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Largest Rivers in the World

Can you name the twenty largest rivers in the world by volume discharge?
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Last updated: May 8, 2022
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Discharge
Continent
River
209,000 m³/s
South America
Amazon
41,200 m³/s
Africa
Congo
37,740 m³/s
South America
Orinoco
35,943 m³/s
South America
Negro
31,200 m³/s
South America
Madeira
30,146 m³/s
Asia
Yangtze
27,225 m³/s
South America
Río de la Plata
19,824 m³/s
Asia
Brahmaputra
19,706 m³/s
South America
Paraná
19,499 m³/s
Asia
Yenisei
Discharge
Continent
River
18,122 m³/s
South America
Japurá
17,773 m³/s
Asia
Lena
16,800 m³/s
North America
Saint Lawrence
16,792 m³/s
North America
Mississippi
16,648 m³/s
Asia
Ganges
16,000 m³/s
Asia
Mekong
15,112 m³/s
Asia
Irrawaddy
12,889 m³/s
Asia
Ob
11,796 m³/s
South America
Tocantins
11,500 m³/s
Africa
Kasai
2 Comments
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Level 16
Dec 25, 2022
The Amur River?
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Level 68
Dec 25, 2022
The Amur River has a discharge of 11,330 m³/s, which means it narrowly misses the list.