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| Rank |
River Name |
Length in Miles |
Length in Kilometers |
Where Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Nile |
4,160 miles |
6,693 km |
North/East Africa |
| 2. |
Amazon |
4,000 miles |
6,436 km |
South America |
| 3. |
Chang Jiang (Yangtze) |
3,964 miles |
6,378 km |
China |
| 4. |
Huang He |
3,395 miles |
5,463 km |
China |
| 5. |
Ob-Irtysh |
3,362 miles |
5,409 km |
Russia |
| 6. |
Amur |
2,744 miles |
4,415 km |
Northeast Asia |
| 7. |
Lena |
2,734 miles |
4,399 km |
Russia |
| 8. |
Congo |
2,718 miles |
4,373 km |
Central Africa |
| 9. |
Mackenzie |
2,635 miles |
4,240 km |
Canada |
| 10. |
Mekong |
2,600 miles |
4,183 km |
Southeast Asia |
| 11. |
Niger |
2,590 miles |
4,167 km |
Africa |
| 12. |
Yenisey |
2,543 miles |
4,091 km |
Russia |
| 13. |
Parana |
2,485 miles |
3,998 km |
South America |
| 14. |
Mississippi |
2,350 miles |
3,781 km |
USA |
| 15. |
Missouri |
2,341 miles |
3,767 km |
USA |
| 16. |
Murray-Darling |
2,310 miles |
3,716
km |
Australia |
| 17. |
Volga |
2,290 miles |
3,684
km |
Russia |
| 18. |
Purus |
2,100 miles |
3,378 km |
Brazil |
| 19. |
Madeira |
2,013 miles |
3,239 km |
Brazil |
| 20. |
Sao Francisco |
1,988 miles |
3,199
km |
Brazil |
| 21. |
Yukon |
1,979 miles |
3,184 km |
Alaska/Canada |
| 22. |
Rio Grande |
1,900 miles |
3,057 km |
USA/Mexico |
| 23. |
Brahmaputra |
1,800 miles |
2,896
km |
China/India |
| 24. |
Indus |
1,800 miles |
2,895
km |
Pakistan |
| 25. |
Danube |
1,776 miles |
2,858 km |
Europe |
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