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The length may depend on whether the center or the edge of the river is measured. It may not be clear how to measure the length through a lake or reservoir. Seasonal and annual changes may alter both rivers and lakes. Other factors that can change the length of a river include cycles of erosion and flooding, dams, levees, and channelization.
The longest rivers of the United States include 38 that have main stems of at least 500 miles (800 km) long. The main stem is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries". [1]
This is a list of longest rivers in the United States by state. It includes rivers that pass through the state or compose a portion of the state's border, as well as ...
List of rivers of New Zealand by length; List of rivers of Papua New Guinea; Rivers of South America. A satellite image of the mouth of the Amazon ...
This is a list of the longest undammed rivers of the world, ordered by length ... Europe: North America: Oceania: South America: Length color key Over 5,000 ...
List of rivers of New Zealand by length; R. ... List of longest rivers of the United States This page was last edited on 20 March 2021, at 13:10 (UTC). Text ...
The list is at the outset limited to those rivers that are at least 250 km long from the most distant source, have a drainage basin (catchment area, watershed) of at least 10,000 km 2 (3,900 sq mi), or have a mean discharge (volume, flow) of at least 150 m 3 /s (5,300 cu ft/s). Also included are a number of rivers (currently 47) that do not ...
List of river systems by length; List of river name etymologies; A. ... List of rivers of Sumbawa; List of rivers of the Rocky Mountains; S. Saint Pierre River; V.