Top 10 Longest Rivers in the World

We have included a list of the top ten longest rivers in the world, and including their length and country of origin, in this article. The Nile is the world’s longest river, while the Amazon is the world’s largest. A river is a naturally flowing, normally freshwater watercourse that flows into an ocean, sea, lake, or another river.

Nile River

The Nile River is said to be the world’s longest river. Lake Victoria is thought to be the river’s headwaters. Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Burundi, Sudan, and South Sudan are all part of it. The river’s two tributaries are the Blue and White Niles. It is considered to be 6650 km long.

Amazon River

The Amazon River is without a question the world’s largest river in terms of flow volume of water. However, its status as the world’s second-longest river is strongly contested, as the name has long been held by Egypt’s Nile River. The disagreement stems from the certainty of Amazon’s sources. According to a 2014 report, the Amazon’s origins can be traced back to the Cordillera Rumi Cruz. Its total length is 6575 km.

Yangtze River

The Yangtze River is the world’s third-longest river and the world’s longest river that flows solely in one nation. It is also Asia’s longest river. One-third of the people of the world’s most populous nation, China, live in the Yangtze River basin. The Tuotuo tributary in the Tanggula Mountains has historically been recognized as the river’s origin by the Chinese government. Its total length is  6300 km.

Mississippi River

The Mississippi, Missouri, and Jefferson river systems are considered the world’s fourth longest river systems. The river system covers 31 states in the United States and two regions in Canada. The Mississippi River starts in

northern Minnesota, where Lake Itasca is thought to be its source and flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Its total length is 6275 km.

The Yenisei River

This is the world’s fifth-longest river system, as well as the first to flow into the Arctic Ocean. The Selenge River is designated as the river system’s headwaters. The Selenge River flows into Lake Baikal and is 992 kilometers long. The Angara River begins near Listvyanka in Lake Baikal and passes via Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast before joining the Yenisei River near Strelka. com has a total length of 5539 km.

The Yellow River

This large river, also described as the Huang He, is recognized as the Yellow River because of its color, which is the product of large quantities of loose sediment in the water. Its basin is regarded as the homeland of ancient Chinese civilization, and it continues to be of tremendous importance to the nation, both literally and metaphorically. Its total length is 5464 km.

The Ob-Irtysh River

Including the Yenisei and the Lena, the Ob-Irtysh, also recognized as the Ob River, is one of the three great Siberian rivers. It runs from the Altas Mountains into the Arctic Ocean. Its total length is 5410km.

The Parana River

The Parana River in South America is among the world’s longest rivers and the continent’s second-largest. Its name is an abbreviated form of the Tupi phrase para the onáva, which means “like the sea.”  Its total length is 4880km.

The Congo River

The Congo River, formerly recognized as the Zaire River, flows in a curved pattern through Africa and is the sole river to reach the equator twice. It is also the world’s deepest channel, reaching depths of over 700 feet in some areas. Its total length is 4700 km.

The Amur River

The Amur River, also recognized as the Heilong Jiang, is the world’s tenth longest river, stretching along the boundary between northeastern China and Russia. Although the term “amur” is thought to be derived from a term for “water,” the Chinese Heilong Jiang converts to “black dragon river.” Its total length is 4480 km.