| # | River Name | Length in km | Countries in its drainage basin | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amazon – Ucayali – Apurímac | 6,400 | Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana | 99%
|
| 1 | Nile – Kagera | 6,650 | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan | 99%
|
| 4 | Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson | 6,275 | United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) | 97%
|
| 9 | Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre) | 4,700 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda | 93%
|
| 6 | Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | China | 93%
|
| 3 | Yangtze (Chang Jiang) | 6,300 | China | 92%
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| 30 | Danube–Breg (Duna) | 2,888 | Romania, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Germany, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia | 91%
|
| 17 | Volga | 3,645 | Russia | 90%
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| 12 | Mekong (Lancang Jiang) | 4,350 | China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam | 88%
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| 14 | Niger | 4,200 | Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad | 88%
|
| 27 | Rio Grande | 3,057 | United States, Mexico | 84%
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| 34 | Ganges–Hooghly–Padma (Ganga) | 2,620 | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China | 83%
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| 22 | Indus | 3,180 | Pakistan (93%), India, China | 81%
|
| 7 | Ob–Irtysh | 5,410 | Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia | 81%
|
| 31 | Zambezi (Zambesi) | 2,693 | Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana | 81%
|
| 41 | Upper Ob -- Katun | 2,490 | Russia | 80%
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| 8 | Paraná – Río de la Plata | 4,880 | Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay | 79%
|
| 35 | Amu Darya -- Panj | 2,620 | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan | 77%
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| 46 | Colorado (western U.S.) | 2,333 | United States, Mexico | 77%
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| 18 | Shatt al-Arab – Euphrates | 3,596 | Iraq, Turkey, Syria | 77%
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| 11 | Lena | 4,400 | Russia | 72%
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| 15 | Murray–Darling | 3,672 | Australia | 72%
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| 13 | Mackenzie–Slave–Peace–Finlay | 4,241 | Canada | 70%
|
| 26 | Saint Lawrence – Niagara – Detroit –Saint Clair – Saint Marys – Saint Louis | 3,058 | Canada, United States | 70%
|
| 10 | Amur–Argun (Heilong Jiang) | 4,444 | Russia, China, Mongolia | 69%
|
| 5 | Yenisei–Angara–Selenge | 5,539 | Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%) | 69%
|
| 21 | Yukon | 3,185 | United States, Canada | 68%
|
| 44 | Ural | 2,428 | Russia, Kazakhstan | 50%
|
| 29 | Brahmaputra–Tsangpo | 2,948 | India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan | 47%
|
| 48 | Dnieper | 2,287 | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | 46%
|
| 38 | Paraguay (Rio Paraguay) | 2,549 | Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina | 42%
|
| 45 | Arkansas | 2,348 | United States | 41%
|
| 23 | São Francisco | 3,180 | Brazil | 38%
|
| 24 | Syr Darya – Naryn | 3,078 | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan | 38%
|
| 19 | Madeira–Mamoré–Grande–Caine–Rocha | 3,380 | Brazil, Bolivia, Peru | 37%
|
| 16 | Tocantins–Araguaia | 3,650 | Brazil | 34%
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| 25 | Salween (Nu Jiang) | 3,060 | China, Myanmar, Thailand | 28%
|
| 37 | Nelson–Saskatchewan | 2,570 | Canada, United States | 24%
|
| 50 | Ubangi–Uele | 2,270 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo | 21%
|
| 20 | Purús | 3,211 | Brazil, Peru | 20%
|
| 28 | Lower Tunguska | 2,989 | Russia | 15%
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| 36 | Japurá (Rio Yapurá) | 2,615 | Brazil, Colombia | 14%
|
| 39 | Kolyma | 2,513 | Russia | 14%
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| 33 | Araguaia | 2,627 | Brazil | 12%
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| 49 | Aldan | 2,273 | Russia | 11%
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| 43 | Juruá | 2,410 | Peru, Brazil | 10%
|
| 40 | Pilcomayo | 2,500 | Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia | 9%
|
| 32 | Vilyuy | 2,650 | Russia | 9%
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| 42 | Ishim | 2,450 | Kazakhstan, Russia | 8%
|
| 47 | Olenyok | 2,292 | Russia | 8%
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