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List of river systems by length. The Nile as seen from a cruise boat between Luxor and Aswan in Egypt. This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length.
[3] [7] [better source needed] If considered a river, it is the widest in the world, with a maximum width of 220 kilometres (140 mi). Río de la Plata in Argentina. The river is about 290 kilometres (180 mi) long and widens from about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) at its source to about 220 kilometres (140 mi) at its mouth. [8]
Rivers with an average discharge of 5,000 m 3 /s or greater, as a fraction of the estimated global total. This article lists rivers by their average discharge measured in descending order of their water flow rate. 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 ...
The Mississippi drainage basin includes the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers, the two longest main-stem rivers in the United States, as well as 18 more of the rivers on this list. The Mississippi main stem is highlighted in dark blue. The longest rivers of the United States include 38 that have main stems of at least 500 miles (800 km) long.
The Amazon River has an average discharge of about 215,000–230,000 m 3 /s (7,600,000–8,100,000 cu ft/s)—approximately 6,591–7,570 km 3 (1,581–1,816 cu mi) per year, greater than the next seven largest independent rivers combined. Two of the top ten rivers by discharge are tributaries of the Amazon river.
Tallapoosa River – 265 miles (426 km) Ocmulgee River – 255 miles (410 km) Suwannee River – 246 miles (396 km) Satilla River – 235 miles (378 km) Oconee River – 221 miles (356 km) The Flint River is the longest river that is entirely within Georgia. See also List of rivers of Georgia (U.S. state).
The following list is a list of rivers of the United States. Alphabetical listing. Listings of the rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:
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