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Rivers for December
150 rivers at their best in December: mild air, little rain, the water neither frozen nor in flood.
Nile
Egypt6,650 km2,800 m³/sGanges
India2,525 km12,000 m³/sNiger River
Nigeria4,180 km8,600 m³/sMekong River
Vietnam4,350 km15,000 m³/sOrinoco River
Venezuela2,140 km30,000 m³/sYamunaIndia1,376 km3,500 m³/sIrrawaddy River
Myanmar2,170 km13,000 m³/sWhite Nile
Sudan2,620 km880 m³/sMurray River
Australia2,530 km770 m³/sBlue NileSudan1,783 km1,500 m³/sRío de la Plata
Uruguay290 km22,000 m³/sGodavari RiverIndia1,465 km3,100 m³/sMagdalena River
Colombia1,528 km7,200 m³/sUbangi River
Central African Republic1,060 km5,900 m³/sKrishna RiverIndia1,400 km1,600 m³/sSenegal River
Senegal1,050 km640 m³/sVolta River
Ghana1,500 km1,300 m³/sBenue RiverNigeria1,370 km3,200 m³/sGambia River
Gambia1,130 km2,000 m³/sChari River
Cameroon1,400 km1,200 m³/sShatt al-Arab
Iraq200 km1,500 m³/sNarmadaIndia1,315 km1,200 m³/sRed RiverVietnam1,149 km900 m³/sXi River
China2,197 km7,400 m³/sKapuas River
Indonesia1,143 km6,700 m³/sBío Bío River
Chile380 km900 m³/sMahanadiIndia860 km2,100 m³/sPadma River
Bangladesh120 km32,000 m³/sGandaki RiverIndia630 km1,800 m³/sEssequibo River
Guyana1,014 km2,100 m³/sColorado River
Argentina1,200 km140 m³/sGuaviare RiverColombia1,497 km8,200 m³/sUele
DR Congo1,210 km1,500 m³/sChambal RiverIndia960 km600 m³/sChindwin RiverMyanmar1,207 km4,000 m³/sChao Phraya River
Thailand372 km840 m³/sKaveriIndia765 km310 m³/sLogone River
Chad1,000 km490 m³/sJamuna RiverBangladesh245 km20,100 m³/sSanagaCameroon918 km2,100 m³/sAwash River
Ethiopia1,200 km270 m³/sRío NegroArgentina635 km1,000 m³/sGhaghara RiverIndia1,080 km3,300 m³/sWhite VoltaGhana640 km250 m³/sSangha
Republic of the Congo785 km2,500 m³/sBlack VoltaGhana1,352 km260 m³/sTungabhadra RiverIndia710 km650 m³/sKomoé River
Ivory Coast900 km430 m³/sRío NegroUruguay916 km650 m³/sBeas RiverIndia470 km1,400 m³/sOmo RiverEthiopia760 km900 m³/sTapti RiverIndia720 km550 m³/sTeesta RiverBangladesh470 km1,300 m³/sMurrumbidgee RiverAustralia1,488 km140 m³/sBani River
Mali430 km510 m³/sGomti RiverIndia900 km230 m³/sSobat River
South Sudan306 km410 m³/sKosi RiverIndia729 km2,300 m³/sMeta RiverColombia1,000 km6,500 m³/sGrijalva River
Mexico480 km2,800 m³/sAtrato RiverColombia644 km4,900 m³/sAtbarah RiverSudan1,120 km370 m³/sBahr el Ghazal RiverSouth Sudan716 km2.0 m³/sEbola RiverDR Congo250 km320 m³/sDamodar RiverIndia592 km680 m³/sRavi River
Pakistan720 km230 m³/sTekezé RiverSudan608 km140 m³/sCavalla RiverIvory Coast515 km580 m³/sOuémé River
Benin480 km170 m³/sMbomou RiverCentral African Republic800 km1,300 m³/sChubut RiverArgentina810 km30 m³/sBandama RiverIvory Coast1,050 km230 m³/sCross RiverNigeria489 km170 m³/sSassandra RiverIvory Coast560 km540 m³/sOti RiverGhana900 km430 m³/sAruwimi RiverDR Congo1,300 km1,600 m³/sValley of the QueensEgypt4,302 km2,600 m³/sLimay RiverArgentina500 km700 m³/sMono RiverBenin467 km54 m³/sSabarmatiIndia371 km120 m³/sArauca RiverVenezuela900 km800 m³/sSon RiverIndia780 km1,200 m³/sMun RiverThailand673 km720 m³/sSt. Johns River
United States499 km420 m³/sApure RiverVenezuela1,580 km2,600 m³/sPing RiverThailand800 km260 m³/sDja RiverRepublic of the Congo523 km800 m³/sYobe RiverNigeria1,200 km15 m³/sYarra RiverAustralia242 km64 m³/sBranco River
Brazil584 km25,600 m³/sLachlan RiverAustralia1,339 km40 m³/sSankosh RiverIndia320 km5,400 m³/sYuca guasi
Bolivia436 km78 m³/sBlack RiverVietnam910 km1,400 m³/sMaule RiverChile240 km470 m³/sRed VoltaGhana313 km23 m³/sNeuquén RiverArgentina400 km310 m³/sYom RiverThailand600 km430 m³/sSankarani RiverMali400 km260 m³/sCasamance RiverSenegal401 km86 m³/sBalsas RiverMexico724 km1,100 m³/sCourantyne RiverGuyana724 km580 m³/sSubarnarekha RiverIndia470 km310 m³/sBakoy RiverMali400 km370 m³/sLempa River
El Salvador422 km360 m³/sSaigon RiverVietnam256 km54 m³/sKaduna RiverNigeria550 km640 m³/sBetwa RiverIndia590 km500 m³/sBarka RiverSudan500 km25 m³/sBafing RiverMali500 km370 m³/sCorubal River
Guinea-Bissau560 km300 m³/sNyong RiverCameroon640 km450 m³/sSittaung RiverMyanmar560 km1,200 m³/sMa RiverVietnam512 km640 m³/sPastaza River
Peru710 km2,300 m³/sArtibonite River
Haiti240 km99 m³/sPánuco RiverMexico510 km480 m³/sSharda RiverIndia350 km2,300 m³/sMotagua River
Guatemala486 km310 m³/sMahi RiverIndia550 km390 m³/sRiver DerwentAustralia215 km120 m³/sBaro RiverEthiopia306 km240 m³/sGeba RiverGuinea-Bissau545 km130 m³/sFalémé River
Mauritania400 km480 m³/sOuham RiverChad676 km480 m³/sDong Nai RiverVietnam586 km1,100 m³/sBhima RiverIndia861 km450 m³/sMbam RiverCameroon425 km710 m³/sBei RiverChina255 km1,500 m³/sChi RiverThailand765 km290 m³/sFutaleufú RiverChile246 km370 m³/sMékrou River
Niger410 km29 m³/sWest Rapti RiverIndia600 km580 m³/sNam Ou
Laos448 km390 m³/sPenna RiverIndia597 km140 m³/sGamtoos River
South Africa645 km19 m³/sWouri RiverCameroon160 km620 m³/sSalado RiverArgentina640 km80 m³/sMoa River
Sierra Leone425 km890 m³/sRamgangaIndia600 km940 m³/sBreede RiverSouth Africa337 km57 m³/sAgusan River
Philippines349 km570 m³/sDeseado RiverArgentina615 km5.0 m³/sFaro RiverNigeria305 km360 m³/sSemliki River
Uganda230 km240 m³/sMindanao RiverPhilippines373 km600 m³/sDong RiverChina523 km1,000 m³/sSanta Cruz RiverArgentina385 km710 m³/sTinkisso River
Guinea268 km180 m³/sGhaggar-Hakra riverIndia494 km38 m³/s
Egypt6,650 km2,800 m³/sGangesIndia2,525 km12,000 m³/sNiger RiverNigeria4,180 km8,600 m³/sMekong RiverVietnam4,350 km15,000 m³/sOrinoco RiverVenezuela2,140 km30,000 m³/sYamunaIndia1,376 km3,500 m³/sIrrawaddy RiverMyanmar2,170 km13,000 m³/sWhite NileSudan2,620 km880 m³/sMurray RiverAustralia2,530 km770 m³/sBlue NileSudan1,783 km1,500 m³/sRío de la PlataUruguay290 km22,000 m³/sGodavari RiverIndia1,465 km3,100 m³/sMagdalena RiverColombia1,528 km7,200 m³/sUbangi RiverCentral African Republic1,060 km5,900 m³/sKrishna RiverIndia1,400 km1,600 m³/sSenegal RiverSenegal1,050 km640 m³/sVolta RiverGhana1,500 km1,300 m³/sBenue RiverNigeria1,370 km3,200 m³/sGambia RiverGambia1,130 km2,000 m³/sChari RiverCameroon1,400 km1,200 m³/sShatt al-ArabIraq200 km1,500 m³/sNarmadaIndia1,315 km1,200 m³/sRed RiverVietnam1,149 km900 m³/sXi RiverChina2,197 km7,400 m³/sKapuas RiverIndonesia1,143 km6,700 m³/sBío Bío RiverChile380 km900 m³/sMahanadiIndia860 km2,100 m³/sPadma RiverBangladesh120 km32,000 m³/sGandaki RiverIndia630 km1,800 m³/sEssequibo RiverGuyana1,014 km2,100 m³/sColorado RiverArgentina1,200 km140 m³/sGuaviare RiverColombia1,497 km8,200 m³/sUeleDR Congo1,210 km1,500 m³/sChambal RiverIndia960 km600 m³/sChindwin RiverMyanmar1,207 km4,000 m³/sChao Phraya RiverThailand372 km840 m³/sKaveriIndia765 km310 m³/sLogone RiverChad1,000 km490 m³/sJamuna RiverBangladesh245 km20,100 m³/sSanagaCameroon918 km2,100 m³/sAwash RiverEthiopia1,200 km270 m³/sRío NegroArgentina635 km1,000 m³/sGhaghara RiverIndia1,080 km3,300 m³/sWhite VoltaGhana640 km250 m³/sSanghaRepublic of the Congo785 km2,500 m³/sBlack VoltaGhana1,352 km260 m³/sTungabhadra RiverIndia710 km650 m³/sKomoé RiverIvory Coast900 km430 m³/sRío NegroUruguay916 km650 m³/sBeas RiverIndia470 km1,400 m³/sOmo RiverEthiopia760 km900 m³/sTapti RiverIndia720 km550 m³/sTeesta RiverBangladesh470 km1,300 m³/sMurrumbidgee RiverAustralia1,488 km140 m³/sBani RiverMali430 km510 m³/sGomti RiverIndia900 km230 m³/sSobat RiverSouth Sudan306 km410 m³/sKosi RiverIndia729 km2,300 m³/sMeta RiverColombia1,000 km6,500 m³/sGrijalva RiverMexico480 km2,800 m³/sAtrato RiverColombia644 km4,900 m³/sAtbarah RiverSudan1,120 km370 m³/sBahr el Ghazal RiverSouth Sudan716 km2.0 m³/sEbola RiverDR Congo250 km320 m³/sDamodar RiverIndia592 km680 m³/sRavi RiverPakistan720 km230 m³/sTekezé RiverSudan608 km140 m³/sCavalla RiverIvory Coast515 km580 m³/sOuémé RiverBenin480 km170 m³/sMbomou RiverCentral African Republic800 km1,300 m³/sChubut RiverArgentina810 km30 m³/sBandama RiverIvory Coast1,050 km230 m³/sCross RiverNigeria489 km170 m³/sSassandra RiverIvory Coast560 km540 m³/sOti RiverGhana900 km430 m³/sAruwimi RiverDR Congo1,300 km1,600 m³/sValley of the QueensEgypt4,302 km2,600 m³/sLimay RiverArgentina500 km700 m³/sMono RiverBenin467 km54 m³/sSabarmatiIndia371 km120 m³/sArauca RiverVenezuela900 km800 m³/sSon RiverIndia780 km1,200 m³/sMun RiverThailand673 km720 m³/sSt. Johns RiverUnited States499 km420 m³/sApure RiverVenezuela1,580 km2,600 m³/sPing RiverThailand800 km260 m³/sDja RiverRepublic of the Congo523 km800 m³/sYobe RiverNigeria1,200 km15 m³/sYarra RiverAustralia242 km64 m³/sBranco RiverBrazil584 km25,600 m³/sLachlan RiverAustralia1,339 km40 m³/sSankosh RiverIndia320 km5,400 m³/sYuca guasiBolivia436 km78 m³/sBlack RiverVietnam910 km1,400 m³/sMaule RiverChile240 km470 m³/sRed VoltaGhana313 km23 m³/sNeuquén RiverArgentina400 km310 m³/sYom RiverThailand600 km430 m³/sSankarani RiverMali400 km260 m³/sCasamance RiverSenegal401 km86 m³/sBalsas RiverMexico724 km1,100 m³/sCourantyne RiverGuyana724 km580 m³/sSubarnarekha RiverIndia470 km310 m³/sBakoy RiverMali400 km370 m³/sLempa RiverEl Salvador422 km360 m³/sSaigon RiverVietnam256 km54 m³/sKaduna RiverNigeria550 km640 m³/sBetwa RiverIndia590 km500 m³/sBarka RiverSudan500 km25 m³/sBafing RiverMali500 km370 m³/sCorubal RiverGuinea-Bissau560 km300 m³/sNyong RiverCameroon640 km450 m³/sSittaung RiverMyanmar560 km1,200 m³/sMa RiverVietnam512 km640 m³/sPastaza RiverPeru710 km2,300 m³/sArtibonite RiverHaiti240 km99 m³/sPánuco RiverMexico510 km480 m³/sSharda RiverIndia350 km2,300 m³/sMotagua RiverGuatemala486 km310 m³/sMahi RiverIndia550 km390 m³/sRiver DerwentAustralia215 km120 m³/sBaro RiverEthiopia306 km240 m³/sGeba RiverGuinea-Bissau545 km130 m³/sFalémé RiverMauritania400 km480 m³/sOuham RiverChad676 km480 m³/sDong Nai RiverVietnam586 km1,100 m³/sBhima RiverIndia861 km450 m³/sMbam RiverCameroon425 km710 m³/sBei RiverChina255 km1,500 m³/sChi RiverThailand765 km290 m³/sFutaleufú RiverChile246 km370 m³/sMékrou RiverNiger410 km29 m³/sWest Rapti RiverIndia600 km580 m³/sNam OuLaos448 km390 m³/sPenna RiverIndia597 km140 m³/sGamtoos RiverSouth Africa645 km19 m³/sWouri RiverCameroon160 km620 m³/sSalado RiverArgentina640 km80 m³/sMoa RiverSierra Leone425 km890 m³/sRamgangaIndia600 km940 m³/sBreede RiverSouth Africa337 km57 m³/sAgusan RiverPhilippines349 km570 m³/sDeseado RiverArgentina615 km5.0 m³/sFaro RiverNigeria305 km360 m³/sSemliki RiverUganda230 km240 m³/sMindanao RiverPhilippines373 km600 m³/sDong RiverChina523 km1,000 m³/sSanta Cruz RiverArgentina385 km710 m³/sTinkisso RiverGuinea268 km180 m³/sGhaggar-Hakra riverIndia494 km38 m³/sFrom long-term averages along each river (WorldClim and WaterGAP in RiverATLAS).
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