Ranking
The largest river basins
200 rivers by the area of land that drains into them.
1Amazon River
Brazil7,050,000km²2Río de la Plata
Uruguay4,144,000km²3River Congo
Angola3,705,302km²4Nile
Egypt3,400,000km²5Ob
Russia2,990,000km²6Mississippi River
United States2,981,000km²7Valley of the QueensEgypt2,815,682km²8Paraná RiverUruguay2,582,672km²9YeniseiRussia2,580,000km²10Lena RiverRussia2,490,000km²11SolimõesBrazil2,200,000km²12Niger River
Nigeria2,117,700km²13Amur RiverRussia1,855,000km²14Yangtze River
China1,808,500km²15Mackenzie River
Canada1,805,200km²16IrtyshRussia1,643,000km²17Padma River
Bangladesh1,640,000km²18Zambezi River
Mozambique1,570,000km²19Madeira RiverBrazil1,420,000km²20Missouri RiverUnited States1,371,010km²21VolgaRussia1,360,000km²22Lualaba River
DR Congo1,331,426km²23Indus River
Pakistan1,165,000km²24Paraguay River
Argentina1,150,000km²25Nelson RiverCanada1,093,442km²26Murray River
Australia1,061,469km²27Ganges
India1,060,000km²28White Nile
Sudan1,059,000km²29AngaraRussia1,039,000km²30Orinoco River
Venezuela989,000km²31Orange River
South Africa973,000km²32Shatt al-Arab
Iraq884,000km²33Kasai River
Republic of the Congo880,200km²34Beni River
Bolivia850,000km²35Yukon RiverCanada832,000km²36Mekong River
Vietnam810,000km²37Danube
Romania801,463km²38Okavango River
Botswana800,000km²39Ubangi River
Central African Republic772,800km²40Yellow RiverChina752,000km²41AldanRussia729,000km²42Rio NegroBrazil720,114km²43Darling RiverAustralia710,000km²44EuphratesIraq673,000km²45Columbia RiverUnited States668,217km²46Sirba River
Niger665,815km²47Niagara RiverCanada665,000km²48Brahmaputra RiverIndia651,334km²49Chari River
Cameroon650,000km²50KolymaRussia643,000km²51São Francisco RiverBrazil641,000km²52Colorado River
Mexico637,137km²53Slave RiverCanada616,400km²54Mamoré RiverBrazil595,000km²55Tarim RiverChina557,000km²56Jamuna RiverBangladesh552,000km²57Ohio RiverUnited States528,100km²58Songhua RiverChina524,000km²59Bahr el Ghazal River
South Sudan520,000km²60Xingu RiverBrazil513,000km²61KamaRussia507,000km²62Arkansas RiverUnited States505,000km²63Dnieper
Ukraine503,500km²64Helmand River
Iran500,000km²65Jubba River
Somalia497,504km²66Tapajós RiverBrazil487,000km²67Nizhnyaya TunguskaRussia473,000km²68Rio GrandeUnited States471,900km²69Jinsha RiverChina471,454km²70VilyuyRussia454,000km²71SelengaRussia447,000km²72Benue RiverNigeria441,000km²73Limpopo RiverMozambique440,000km²74Xi RiverChina437,000km²75TobolRussia426,000km²76DonRussia422,000km²77Senegal River
Senegal419,575km²78Irrawaddy River
Myanmar411,000km²79White Volta
Ghana400,000km²80SutlejPakistan395,000km²81Volta RiverGhana388,000km²82TigrisIraq375,000km²83Ucayali River
Peru375,000km²84Araguaia RiverBrazil370,000km²85Molopo RiverSouth Africa367,201km²86Uruguay RiverUruguay365,000km²87Purus RiverBrazil365,000km²88KhatangaRussia364,000km²89IndigirkaRussia360,000km²90Northern DvinaRussia357,000km²91YamunaIndia351,000km²92Marañón RiverPeru350,000km²93Colorado RiverArgentina350,000km²94Parnaíba RiverBrazil344,112km²95Saskatchewan RiverCanada335,900km²96Blue NileSudan325,000km²97Salween RiverMyanmar325,000km²98PechoraRussia322,000km²99Godavari RiverIndia313,000km²100Amu Darya
Uzbekistan309,000km²101Peace RiverCanada302,500km²102Cooper CreekAustralia297,547km²103Red River of the NorthCanada297,000km²104Japurá RiverBrazil282,000km²105Churchill RiverCanada281,300km²106NevaRussia281,000km²107Hai RiverChina280,000km²108Snake RiverUnited States278,450km²109Liard RiverCanada276,000km²110Pilcomayo River
Paraguay270,000km²111Guaporé RiverBrazil266,460km²112Luvua RiverDR Congo265,300km²113Kwango RiverDR Congo263,500km²114Magdalena River
Colombia260,000km²115Desaguadero RiverArgentina260,000km²116Krishna RiverIndia258,948km²117OkaRussia245,000km²118Lukuga RiverDR Congo244,500km²119Okavango DeltaBotswana244,155km²120Nen RiverChina244,000km²121Yarlung Tsangpo RiverChina241,485km²122Platte RiverUnited States241,000km²123Podkamennaya TunguskaRussia240,000km²124YanaRussia238,000km²125Fraser RiverCanada233,100km²126ZeyaRussia233,000km²127Red RiverUnited States233,000km²128Bubye River
Zimbabwe232,707km²129Liao RiverChina232,000km²130Georgina RiverAustralia232,000km²131Ural River
Kazakhstan231,000km²132Sobat RiverSouth Sudan225,000km²133Jur RiverSouth Sudan225,000km²134VitimRussia225,000km²135Juruá RiverBrazil224,000km²136Ogooué River
Gabon222,700km²137Syr DaryaKazakhstan219,000km²138OlenyokRussia219,000km²139SanghaRepublic of the Congo213,400km²140OlyokmaRussia210,000km²141ShilkaRussia206,000km²142Vaal RiverSouth Africa196,438km²143Branco RiverBrazil195,000km²144Vistula
Poland194,500km²145Shebelle RiverSomalia194,000km²146UssuriRussia193,000km²147AnadyrRussia191,000km²148Juruena RiverBrazil190,940km²149Kura River
Azerbaijan188,000km²150Huai RiverChina187,000km²151Rhine
The Netherlands185,000km²152Konqi HeChina184,400km²153Sokoto RiverNigeria182,447km²154PyasinaRussia182,000km²155Yellowstone RiverUnited States181,299km²156Rufiji River
Tanzania178,000km²157IshimRussia177,000km²158Han RiverChina175,000km²159Tshuapa RiverDR Congo173,800km²160Luapula River
Zambia173,620km²161Ganale Dorya River
Ethiopia171,050km²162MayaRussia171,000km²163Grande RiverBrazil170,000km²164Salado RiverArgentina170,000km²165Argun RiverChina164,000km²166Jialing RiverChina160,000km²167Red RiverVietnam158,000km²168Diamantina RiverAustralia157,455km²169Turgai RiverKazakhstan157,000km²170Great Bear RiverCanada156,500km²171Sankuru RiverDR Congo156,000km²172Kansas RiverUnited States155,695km²173Essequibo River
Guyana155,000km²174Kafue RiverZambia154,829km²175Tisza
Serbia153,200km²176Cuanza RiverAngola152,570km²177Ruo River
Malawi152,131km²178Gila RiverUnited States150,737km²179Atchafalaya RiverUnited States150,737km²180Ruvuma RiverTanzania150,000km²181TazRussia150,000km²182Tietê RiverBrazil150,000km²183Yalong RiverChina150,000km²184Zavkhan River
Mongolia150,000km²185Shire RiverMozambique149,500km²186Yobe RiverNigeria148,000km²187Apure RiverVenezuela147,000km²188Xiliao RiverChina147,000km²189Aripuanã RiverBrazil146,257km²190South Saskatchewan RiverCanada146,100km²191Luangwa RiverZambia145,700km²192Fitzroy RiverAustralia142,664km²193Thelon RiverCanada142,400km²194BelayaRussia142,000km²195MahanadiIndia142,000km²196Teles Pires RiverBrazil141,442km²197Swan RiverAustralia141,000km²198Ili RiverKazakhstan140,000km²199Guaviare RiverColombia140,000km²200Black VoltaGhana140,000km²
Brazil7,050,000km²2Río de la PlataUruguay4,144,000km²3River CongoAngola3,705,302km²4NileEgypt3,400,000km²5ObRussia2,990,000km²6Mississippi RiverUnited States2,981,000km²7Valley of the QueensEgypt2,815,682km²8Paraná RiverUruguay2,582,672km²9YeniseiRussia2,580,000km²10Lena RiverRussia2,490,000km²11SolimõesBrazil2,200,000km²12Niger RiverNigeria2,117,700km²13Amur RiverRussia1,855,000km²14Yangtze RiverChina1,808,500km²15Mackenzie RiverCanada1,805,200km²16IrtyshRussia1,643,000km²17Padma RiverBangladesh1,640,000km²18Zambezi RiverMozambique1,570,000km²19Madeira RiverBrazil1,420,000km²20Missouri RiverUnited States1,371,010km²21VolgaRussia1,360,000km²22Lualaba RiverDR Congo1,331,426km²23Indus RiverPakistan1,165,000km²24Paraguay RiverArgentina1,150,000km²25Nelson RiverCanada1,093,442km²26Murray RiverAustralia1,061,469km²27GangesIndia1,060,000km²28White NileSudan1,059,000km²29AngaraRussia1,039,000km²30Orinoco RiverVenezuela989,000km²31Orange RiverSouth Africa973,000km²32Shatt al-ArabIraq884,000km²33Kasai RiverRepublic of the Congo880,200km²34Beni RiverBolivia850,000km²35Yukon RiverCanada832,000km²36Mekong RiverVietnam810,000km²37DanubeRomania801,463km²38Okavango RiverBotswana800,000km²39Ubangi RiverCentral African Republic772,800km²40Yellow RiverChina752,000km²41AldanRussia729,000km²42Rio NegroBrazil720,114km²43Darling RiverAustralia710,000km²44EuphratesIraq673,000km²45Columbia RiverUnited States668,217km²46Sirba RiverNiger665,815km²47Niagara RiverCanada665,000km²48Brahmaputra RiverIndia651,334km²49Chari RiverCameroon650,000km²50KolymaRussia643,000km²51São Francisco RiverBrazil641,000km²52Colorado RiverMexico637,137km²53Slave RiverCanada616,400km²54Mamoré RiverBrazil595,000km²55Tarim RiverChina557,000km²56Jamuna RiverBangladesh552,000km²57Ohio RiverUnited States528,100km²58Songhua RiverChina524,000km²59Bahr el Ghazal RiverSouth Sudan520,000km²60Xingu RiverBrazil513,000km²61KamaRussia507,000km²62Arkansas RiverUnited States505,000km²63DnieperUkraine503,500km²64Helmand RiverIran500,000km²65Jubba RiverSomalia497,504km²66Tapajós RiverBrazil487,000km²67Nizhnyaya TunguskaRussia473,000km²68Rio GrandeUnited States471,900km²69Jinsha RiverChina471,454km²70VilyuyRussia454,000km²71SelengaRussia447,000km²72Benue RiverNigeria441,000km²73Limpopo RiverMozambique440,000km²74Xi RiverChina437,000km²75TobolRussia426,000km²76DonRussia422,000km²77Senegal RiverSenegal419,575km²78Irrawaddy RiverMyanmar411,000km²79White VoltaGhana400,000km²80SutlejPakistan395,000km²81Volta RiverGhana388,000km²82TigrisIraq375,000km²83Ucayali RiverPeru375,000km²84Araguaia RiverBrazil370,000km²85Molopo RiverSouth Africa367,201km²86Uruguay RiverUruguay365,000km²87Purus RiverBrazil365,000km²88KhatangaRussia364,000km²89IndigirkaRussia360,000km²90Northern DvinaRussia357,000km²91YamunaIndia351,000km²92Marañón RiverPeru350,000km²93Colorado RiverArgentina350,000km²94Parnaíba RiverBrazil344,112km²95Saskatchewan RiverCanada335,900km²96Blue NileSudan325,000km²97Salween RiverMyanmar325,000km²98PechoraRussia322,000km²99Godavari RiverIndia313,000km²100Amu DaryaUzbekistan309,000km²101Peace RiverCanada302,500km²102Cooper CreekAustralia297,547km²103Red River of the NorthCanada297,000km²104Japurá RiverBrazil282,000km²105Churchill RiverCanada281,300km²106NevaRussia281,000km²107Hai RiverChina280,000km²108Snake RiverUnited States278,450km²109Liard RiverCanada276,000km²110Pilcomayo RiverParaguay270,000km²111Guaporé RiverBrazil266,460km²112Luvua RiverDR Congo265,300km²113Kwango RiverDR Congo263,500km²114Magdalena RiverColombia260,000km²115Desaguadero RiverArgentina260,000km²116Krishna RiverIndia258,948km²117OkaRussia245,000km²118Lukuga RiverDR Congo244,500km²119Okavango DeltaBotswana244,155km²120Nen RiverChina244,000km²121Yarlung Tsangpo RiverChina241,485km²122Platte RiverUnited States241,000km²123Podkamennaya TunguskaRussia240,000km²124YanaRussia238,000km²125Fraser RiverCanada233,100km²126ZeyaRussia233,000km²127Red RiverUnited States233,000km²128Bubye RiverZimbabwe232,707km²129Liao RiverChina232,000km²130Georgina RiverAustralia232,000km²131Ural RiverKazakhstan231,000km²132Sobat RiverSouth Sudan225,000km²133Jur RiverSouth Sudan225,000km²134VitimRussia225,000km²135Juruá RiverBrazil224,000km²136Ogooué RiverGabon222,700km²137Syr DaryaKazakhstan219,000km²138OlenyokRussia219,000km²139SanghaRepublic of the Congo213,400km²140OlyokmaRussia210,000km²141ShilkaRussia206,000km²142Vaal RiverSouth Africa196,438km²143Branco RiverBrazil195,000km²144VistulaPoland194,500km²145Shebelle RiverSomalia194,000km²146UssuriRussia193,000km²147AnadyrRussia191,000km²148Juruena RiverBrazil190,940km²149Kura RiverAzerbaijan188,000km²150Huai RiverChina187,000km²151RhineThe Netherlands185,000km²152Konqi HeChina184,400km²153Sokoto RiverNigeria182,447km²154PyasinaRussia182,000km²155Yellowstone RiverUnited States181,299km²156Rufiji RiverTanzania178,000km²157IshimRussia177,000km²158Han RiverChina175,000km²159Tshuapa RiverDR Congo173,800km²160Luapula RiverZambia173,620km²161Ganale Dorya RiverEthiopia171,050km²162MayaRussia171,000km²163Grande RiverBrazil170,000km²164Salado RiverArgentina170,000km²165Argun RiverChina164,000km²166Jialing RiverChina160,000km²167Red RiverVietnam158,000km²168Diamantina RiverAustralia157,455km²169Turgai RiverKazakhstan157,000km²170Great Bear RiverCanada156,500km²171Sankuru RiverDR Congo156,000km²172Kansas RiverUnited States155,695km²173Essequibo RiverGuyana155,000km²174Kafue RiverZambia154,829km²175TiszaSerbia153,200km²176Cuanza RiverAngola152,570km²177Ruo RiverMalawi152,131km²178Gila RiverUnited States150,737km²179Atchafalaya RiverUnited States150,737km²180Ruvuma RiverTanzania150,000km²181TazRussia150,000km²182Tietê RiverBrazil150,000km²183Yalong RiverChina150,000km²184Zavkhan RiverMongolia150,000km²185Shire RiverMozambique149,500km²186Yobe RiverNigeria148,000km²187Apure RiverVenezuela147,000km²188Xiliao RiverChina147,000km²189Aripuanã RiverBrazil146,257km²190South Saskatchewan RiverCanada146,100km²191Luangwa RiverZambia145,700km²192Fitzroy RiverAustralia142,664km²193Thelon RiverCanada142,400km²194BelayaRussia142,000km²195MahanadiIndia142,000km²196Teles Pires RiverBrazil141,442km²197Swan RiverAustralia141,000km²198Ili RiverKazakhstan140,000km²199Guaviare RiverColombia140,000km²200Black VoltaGhana140,000km²Basin area as published (Wikidata) or measured by RiverATLAS.
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