TOP 200 LIST

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Embark on a journey with the world’s rivers, starting with the top 200 longest. Explore their ecosystems, histories, and the vital role they play in our planet. 

* Celebrated as a part of our collection.

  1. Nile River*
  2. Amazon River*
  3. Yangtze River*
  4. Missouri-Mississippi River*
  5. Yenisey River
  6. Yellow River*
  7. Ob River
  8. Paraná River*
  9. Congo River*
  10. Amur River
  11. Lena River
  12. Mekong River*
  13. Mackenzie River
  14. Niger River*
  15. Brahmaputra River*
  16. Murray River*
  17. Tocantins River
  18. Volga River
  19. Indus River
  20. Euphrates River
  21. Madeira River
  22. Purús River
  23. Yukon River
  24. São Francisco River*
  25. Syr Darya River
  26. Salween River
  27. Saint Lawrence River
  28. Rio Grande
  29. Lower Tunguska River
  30. Danube River*
  31. Irrawaddy River
  32. Zambezi River*
  33. Vilyuy River
  34. Ganges River*
  35. Amu River
  36. Japurá River*
  37. Nelson River
  38. Paraguay River
  39. Kolyma River
  40. Pilcomayo River
  41. Upper Ob (Katan) River
  42. Ishim River
  43. Ural River
  44. Juruá River
  45. Arkansas River*
  46. Colorado River (western U.S.)*
  47. Olenyok River
  48. Dnieper River
  49. Aldan River
  50. Ubangi River
  51. Rio Negro*
  52. Columbia River*
  53. Pearl River*
  54. Red River (USA)*
  55. Kasai River*
  56. Ohio River*
  57. Orinoco River*
  58. Tarim River
  59. Xingu River
  60. Orange River
  61. Brazos River*
  62. Northern Salado River
  63. Vitim River
  64. Tigris River
  65. Songhua River
  66. Tapajós River
  67. Don River
  68. Stony Tunguska River
  69. Pechora River
  70. Kama River
  71. Limpopo River
  72. Chulym River
  73. Guaporé River
  74. Indigirka River
  75. Snake River*
  76. Senegal River
  77. Uruguay River
  78. Blue Nile River*
  79. Churchill River
  80. Khatanga River
  81. Okavango River
  82. Volta River*
  83. Beni River
  84. Platte River
  85. Tobol River
  86. Alazeya River
  87. Jubba River
  88. Putumayo River*
  89. Magdalena River*
  90. Han River
  91. Kura River
  92. Oka River
  93. Upper Murray River
  94. Guaviare River*
  95. Pecos River
  96. Murrumbidgee River
  97. Upper Yenisey River
  98. Godavari River
  99. Colorado River (Texas)*
  100. Upper Tocantins River
  101. Belaya River
  102. Cooper River
  103. Marañón River
  104. Dniester River
  105. Benue River*
  106. Chari River
  107. Ili River
  108. Warburton River
  109. Sutlej River
  110. Yamuna River
  111. Vyatka River
  112. Fraser River*
  113. Grande River
  114. Liao River
  115. Lachlan River
  116. Narmada River
  117. Yalong River
  118. Iguaçu River*
  119. Olyokma River
  120. Northern Dvina River
  121. Krishna River
  122. Iriri River
  123. Lomami River*
  124. Ottawa River
  125. Rio Grande de Santiago
  126. Elbe River
  127. Zeya River
  128. Juruena River
  129. Upper Mississippi*
  130. Rhine River*
  131. Athabasca River
  132. Canadian River
  133. North Saskatchewan River
  134. Vistula River*
  135. Vaal River
  136. Shire River
  137. Ogooué River
  138. Nen River
  139. Kızıl River
  140. Markha River
  141. Green River
  142. Milk River
  143. Mun River
  144. White River
  145. Chindwin River
  146. Sankuru River
  147. Wu River
  148. Red River (Asia)
  149. James River (Dakotas)
  150. Kapuas River
  151. Desna River
  152. Helmand River
  153. Madre de Dios River
  154. Tietê River
  155. Vychegda River
  156. Sepik River
  157. Cimarron River
  158. Anadyr River
  159. Paraíba do Sul River
  160. Jialing River
  161. Liard River
  162. Mamberamo River
  163. Cumberland River
  164. Huallaga River
  165. Kwango River
  166. Draa River
  167. Gambia River
  168. Tyung River
  169. Barito River
  170. Chenab River
  171. Yellowstone River
  172. Ghaghara River
  173. Huai River
  174. Hari River
  175. Meta River*
  176. Aras River
  177. Chu River
  178. Seversky Donets River
  179. Bermejo River
  180. Fly River
  181. Kuskokwim River
  182. Tennessee River*
  183. Oder River
  184. Aruwimi River
  185. Chambal River
  186. Daugava River
  187. Gila River
  188. Loire River*
  189. Essequibo River
  190. Khopyor River
  191. Tagus River*
  192. Flinders River
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