Rivers of the World

Amazon ( South America)

2nd largest river. Widest River. Originated in Peru, mouth at the atlantic ocean off the coast of Brazil.

Mississippi River

Longest river in US. Begins in Minnesota and end in the Gulf Coast of Mexico.

The Colorado River

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

Nile River

The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea

Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

The world's third largest river, running from the Plateau of Tibet, through Eastern China to the East China Sea.

Ohio River

near Pittsburg and runs southwest, ending in the Mississippi River

The Rio Grande

river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico (Begins in south Colorado)

Missouri River

begins in rocky mountains, flowing north first and then southeast across central usa, ending at mississipi river just to north of st. louis, missouri