Length
|
River
|
km
|
mi
|
6,755
|
4,198
|
Yangtze
|
5,464
|
3,396
|
Yellow
|
4,909
|
3,051
|
Mekong
|
4,444
|
2,762
|
Amur
|
4,338
|
2,696
|
Ob
|
4,294
|
2,669
|
Lena
|
4,248
|
2,640
|
Irtysh
|
4,092
|
2,543
|
Yenisey
|
3,969
|
2,467
|
Brahmaputra
|
3,651
|
2,269
|
Euphrates
|
3,365
|
2,091
|
Angara
|
3,289
|
2,044
|
Salween
|
3,180
|
1,976
|
Indus
|
3,063
|
1,904
|
Syr Darya
|
2,989
|
1,858
|
Lower Tunguska
|
2,809
|
1,746
|
Irrawaddy
|
2,743
|
1,705
|
Amu Darya
|
2,730
|
1,697
|
Ganges
|
2,650
|
1,647
|
Vilyuy
|
2,513
|
1,562
|
Kolyma
|
2,450
|
1,523
|
Ishim
|
2,428
|
1,509
|
Ural
|
2,292
|
1,424
|
Olenyok
|
2,273
|
1,413
|
Aldan
|
2,272
|
1,412
|
Pearl
|
2,030
|
1,262
|
Tarim
|
2,023
|
1,257
|
Chulym
|
1,978
|
1,229
|
Vitim
|
1,977
|
1,229
|
Indigirka
|
1,927
|
1,198
|
Songhua
|
1,900
|
1,181
|
Tigris
|
1,865
|
1,159
|
Stony Tunguska
|
1,637
|
1,017
|
Yalong
|
1,636
|
1,017
|
Khatanga
|
|
Length
|
River
|
km
|
mi
|
1,631
|
1,014
|
Tobol
|
1,621
|
1,007
|
Ket
|
1,592
|
989
|
Shilka
|
1,590
|
988
|
Alazeya
|
1,532
|
952
|
Han
|
1,521
|
945
|
Sutlej
|
1,515
|
942
|
Kura
|
1,492
|
927
|
Yana
|
1,465
|
911
|
Godavari
|
1,462
|
909
|
Amga
|
1,439
|
894
|
Ili
|
1,436
|
892
|
Olyokma
|
1,401
|
871
|
Taz
|
1,400
|
870
|
Krishna
|
1,392
|
865
|
Chenab
|
1,376
|
855
|
Yamuna
|
1,370
|
851
|
Nen
|
1,356
|
843
|
Tavda
|
1,355
|
842
|
Kızılırmak
|
1,345
|
836
|
Liao
|
1,319
|
820
|
Chuna
|
1,312
|
815
|
Narmada
|
1,292
|
803
|
Black
|
1,254
|
779
|
Kherlen
|
1,242
|
772
|
Zeya
|
1,207
|
750
|
Chindwin
|
1,196
|
743
|
Pyasina
|
1,181
|
734
|
Markha
|
1,160
|
721
|
Demyanka
|
1,155
|
718
|
Dadu
|
1,150
|
715
|
Helmand
|
1,150
|
715
|
Wu
|
1,149
|
714
|
Red
|
|
Length
|
River
|
km
|
mi
|
1,146
|
712
|
Anadyr
|
1,143
|
710
|
Kapuas
|
1,130
|
702
|
Yu
|
1,124
|
699
|
Orkhon
|
1,119
|
695
|
Jialing
|
1,114
|
692
|
Omolon
|
1,112
|
691
|
Chao Phraya
|
1,110
|
690
|
Huai
|
1,109
|
689
|
Turgai
|
1,100
|
684
|
Hari
|
1,097
|
682
|
Konda
|
1,092
|
679
|
Tyung
|
1,091
|
678
|
Om
|
1,090
|
677
|
Barito
|
1,082
|
672
|
Kaidu
|
1,082
|
672
|
Vasyugan
|
1,080
|
671
|
Ghaghara
|
1,072
|
666
|
Aras
|
1,067
|
663
|
Chu
|
1,063
|
661
|
Bolshoy Yugan
|
1,053
|
654
|
Maya
|
1,033
|
642
|
Yuan
|
1,030
|
640
|
Hotan
|
1,030
|
640
|
Tura
|
1,024
|
636
|
Chambal
|
1,024
|
636
|
Pur
|
1,012
|
629
|
Biryusa
|
1,000
|
622
|
Chunya
|
980
|
609
|
Mahakam
|
978
|
608
|
Marghab
|
978
|
608
|
Nura
|
974
|
605
|
Gan
|
964
|
599
|
Vakh
|
|
River: A body of water bearing the same name for its course.
River system: A system which consists of at least two rivers. There are, however, requirements for this:
A river system has been assumed if it has:
1. its source in a lake which is fed by a river of another name (e.g. Selenge -> Lake Baikal -> Angara)
2. its source at the confluence of two rivers, then following the longer stem (e.g. Shatt al-Arab, then following the Euphrates stem)
This in return means that a longer tributary joining the main river later somewhere along its way is NOT considered a river system (e.g. Irtysh - Ob).
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