Important Rivers

Congo River

A river in Central Africa that flows into the Atlantic Ocean

Indus River

A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea.

Rhine River

A river in Western Europe that flows from eastern Switzerland into the North Sea.

Ganges River

A river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. It is located in India, it is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals.

Yellow River

Also known as the Huang-He. The second longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley.

Murray River

Australia's longest river flowing year-round

Mackenzie River

Canada's longest river, which is part of a river system that flows across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean.

Yukon River

Canada's second longest river

Colombia River

Example of a river in the US with a salt wedge estuary

Roe River

Had been named the "Worlds Shortest River" by the Guinness Book of World Records before Guinness eliminated the "Shortest River" category

Mahanadi River

It is a major river in East-central India. It originates in the Sihava mountains of Chhattisgarh and flows its major course through the state of Orissa

Sutlej River

It is the longest of the five rivers flow through region of Punjab.

Rio Grande River

Large river that forms a border between the US and Mexico

Missouri River

Longest river in North America

Lena River

One of the three rivers that runs through russia, this one is the farthest to the right on the map.

Hudson River

River in eastern New York that flows into the Atlantic Ocean

Colorado River

River in south west US which starts in the Rocky mountains and ends in the gulf

Brahmaputra River

River that begins in Tibet, flows through northeast India and Bangladesh, joining with the Ganges to empty into the Bay of Bengal.

Krishna River

River that runs through southern india

Volga River

The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important commercial river.

Yangtze River

The longest river of Asia, River found in China; 3rd longest river in the world (3915 miles long)

Danube River

The second-longest river of Europe. It flows from southern Germany east into the Black Sea.

Nile River

The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, many early kingdoms in Egypt were centered there

Purus River

This is a long tributary of the Amazon River, located in the western central part of the southern tributaries of the larger river. It has its source in southeastern Peru near the border with Brazil, and flows northeastward for nearly two thousand miles to its confluence with the Amazon close to the large city of Manaus in the east. This river is one of the most crooked in the world, and its length in a straight line from source to mouth is less than half its actual length.

Tocantins River

This is the easternmost major tributary of the Amazon River, on the southern side of the larger river. It flows north from its source in eastern central Brazil for over 1,500 miles, entering the Amazon at its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean just south of the island of Marajo. This river's main tributary is the Araguaia River, and its name means "toucan's beak" in an indigenous language.

Araguaia River

This is the major tributary of the Tocantins River, which is the easternmost main tributary of the Amazon River. It flows from its source in the center of the country northwards, meeting the Tocantins in the northern central part of the country. At this river's confluence, it has a nearly equal flow to that of the Tocantins, and its name means "River of the Macaws" in an indigenous language.

Thames River

This largest river in England runs through London and empties into the North Sea.

Mekong River

This river begins in southwest China and flows south all the way through Vietnam

Yamuna River

Tributary of the Ganges river. The river that runs beside the Taj Mahal.

Seine River

a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

Paraná River

a river in central South America and one of its three major river systems, originating in the highlands of southern Brazil, traveling about 3,000 miles south and west

Zambezi River

a river in southern Africa, flowing east through Zimbabwe and Mozambique into the Indian Ocean.

Orinoco River

a river mainly in Venezuela and part of South America's northernmost river system

Kaveri River

flows from west across states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and empties into the Bay of Bengal

Rhône River

flows through Switzerland and France to the Mediterranean Sea.

St. Lawrence River

forms part of the northeastern border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean

Ural River

located in Russia and Kazakhstan (begins in the Ural Mountains and ends in the Caspian Sea), is the third longest river in Europe, and it is the boundry that makes Kazakhstan a Euroasian country

Sepik River

longest river in the island of New Guinea, runs through the country of Papua New Guinea

Ohio River

one of Mississippi tributary river on the east

Tigris River

one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf

Pilcomayo River

starts in Bolivia, flows along the Paraguay/Argentina border into the Parana River

Pilcomayo River

starts in Bolivia, flows along the Paraguay/Argentina border into the Paraná River

Chenab River

starts in Indian Kashmir, flows northwest, curves and flows southwest through Pakistani Punjab into the Indus River

Kasai River

starts in southern DRC (region of Kasai), northwest into Congo River

Paraguay River

this river rises in the Bolivian hills and empties into the Paraná River

Mississippi River

A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.

Amazon River

A major river in South America that flows through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.