Ranking

The mightiest rivers

200 rivers by average flow at the mouth.

1Amazon River

Brazil209,000m³/s 2Solimões

Brazil100,000m³/s 3River Congo

Angola41,800m³/s 4Aripuanã River

Brazil32,100m³/s 5Padma River

Bangladesh32,000m³/s 6Yangtze River

China31,900m³/s 7Esmeraldas River

Ecuador31,200m³/s 8Madeira River

Brazil31,200m³/s 9Orinoco River

Venezuela30,000m³/s 10Rio Negro

Brazil30,000m³/s 11Branco River

Brazil25,600m³/s 12Río de la Plata

Uruguay22,000m³/s 13Colorado River

United States21,700m³/s 14Jamuna River

Bangladesh20,100m³/s 15Yenisei

Russia19,800m³/s 16Brahmaputra River

India19,500m³/s 17Marañón River

Peru16,700m³/s 18Lena River

Russia16,400m³/s 19Paraná River

Uruguay16,000m³/s 20Mekong River

Vietnam15,000m³/s 21Japurá River

Brazil13,900m³/s 22Irrawaddy River

Myanmar13,000m³/s 23Tapajós River

Brazil13,000m³/s 24Amur River

Russia12,800m³/s 25Mississippi River

United States12,700m³/s 26Ucayali River

Peru12,600m³/s 27Ob

Russia12,500m³/s 28Lualaba River

DR Congo12,400m³/s 29Ganges

India12,000m³/s 30Kasai River

Republic of the Congo12,000m³/s 31Mamoré River

Brazil11,600m³/s 32Mackenzie River

Canada10,700m³/s 33Xingu River

Brazil9,700m³/s 34Niger River

Nigeria8,600m³/s 35Guaviare River

Colombia8,200m³/s 36Volga

Russia8,100m³/s 37Ohio River

United States8,000m³/s 38Columbia River

United States7,500m³/s 39Xi River

China7,400m³/s 40Magdalena River

Colombia7,200m³/s 41Napo River

Peru7,100m³/s 42Zambezi River

Mozambique7,000m³/s 43Putumayo River

Brazil7,000m³/s 44Kapuas River

Indonesia6,700m³/s 45Indus River

Pakistan6,600m³/s 46Meta River

Colombia6,500m³/s 47Yukon River

Canada6,400m³/s 48Xiang River

China6,400m³/s 49Araguaia River

Brazil6,200m³/s 50Ubangi River

Central African Republic5,900m³/s 51Danube

Romania5,400m³/s 52Sekong River

Cambodia5,400m³/s 53Sankosh River

India5,400m³/s 54St. Clair River

United States5,200m³/s 55Aldan

Russia5,100m³/s 56Atrato River

Colombia4,900m³/s 57Salween River

Myanmar4,900m³/s 58Caroní River

Venezuela4,800m³/s 59Ogooué River

Gabon4,800m³/s 60Juruá River

Brazil4,800m³/s 61Angara

Russia4,500m³/s 62Jinsha River

China4,500m³/s 63Juruena River

Brazil4,500m³/s 64Vaupés River

Brazil4,300m³/s 65Kama

Russia4,100m³/s 66Pechora

Russia4,100m³/s 67Chindwin River

Myanmar4,000m³/s 68Mamberamo River

Indonesia4,000m³/s 69Teles Pires River

Brazil4,000m³/s 70Sepik

Papua New Guinea3,800m³/s 71Huallaga River

Peru3,800m³/s 72Kolyma

Russia3,800m³/s 73Nizhnyaya Tunguska

Russia3,700m³/s 74Tshuapa River

DR Congo3,600m³/s 75Tambo River

Peru3,500m³/s 76Caura River

Venezuela3,500m³/s 77Northern Dvina

Russia3,500m³/s 78Yamuna

India3,500m³/s 79Fraser River

Canada3,500m³/s 80Slave River

Canada3,500m³/s 81Khatanga

Russia3,300m³/s 82Ghaghara River

India3,300m³/s 83Benue River

Nigeria3,200m³/s 84Godavari River

India3,100m³/s 85Musi River

Indonesia3,100m³/s 86Barito River

Indonesia3,100m³/s 87Lomami River

DR Congo3,000m³/s 88Irtysh

Russia3,000m³/s 89Tonlé San

Cambodia2,900m³/s 90Yarlung Tsangpo River

China2,900m³/s 91Nile

Egypt2,800m³/s 92Kok River

Laos2,800m³/s 93Nelson River

Canada2,800m³/s 94Iriri River

Brazil2,800m³/s 95Grijalva River

Mexico2,800m³/s 96Kwango River

DR Congo2,700m³/s 97Tigre River

Peru2,700m³/s 98Yellow River

China2,600m³/s 99Valley of the Queens

Egypt2,600m³/s 100Apure River

Venezuela2,600m³/s 101Pyasina

Russia2,600m³/s 102Ene River

Peru2,500m³/s 103Neva

Russia2,500m³/s 104Tietê River

Brazil2,500m³/s 105Missouri River

United States2,500m³/s 106Sangha

Republic of the Congo2,500m³/s 107Songhua River

China2,500m³/s 108Javary River

Brazil2,500m³/s 109Liard River

Canada2,400m³/s 110Jutai River

Brazil2,400m³/s 111Casiquiare canal

Venezuela2,400m³/s 112Treska

North Macedonia2,300m³/s 113Pastaza River

Peru2,300m³/s 114Kosi River

India2,300m³/s 115Min River

China2,300m³/s 116Sharda River

India2,300m³/s 117Urubamba River

Peru2,200m³/s 118Rhine

The Netherlands2,200m³/s 119Anadyr

Russia2,200m³/s 120Ventuari River

Venezuela2,200m³/s 121Han River

China2,200m³/s 122Jialing River

China2,100m³/s 123Cuyuni River

Guyana2,100m³/s 124Apurímac River

Peru2,100m³/s 125Peace River

Canada2,100m³/s 126Essequibo River

Guyana2,100m³/s 127Mahanadi

India2,100m³/s 128Sanaga

Cameroon2,100m³/s 129Yuan River

China2,000m³/s 130Gambia River

Gambia2,000m³/s 131Grande River

Brazil2,000m³/s 132Yalong River

China2,000m³/s 133Tennessee River

United States2,000m³/s 134Olyokma

Russia2,000m³/s 135Churchill River

Canada1,900m³/s 136Zeya

Russia1,900m³/s 137Red River

United States1,900m³/s 138Mobile River

United States1,900m³/s 139Kuskokwim River

United States1,900m³/s 140Argens

France1,800m³/s 141Grande River

Bolivia1,800m³/s 142Wu River

China1,800m³/s 143Rhône

France1,800m³/s 144Min River

China1,800m³/s 145Lukuga River

DR Congo1,800m³/s 146Lulonga River

DR Congo1,800m³/s 147Gandaki River

India1,800m³/s 148Iguazu River

Argentina1,700m³/s 149Sava

Serbia1,700m³/s 150Maroni

French Guiana1,700m³/s 151Dnieper

Ukraine1,700m³/s 152Gan River

China1,700m³/s 153Lukenie River

DR Congo1,700m³/s 154Krishna River

India1,600m³/s 155Tonle Sap River

Cambodia1,600m³/s 156Chenab River

Pakistan1,600m³/s 157Betsiboka River

Madagascar1,600m³/s 158Aruwimi River

DR Congo1,600m³/s 159Podkamennaya Tunguska

Russia1,600m³/s 160Stikine River

United States1,600m³/s 161Indigirka

Russia1,600m³/s 162Purari River

Papua New Guinea1,600m³/s 163Snake River

United States1,600m³/s 164Inhulets River

Ukraine1,500m³/s 165Bei River

China1,500m³/s 166Sankuru River

DR Congo1,500m³/s 167Uele

DR Congo1,500m³/s 168Blue Nile

Sudan1,500m³/s 169Vitim

Russia1,500m³/s 170Paranaíba River

Brazil1,500m³/s 171Shatt al-Arab

Iraq1,500m³/s 172Batang Hari

Indonesia1,500m³/s 173Saguenay River

Canada1,500m³/s 174Vilyuy

Russia1,500m³/s 175Po

Italy1,500m³/s 176Papaloapan River

Mexico1,500m³/s 177Albany River

Canada1,400m³/s 178Black River

Vietnam1,400m³/s 179Dadu River

China1,400m³/s 180Amu Darya

Uzbekistan1,400m³/s 181Kikori River

Papua New Guinea1,400m³/s 182Qiantang River

China1,400m³/s 183Beas River

India1,400m³/s 184Cauca River

Colombia1,400m³/s 185Arun River

China1,300m³/s 186Uchur River

Russia1,300m³/s 187Luapula River

Zambia1,300m³/s 188Sutlej

Pakistan1,300m³/s 189Mbomou River

Central African Republic1,300m³/s 190Usa

Russia1,300m³/s 191Teesta River

Bangladesh1,300m³/s 192Volta River

Ghana1,300m³/s 193Coca River

Ecuador1,300m³/s 194Oka

Russia1,300m³/s 195Huai River

China1,200m³/s 196Son River

India1,200m³/s 197Kabul River

Pakistan1,200m³/s 198Sittaung River

Myanmar1,200m³/s 199Kwilu River

DR Congo1,200m³/s 200Cagayan River

Philippines1,200m³/s

Average flow as published (Wikidata) or modelled by WaterGAP (RiverATLAS, 1971–2000).

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