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100 Longest Rivers in Oceania - with a Map

With the help of the map, name the 101 longest rivers and river systems on the Oceanian continent!
Main source: river-specific sites of Wikipedia (DE, EN).
As languages sometimes list different lengths, one option had to be selected.
When in severe doubt, the length has been *broadly* remeasured using Google Maps
See comments for further terminology
New Zealand and New Guinea not to scale. The rest of Oceania is not shown due to a lack of rivers
More continents in this series: Europe, North America, South America
Quiz by Gassu
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Last updated: June 29, 2022
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Length (km)
River
2,844
Darling
2,375
Murray
2,062
Warburton
1,683
Cooper Creek
1,485
Murrumbidgee
1,440
Lachlan
1,380
Warrego
1,126
Sepik
1,112
Mamberamo
1,070
Fitzroy (QLD)
1,060
Fly
1,004
Flinders
900
Diamantina
889
Barwon
886
Burdekin
865
Gascoyne
853
Digul
825
Ashburton
824
Strickland
820
Murchison
793
Macquarie
780
Victoria
760
Fortescue
750
Finke
750
Hay
750
Paroo
733
Fitzroy (WA)
708
Namoi
700
Thomson
680
De Grey
679
Daly
658
Bogan
640
Ramu
631
Leichhardt
Length (km)
River
630
Purari
613
Ord
600
Bulloo
599
Roper
575
Mackenzie
570
Macumba
561
Lyons
542
Moonie
541
Castlereagh
530
Cloncurry
529
Goulburn
524
Sandover
523
Blackwood
521
McArthur
520
Mitchell
519
Maranoa
488
Tariku
482
Wawoi
480
Belyando
476
Glenelg
470
Weir
468
Hunter
456
Campaspe
450
Gilbert
447
Gwydir
445
Kikori
440
Einasleigh
435
Burnett
432
Drysdale
430
Saxby
425
Waikato
424
Hale
420
Neales
420
Norman
Length (km)
River
414
Baliem
408
Clarence
403
Pulau
403
Snowy
399
Margaret
396
Yule
390
Nicholson
389
Macleay
385
Clara
383
Staaten
380
Lorentz
378
Ranken
364
Normanby
363
Wooramel
361
Loddon
360
Swan
344
Brisbane
340
Greenough
340
Mulligan
340
Todd
338
Clutha / Mata-Au
332
Alice
331
King
327
Palmer
327
Shoalhaven
325
Holroyd
323
Lynd
323
Walsh
322
Tamar
322
Wenlock
321
Coleman
320
Billabong
320
Whanganui
+3
Level 70
Jun 29, 2022
Terminology Used:

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. Tongariro -> Lake Taupō -> Waikato)

2. its source at the confluence of two rivers, then following the longer stem (e.g. Warburton > Eyre > Georgina 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. Murray - Darling)

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+3
Level 70
Jun 29, 2022
N.B. I only considered information currently available in Wikipedia. Most lengths seem quite rounded and it’s highly possible they don’t depict the true length. An additional source used is bonzle.com (for AU). In case of severe differences, the length has been broadly remeasured using Google Maps, and the more credible length has been taken (or, alternatively, the broadly measured length from Maps)

A lot of rivers do not carry water for the most part. For the purposes of this quiz series, we consider dry or half-dry rivers equal to perennial rivers, and their length shows length during flood times.

All headwaters included can be found in quiz stats.

Stay tuned, Africa is coming next!

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Level 77
Jun 30, 2022
Amazing quiz. My score of 8/101 is currently better than average, which shows how difficult this is.
+1
Level 60
Jul 7, 2023
Title: 100 Longest Rivers

Number of Answers: 101?

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Level 70
Jul 7, 2023
Yes, as No. 100 has two rivers with the same length.