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Rivers

Flowing bodies of water that travel from mountains to oceans, like the Amazon and Nile rivers, providing water, transportation, and life to many regions.

Amazon River
Amazon River
Continent South America
Fun Fact The Amazon River in South America is the world's largest river by water volume, carrying about 20% of the planet's fresh water, and is the longest or second-longest globally (disputed with the Nile).
Colorado River
Colorado River
Country United States
Continent North America
Fun Fact Lake Mead Opens a new window, formed by the construction of Hoover Dam in 1936, is the largest reservoir in the United States by volume. Located east of Las Vegas, Nevada, when full it holds 9.3 trillion gallons of water Opens a new wind equivalent to two years’ worth of Colorado River flows.
Congo River
Congo River
Continent Africa
Fun Fact The Congo River is Africa's second-longest river, the world's second-largest by water volume, and the planet's deepest.
Danube River
Danube River
Continent Europe
Fun Fact The Danube River is Europe's second-longest river, flowing 2,850 km (1,770 mi) from Germany's Black Forest through Central and Southeastern Europe to the Black Sea.
Euphrates River
Euphrates River
Country Iraq
Continent Asia
Fun Fact The Euphrates River is the westernmost of two major rivers in the Middle East and it is the largest river in southwest Asia.
Ganges River
Ganges River
Country India
Continent Asia
Fun Fact The Ganges River (Ganga) is a sacred Asian river flowing 2,525 km from the Himalayas through northern India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal, supporting the world's largest delta and over 400 million people.
Indus River
Indus River
Country Pakistan
Continent Asia
Fun Fact It ranks as the 19th longest river in the world and the 8th longest in Asia. As the largest river in Pakistan, it is often called the National River of Pakistan.
Mekong River
Mekong River
Country China
Continent Asia
Fun Fact The Mekong River Basin is home to over 20,000 plant species, 430 mammal species, 1,200 bird species, and 850 freshwater fish species. It is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Many of the species in the Mekong River Basin are endemic and found nowhere else in the world.
Mississippi River
Mississippi River
Continent North America
Fun Fact Encompassing more than 1.2 million square miles, the Mississippi River is the third-largest river basin in the world, only outranked by the Amazon and Congo River basins.
Murray River
Murray River
Country Australia
Continent Oceania
Fun Fact The River Murray provides water to about 1.5 million households, as well as farms and other businesses along its length.
Nile River
Nile River
Country Egypt
Continent Africa
Fun Fact This mighty river has two main tributaries (branches, or smaller rivers or streams) which meet to form ‘the Nile’. One tributary is called the White Nile, which starts in South Sudan, and the other is called the Blue Nile, which starts in Ethiopia.
Rhine River
Rhine River
Continent Europe
Fun Fact 756 miles long, the Rhine passes through six countries in Central Europe: Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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