River/Catalogs

This is a list of the longest rivers on the Earth. The data should be considered as approximate and informative, since it is difficult to precisely measure rivers' lengths and drainage areas, while the discharge varies considerably in time.

	River	Length (km)	Drainage area (km²)	Average discharge at mouth (m³/s)	Source	Outflow	Continent	Countries
1.	Amazone	6,520	7,180,000	180,000			South America
2.	Nile	6,480	2,880,000	1,600			Africa
3.	Yangtze	5,800	1,970,000	35,000			Asia
4.	Mississippi - Missouri	6,020	3,220,000	17,545			North America
5.	Ob	5,570	2,975,000	12,600			Asia
6.	Yenisei	5,550	2,605,000	19,600
7.	Yellow	4,850	745,000	1,365			Asia	China
8.	Congo	4,700	3,822,000	42,000			Africa
9.	Amur	4,510	1,855,000	12,500			Asia
10.	Río de la Plata	4,700	2,650,000	19,500			South America
11.	Lena	4,270	2,490	16,400			Asia

External links

• River systems of the World
• How Great is the Amazon River?
• Lengths of the major rivers
• Amazon Longer Than Nile River, Scientists Say