World Rivers

The Twenty Biggest Rivers on Earth

S.N. Rivers Length(Miles) Length (Kms)

1	Nile (Africa)	4,160	6,693
2	Amazon (S. America)	4,000	6,436
3	Chang Jiang (Yangtze) (China)	3,964	6,378
4	Huang He (Yellow River) (China)	3,395	5,463
5	Ob-Irtysh (Russia)	3,362	5,410
6	Amur (Asia)	2,744	4,415
7	Lena (Russia)	2,734	4,399
8	Congo (Africa)	2,718	4,373
9	MacKenzie (Canada)	2,635	4,241
10	Mekong (Viet Nam)	2,600	4,183
11	Niger (Africa)	2,590	4,167
12	Yenisey (Russia)	2,543	4,092
13	Parana (S. America)	2,485	3,998
14	Mississippi (U.S.)	2,340	3,765
15	Missouri (U.S.)	2,315	3,725
16	Murray-Darling (Australia)	2,310	3,717
17	Volga (Russia)	2,290	3,685
18	Purus (Brazil)	2,100	3,379
19	Madeira (Brazil)	2.013	3,239
20	Sao Francisco (Brazil)	1,988	3,199
	The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The Parana River is a tributary of the Rio de la Plata. The Purus River is a tributary of the Amazon River. The Madeira River is a tributary of the Amazon River.