Rivers

Jordan River

A 251 km river in West Asia that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea. The river forms the nations of Jordan's boundary with the West Bank and northern Israel.

Hudson River

A 315 mile river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York in the US.

Seine

A 777 kilometer long river and an important commercial waterway withing the Paris Basin in the north of France, also being the second-longest river in France.

Rhine

A European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubuden in the southeastern Swiss Alps and forms part of the Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-Liechtenstein, and Swiss-German borders.

Nile River

A major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, second longest river in the world at 6,853 km long. Its major contributors are the Blue Nile (contributing 80% of it) and the White Nile.

Snake River

A major river of the Pacific Northwest, at 1,078 miles long it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, and the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.

Indus

A major south-flowing river in South Asia with a total length of 3,180 km (makes it one of the longest rivers in Asia). It is the chief river of Pakistan and being the source of the name of India.

Yukon River

A major watercourse of northwestern North American, with the source being in British Columbia, Canada and goes through the city of Yukon (its namesake).

Liffey River

A river in Ireland and flows through the center if Dublin.

Irtysh River

A river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob River.

Oder

A river in central Europe, one of the largest to enter the Baltic. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming part of the Poland-Germany border.

Paraná River

A river in south central South America running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for about 4,880 km. It is the second in length amoung the South American rivers.

Okavango River

A river in southeast Africa, fourth longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for 1600 km, and it begins in Angola. It flows into the Kalahari desert and forms a massive inland swamp.

Gilo River

A river in southwestern Ethiopia.

Arno River

A river in the Tuscany region of Italy and is the most important river of central Italy after Tiber.

St. Lawrence River

A river in the northern US that drains the Great Lakes and serves as a waterway of eastern Canada, and was named by Jacques Cartier inn the early 16th century.

Potomac River

A river located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the US and flows into the Chesapeake Bay, forming the border between Virginia ad Maryland.

Blue Nile

A river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It is one of the two rivers (with the white Nile) being the major tributaries of the Nile.

Po

A river that flows eastward across northern Italy flows either 652 km or 682 km (considering the length of the Maira, right bank tributary. It's Italy's longest river at 405 miles.

Thames

A river that flows through southern England (and London), and it is the longest river entirely in England, and the second longest river in the United Kingdom.

Limpopo River

A river that rises in central Africa and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean, and also known as the Crocodile River, and forms the Transvaal's border with Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Ganges

A trans boundary river of Asia that flows through the countries of India and Bangladesh. It is the holiest river in Hinduism and forms the worlds largest delta with the Brahmaputra on the Bay of Bengal.

Lena River

Eastern most of the Great Siberian Rivers that flow to the Arctic Ocean, it is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed, and is the third longest in Asia.

Danube

Europe's second longest river (after Volga) and the longest river in the European Union region, located in Central and Eastern Europe, and ending in the Black Sea. It was also known as Ister, and was often used to define a northern border for the Roman Empire.

Zambezi River

Fourth-longest river in Africa, and the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing int the Indian Ocean.

Ural River

Known as the Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in Eurasia, It originates in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea.

Vistula

Longest and largest river in Poland, with most of it in Poland but some of it going into Ukraine, Belarus, and Slovakia.

Shannon

Longest rive in Ireland at 360.5 km. Drains the Shannon River Basin (area of 16,865 km squared). It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south.

Murray

Longest river in Australia at 2,508 kilometers in length.

Tagus

Longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, being 1,038 km long. Runs in Spain for 716 km, border between Portugal and Spain for 47 km, then 275 withing Portugal, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.

Ob River

Major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the worlds seventh-longest river.

Murrumbidgee

Major tributary of the Murray River, and is the second longest river in Australia.

Yenisei River

One of the largest rivers in Asia, located in central Russia, and is the world's sixth largest river in terms of discharge.

Salween River

One of the longest free-flowing rivers in the world with a length of 2,815 km and a drainage basin of 324,000 km squared.

Orinoco

One of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 km. Its drainage basin (called Orinoquia) covers 880,000 square km with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the rest in Colombia.

White Nile

One of the main tributaries of the Nile River, at a length 2,299 miles.

Brahmaputra

One of the major rivers of Asia cutting through the countries of China, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh. It also merges with the Ganges to form the world's largest delta.

Rhone

One of the major rivers of Europe and flowing directly into the Mediterranean, rising in Switzerland, passing through Lake Geneva and running through southeastern France.

Rio Grande

One of the principal rivers in the southwest US and Northern Mexico. Rises from south-central Colorado in the US and flows to the gulf of Mexico.

Colorado River

One of the principal rivers of the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven US and two Mexican states.

Irrawaddy

River that flows from north to south through Myanmar (it being the chief river of the country), and is the countries largest river and most important commercial waterway. Its delta is one the world's most important rice-growing region and comes from the Sanskrit word for "elephant".

Mekong

The chief river of southeast Asia, being the worlds 7th longest river in Asia with a length of 4,350 km.

Mississippi River

The chief river of the largest drainage system in North America, second largest river in the USA, beginning at Lake Itasca and flows 2,340 miles to a large delta on the Gulf of Mexico, and making the world's third-largest drainage basin.

Lena River

The eastern most of the three great Siberian rivers that flows into the Arctic Ocean. It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed, and is the 3rd largest river in Asia. Also know as the Yakutsk River.

Tigris

The eastern river of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia. It flows south fro the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf.

Mackenzie River

The largest and longest river/system in Canada (2nd to the Mississippi River system in North America) starting in the Great Slave Lake.

Columbia River

The largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America that rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

Amazon River

The largest river in the world by discharge of water, and refered to as the longest.

Ohio River

The largest tributary by volume which streams westward through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois and is historically seen as the border between northern and southern states in the US.

Euphrates

The longest and one of the most historically important river of western Asia. Defines the western border of Mesopotamia, being the longest of the two rivers that defines the region.

Yangtze

The longest river in China and Asia, third longest in the world and longest in one country.

Volga River

The longest river in Europe and also largest in terms of discharge and watershed. Flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea. Viewed as the national river of Russia.

Loire

The longest river in France with a length of 1,012 km and draining an area of 117,054 km squared and is the 171st longest river in the world.

Missouri River

The longest river in North America that flows east from the Rocky Mountains flowing 2,341 miles.

Orange River

The longest river in South Africa, rises in the Drankensburg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean

Severn

The longest river in the United Kingdom at about 220 miles.

Niger River

The principal river of western Africa, extending about 4,180 km, and being the third-longest in Africa. Its source is in the Guinea highlands in southeastern Guinea.

Congo River

The second longest river in Africa, flowing 2900 miles into the Atlantic Ocean and the worlds deepest river in excess of 220 meters.

Yellow River

The second longest river in Asia and the sixth longest in the world with length of 5,464 km. It is linked to the Yangtze by the Grand Canal (built in the Ming Dynasty).

Amur River

The worlds tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China.

Darling River

Third longest river in Australia at 1,472 kilometers.