WORLD RECORDS

A themed collection of rivers.

This collection celebrates rivers that hold unique titles. Take the Yarlung Tsangpo River, for example. Flowing at a staggering 5,210 meters (17,090 feet) above sea level, it’s recognized as the world’s highest major river. These fascinating statistics, while some might see them as unimportant, are truly worth noting. It’s important to remember, however, that experts can disagree, and there may be variations in some of these world records due to different measurement methods and potential biases.

* Celebrated as a part of our collection.

Nile River* 6,650 km (4,130 mi)

Reprua River 0.018 km (0.011 mi)

Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo) River*  5,210 m (17,090 ft) above sea level

Jordan River*−416 m (−1,365 ft) below sea level

Amazon River* 10 km (6.2 mi) *Dry Season

Hualai River 1.5″ to 6″ (4 -to 15 cm)

Finke River 400~350 Million Years Old

Brahmaputra River* Late Cenozoic Ice Age (our current ice age)

Amazon River* 7 to 10 miles/hour (11 to 16 kilometers/hour)

Roche River 0.6 miles/hour (0.97 kilometers/hour)

Ruki River*  

Blue River*  

Congo River* 220 m (720 ft)

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