Rivers provide cheap and efficient inland transport for trade and commerce. They help cities and towns to carry their wastes. Rivers are not just areas of important biodiversity and home to endangered wildlife, they are also vitally important for the human race. Modern agriculture in some areas is still reliant on natural rivers. There are a lot of chances for questions on longest rivers in the world section is asked in various exams e.g. SSC, RRB, Bank, Insurance and other competitive exams.
Candidates for any of the government exams must learn the name of longest rivers in the world as questions are asked in these examinations. Candidates who are anticipating the release of notifications for various Government exams can check the page for more information as the list below may be updated time to time.
Exam Preparation
Aspirants preparing for the various competitive exams SSC, RRB, Bank, Insurance etc must note that the Static GK part of the General Awareness section is the most scoring section as the information is to memorize only and no extra calculations or solutions have to be done for questions asked in this section. Thus, it is easier to score more for this part and cover up.
In the upcoming SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS and other exams like SSC GD Constable, RRB NTPC CBT 2, and Group D Exams, Static GK questions will be asked to check the general knowledge of the aspirants. Longest rivers in the world is one of the most important topics of static GK. In the previous years’ exams too, questions have been asked from the topic. Candidates are advised to read the below-given list thoroughly. Though a lot of care has been taken to make the list, however, in case of any suggestions and corrections please help us to update the list.
Given below is a list of longest rivers in the world:
River | Countries | Outflow | |
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1 | Aldan | Russia | Lena |
2 | Amazon | Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | Atlantic Ocean |
3 | Amu Darya | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan | Aral Sea |
4 | Amur (Heilong) | Russia, PR China, Mongolia | Sea of Okhotsk |
5 | Anadyr | Russia | Gulf of Anadyr |
6 | Araguaia | Brazil | Tocantins |
7 | Arkansas | United States | Mississippi |
8 | Athabasca | Canada | Mackenzie |
9 | Ayeyarwady River | Myanmar | Andaman Sea |
10 | Belaya | Russia | Kama |
11 | Beni | Bolivia | Madeira |
12 | Benue | Cameroon, Nigeria | Niger |
13 | Bermejo | Argentina, Bolivia | Paraguay |
14 | Blue Nile | Ethiopia, Sudan | Nile |
15 | Brahmaputra | India, P.R. China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Disputed, Bhutan | Bay of Bengal |
16 | Brazos | United States | Gulf of Mexico |
17 | Canadian | United States | Arkansas |
18 | Chenab | India, Pakistan | Indus |
19 | Chindwin | Myanmar | Ayeyarwady |
20 | Churchill | Canada | Hudson Bay |
21 | Cimarron | United States | Arkansas |
22 | Colorado | United States, Mexico | Gulf of California |
23 | Colorado | United States | Gulf of Mexico |
24 | Colorado | Argentina | Atlantic Ocean |
25 | Columbia | United States, Canada | Pacific Ocean |
26 | Congo (Zaire) | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda | Atlantic Ocean |
27 | Cooper - Barcoo | Australia | Lake Eyre |
28 | Danube | Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine | Black Sea |
29 | Daugava | Latvia, Belarus, Russia | Gulf of Riga |
30 | Dnieper | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | Black Sea |
31 | Dniester | Ukraine, Moldova | Black Sea |
32 | Don | Russia | Sea of Azov |
33 | Donets | Ukraine, Russia | Don |
34 | Elbe | Germany, Czech Republic | North Sea |
35 | Essequibo | Guyana | Atlantic Ocean |
36 | Fly | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | Gulf of Papua |
37 | Fraser | Canada | Pacific Ocean |
38 | Gambia | The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea | Atlantic Ocean |
39 | Ganges | India, Bangladesh, Nepal | Brahmaputra, Bay of Bengal |
40 | Gila | United States | Colorado |
41 | Godavari | India | Bay of Bengal |
42 | Grande | Brazil | Paraná |
43 | Green | United States | Colorado |
44 | Guaporé | Brazil, Bolivia | Mamoré |
45 | Guaviare | Colombia | Orinoco |
46 | Han | People's Republic of China | Yangtze |
47 | Helmand | Afghanistan, Iran | Hamun-i-Helmand |
48 | Huallaga | Peru | Marañón |
49 | Huang He (Yellow) | P.R. China | Bohai Sea (Balhae) |
50 | Içá (Putumayo) | Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador | Amazon |
51 | Iguaçu | Brazil, Argentina | Paraná |
52 | Ili | People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan | Lake Balkhash |
53 | Indigirka | Russia | East Siberian Sea |
54 | Indus (Sindhu) | Pakistan, India, PR China, Afghanistan | Arabian Sea |
55 | Iriri | Brazil | Xingu |
56 | Ishim | Kazakhstan, Russia | Irtysh |
57 | James | United States | Missouri |
58 | Japurá (Rio Yapurá) | Brazil, Colombia | Amazon |
59 | Jubba - Shebelle | Ethiopia, Somalia | Indian Ocean |
60 | Juruá | Peru, Brazil | Amazon |
61 | Juruena | Brazil | Tapajós |
62 | Kama | Russia | Volga |
63 | Kapuas | Indonesia, Malaysia | South China Sea |
64 | Kasai | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Congo |
65 | Khatanga | Russia | Laptev Sea |
66 | Khoper | Russia | Don |
67 | Kolyma | Russia | East Siberian Sea |
68 | Krishna | India | Bay of Bengal |
69 | Kura | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iran | Caspian Sea |
70 | Kuskokwim | United States | Bering Sea |
71 | Lena | Russia | Laptev Sea |
72 | Liao | People's Republic of China | Bohai Sea |
73 | Liard | Canada | Mackenzie |
74 | Limpopo | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana | Indian Ocean |
75 | Loire | France | Atlantic Ocean |
76 | Lomami | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Congo |
77 | Lower Tunguska | Russia | Yenisei |
78 | Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay | Canada | Beaufort Sea |
79 | Madeira - Mamoré | Brazil, Bolivia, Peru | Amazon |
80 | Madre de Dios | Peru, Bolivia | Madeira |
81 | Magdalena | Colombia | Caribbean Sea |
82 | Marañón | Peru | Amazon |
83 | Mekong | Laos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar | South China Sea |
84 | Milk | United States, Canada | Missouri |
85 | Mississippi - Missouri | United States, Canada | Gulf of Mexico |
86 | Murray - Darling | Australia | Southern Ocean |
87 | Narmada | India | Arabian Sea |
88 | Negro | Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia | Amazon |
89 | Nelson - Saskatchewan | Canada, USA | Hudson Bay |
90 | Nen (Nonni) | People's Republic of China | Songhua |
91 | Niger | Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad | Gulf of Guinea |
92 | Nile | Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mediterranean Sea |
93 | North Saskatchewan | Canada | Saskatchewan |
94 | Northern Salado | Argentina | Paraná |
95 | Ob' - Irtysh | Russia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China | Gulf of Ob |
96 | Ohio - Allegheny | United States | Mississippi |
97 | Oka | Russia | Volga |
98 | Okavango | Namibia, Angola, Botswana | Okavango Delta |
99 | Olenyok | Russia | Laptev Sea |
100 | Olyokma | Russia | Lena |
101 | Orange | South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho | Atlantic Ocean |
102 | Orinoco | Venezuela, Colombia | Atlantic Ocean |
103 | Ottawa | Canada | Saint Lawrence |
104 | Paraguay (Rio Paraguay) | Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina | Paraná |
105 | Paraná (Río de la Plata) | Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay | Atlantic Ocean |
106 | Pearl - Xi Jiang (West) (Si Kang) | P.R. China, Vietnam | South China Sea |
107 | Pechora | Russia | Barents Sea |
108 | Pecos | United States | Rio Grande |
109 | Pilcomayo | Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia | Paraguay |
110 | Platte | United States | Missouri |
111 | Purus | Brazil, Peru | Amazon |
112 | Red | United States | Mississippi |
113 | Rhine | Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy | North Sea |
114 | Rio Grande | USA, Mexico | Gulf of Mexico |
115 | Río Grande (Guapay) | Bolivia | Ichilo |
116 | Saint Lawrence - Niagara- Detroit- Saint Clair- Saint Marys- Saint Louis | Canada, USA | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
117 | Salween (Salwin) (Nù Ji?ng) | P.R. China, Myanmar, Thailand | Andaman Sea |
118 | São Francisco | Brazil | Atlantic Ocean |
119 | Senegal | Senegal, Mali, Mauritania | Atlantic Ocean |
120 | Sepik | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | Pacific Ocean |
121 | Shatt al-Arab / Arvandrud - Euphrates | Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria | Persian Gulf |
122 | Shire | Mozambique, Malawi | Zambezi |
123 | Snake | United States | Columbia |
124 | Songhua | People's Republic of China | Amur |
125 | Stony Tunguska | Russia | Yenisei |
126 | Sutlej | India, Pakistan | Chenab |
127 | Syr Darya | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan | Aral Sea |
128 | Tagus | Spain, Portugal | Atlantic Ocean |
129 | Tapajós | Brazil | Amazon |
130 | Tarim | People's Republic of China | Lop Nur |
131 | Tennessee | United States | Ohio |
132 | Tietê | Brazil | Paraná |
133 | Tigris | Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran | Shatt al-Arab |
134 | Tobol | Kazakhstan, Russia | Irtysh |
135 | Tocantins | Brazil | Atlantic Ocean, Amazon |
136 | Ubangi - Uele | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic | Congo |
137 | Upper Mississippi | United States | Mississippi |
138 | Upper Ob | Russia | Ob |
139 | Upper Yenisei | Russia, Mongolia | Yenisei |
140 | Ural | Russia, Kazakhstan | Caspian Sea |
141 | Uruguay | Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil | Atlantic Ocean |
142 | Vaal | South Africa | Orange |
143 | Vilyuy | Russia | Lena |
144 | Vistula | Poland | Baltic Sea |
145 | Vitim | Russia | Lena |
146 | Volga | Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus | Caspian Sea |
147 | Volta | Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin | Gulf of Guinea |
148 | Vyatka | Russia | Kama |
149 | Vychegda | Russia | Northern Dvina |
150 | Warburton - Georgina | Australia | Lake Eyre |
151 | White | United States | Mississippi |
152 | Xingu | Brazil | Amazon |
153 | Yalong | People's Republic of China | Yangtze |
154 | Yamuna | India | Ganges |
155 | Yangtze (Chang Jiang) | P.R. China | East China Sea |
156 | Yellowstone | United States | Missouri |
157 | Yenisei - Angara - Selenga | Russia, Mongolia | Kara Sea |
158 | Yukon | USA, Canada | Bering Sea |
159 | Zambezi (Zambesi) | Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana | Mozambique Channel |
160 | Zeya | Russia | Amur |
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