]

  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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    Amazon River near Parintins, Brazil. This is a list of rivers of the Americas, it includes major historical or physiological significant rivers of the Americas grouped by region where they are located (Central America, Northern America, West Indies and South Americas). The longest rivers in each country are included.