When to go
Rivers for October
150 rivers at their best in October: mild air, little rain, the water neither frozen nor in flood.
Mississippi River
United States3,766 km12,700 m³/sYangtze River
China6,300 km31,900 m³/sIndus River
Pakistan3,180 km6,600 m³/sEuphrates
Iraq2,800 km820 m³/sTigrisIraq1,850 km1,000 m³/sColorado River
Mexico2,334 km640 m³/sOhio RiverUnited States1,579 km8,000 m³/sOrange River
South Africa2,200 km800 m³/sRio GrandeUnited States3,051 km85 m³/sEbro
Spain910 km430 m³/sArkansas RiverUnited States2,364 km240 m³/sDarling River
Australia1,472 km100 m³/sTennessee RiverUnited States1,049 km2,000 m³/sNarmada
India1,315 km1,200 m³/sGuadalquivirSpain657 km160 m³/sHelmand River
Iran1,150 km78 m³/sXi RiverChina2,197 km7,400 m³/sChenab RiverPakistan1,974 km1,600 m³/sSutlejPakistan1,500 km1,300 m³/sVaal RiverSouth Africa1,120 km120 m³/sKarun RiverIran950 km580 m³/sRed RiverUnited States2,189 km1,900 m³/sEssequibo River
Guyana1,014 km2,100 m³/sJhelum RiverPakistan774 km540 m³/sHan RiverChina1,532 km2,200 m³/sColorado RiverUnited States1,387 km21,700 m³/sOrontes River
Turkey571 km30 m³/sKabul RiverPakistan460 km1,200 m³/sRufiji River
Tanzania600 km790 m³/sBrazos RiverUnited States1,352 km240 m³/sVakhsh River
Tajikistan524 km160 m³/sAwash River
Ethiopia1,200 km270 m³/sGila RiverUnited States1,044 km170 m³/sGreat Menderes RiverTurkey548 km90 m³/sHuai RiverChina1,110 km1,200 m³/sVardar
Greece388 km180 m³/sKhabur River
Syria486 km70 m³/sAlazani
Azerbaijan351 km98 m³/sCanadian RiverUnited States1,458 km200 m³/sHai RiverChina102 km720 m³/sSakarya RiverTurkey824 km240 m³/sStrumaGreece415 km80 m³/sGreat ZabIraq473 km810 m³/sMoulouya River
Morocco520 km50 m³/sCumberland RiverUnited States1,107 km860 m³/sDraa RiverMorocco1,100 km240 m³/sAlabama RiverUnited States640 km950 m³/sBeas RiverIndia470 km1,400 m³/sOmo RiverEthiopia760 km900 m³/sLoa River
Chile440 km240 m³/sGan RiverChina758 km1,700 m³/sPecos RiverUnited States1,560 km8.0 m³/sMarghab River
Turkmenistan978 km130 m³/sShinano River
Japan367 km460 m³/sSalado River
Argentina1,150 km15 m³/sKansas RiverUnited States238 km210 m³/sCimarron RiverUnited States1,123 km1,100 m³/sJialing RiverChina1,119 km2,100 m³/sOum Er-Rbia RiverMorocco556 km120 m³/sAtrato River
Colombia644 km4,900 m³/sRavi RiverPakistan720 km230 m³/sTekezé River
Sudan608 km140 m³/sLittle ZabIraq456 km220 m³/sMedjerda River
Tunisia460 km29 m³/sMaroni
French Guiana612 km1,700 m³/sLake BiwaJapan63 km57 m³/sAtrek RiverIran669 km9.2 m³/sWhite RiverUnited States1,162 km740 m³/sMolopo RiverSouth Africa970 km1.0 m³/sWei RiverChina818 km330 m³/sSebou RiverMorocco458 km140 m³/sWu RiverChina1,150 km1,800 m³/sKarkheh RiverIran870 km220 m³/sMara RiverTanzania395 km18 m³/sTone RiverJapan322 km260 m³/sDiyala RiverIraq231 km130 m³/sIori RiverAzerbaijan320 km120 m³/sXiang RiverChina801 km6,400 m³/sChelif River
Algeria725 km54 m³/sNakdong River
South Korea506 km300 m³/sGenilSpain358 km40 m³/sApalachicola RiverUnited States180 km470 m³/sChattahoocheeUnited States702 km290 m³/sBhagirathi RiverIndia205 km260 m³/sOyapock
France403 km840 m³/sMin RiverChina711 km2,300 m³/sCeyhan RiverTurkey474 km230 m³/sSwan RiverAustralia360 km140 m³/sBou RegregMorocco240 km23 m³/sBranco River
Brazil584 km25,600 m³/sKentucky RiverUnited States417 km280 m³/sYarmuk
Israel57 km2.6 m³/sZayandeh RiverIran400 km38 m³/sGreat Fish RiverSouth Africa644 km26 m³/sYuca guasi
Bolivia436 km78 m³/sLuo RiverChina420 km420 m³/sMin RiverChina577 km1,800 m³/sQiantang RiverChina459 km1,400 m³/sSavannah RiverUnited States563 km360 m³/sTrinity RiverUnited States1,140 km210 m³/sChirchiq
Uzbekistan154 km220 m³/sYuan RiverChina993 km2,000 m³/sLi RiverChina164 km410 m³/sDadu RiverChina642 km1,400 m³/sAlaknanda RiverIndia190 km320 m³/sSeyhan RiverTurkey560 km130 m³/sSuriname River
Suriname480 km440 m³/sCourantyne RiverGuyana724 km580 m³/sPangani RiverTanzania420 km27 m³/sMantaro River
Peru724 km800 m³/sHuangpu RiverChina97 km370 m³/sDulce RiverArgentina650 km80 m³/sMobile RiverUnited States72 km1,900 m³/sQashqadaryo RiverUzbekistan378 km25 m³/sAconcagua RiverChile142 km39 m³/sGreat Ruaha RiverTanzania480 km140 m³/sSurxondaryoUzbekistan175 km66 m³/sDesaguadero RiverArgentina1,515 km150 m³/sMalagarasi RiverTanzania475 km340 m³/sRoanoke RiverUnited States660 km310 m³/sFish River
Namibia650 km24 m³/sMurchison RiverAustralia780 km22 m³/sAzat River
Armenia55 km36 m³/sImjin RiverSouth Korea274 km180 m³/sArghandab River
Afghanistan400 km230 m³/sTuo RiverChina655 km460 m³/sBei RiverChina255 km1,500 m³/sTensift RiverMorocco270 km61 m³/sSabine RiverUnited States820 km270 m³/sKofarnihon RiverTajikistan387 km160 m³/sArakawa RiverJapan173 km30 m³/sNagara RiverJapan166 km120 m³/sOsage RiverUnited States444 km310 m³/sFarah RiverAfghanistan580 km35 m³/sFuji RiverJapan128 km63 m³/sNueces RiverUnited States507 km30 m³/sSmoky Hill RiverUnited States925 km69 m³/sBurdekin RiverAustralia732 km330 m³/sGamtoos RiverSouth Africa645 km19 m³/sEsmeraldas River
Ecuador320 km31,200 m³/sSalado RiverArgentina640 km80 m³/sAgoutFrance194 km55 m³/sDong RiverChina523 km1,000 m³/sZarqa River
Jordan65 km6.5 m³/sAghstevAzerbaijan133 km8.2 m³/sJari RiverBrazil1,000 km1,200 m³/sDemerara RiverGuyana350 km290 m³/sCaledon RiverSouth Africa480 km160 m³/sTama RiverJapan138 km37 m³/sAtchafalaya RiverUnited States270 km240 m³/s
United States3,766 km12,700 m³/sYangtze RiverChina6,300 km31,900 m³/sIndus RiverPakistan3,180 km6,600 m³/sEuphratesIraq2,800 km820 m³/sTigrisIraq1,850 km1,000 m³/sColorado RiverMexico2,334 km640 m³/sOhio RiverUnited States1,579 km8,000 m³/sOrange RiverSouth Africa2,200 km800 m³/sRio GrandeUnited States3,051 km85 m³/sEbroSpain910 km430 m³/sArkansas RiverUnited States2,364 km240 m³/sDarling RiverAustralia1,472 km100 m³/sTennessee RiverUnited States1,049 km2,000 m³/sNarmadaIndia1,315 km1,200 m³/sGuadalquivirSpain657 km160 m³/sHelmand RiverIran1,150 km78 m³/sXi RiverChina2,197 km7,400 m³/sChenab RiverPakistan1,974 km1,600 m³/sSutlejPakistan1,500 km1,300 m³/sVaal RiverSouth Africa1,120 km120 m³/sKarun RiverIran950 km580 m³/sRed RiverUnited States2,189 km1,900 m³/sEssequibo RiverGuyana1,014 km2,100 m³/sJhelum RiverPakistan774 km540 m³/sHan RiverChina1,532 km2,200 m³/sColorado RiverUnited States1,387 km21,700 m³/sOrontes RiverTurkey571 km30 m³/sKabul RiverPakistan460 km1,200 m³/sRufiji RiverTanzania600 km790 m³/sBrazos RiverUnited States1,352 km240 m³/sVakhsh RiverTajikistan524 km160 m³/sAwash RiverEthiopia1,200 km270 m³/sGila RiverUnited States1,044 km170 m³/sGreat Menderes RiverTurkey548 km90 m³/sHuai RiverChina1,110 km1,200 m³/sVardarGreece388 km180 m³/sKhabur RiverSyria486 km70 m³/sAlazaniAzerbaijan351 km98 m³/sCanadian RiverUnited States1,458 km200 m³/sHai RiverChina102 km720 m³/sSakarya RiverTurkey824 km240 m³/sStrumaGreece415 km80 m³/sGreat ZabIraq473 km810 m³/sMoulouya RiverMorocco520 km50 m³/sCumberland RiverUnited States1,107 km860 m³/sDraa RiverMorocco1,100 km240 m³/sAlabama RiverUnited States640 km950 m³/sBeas RiverIndia470 km1,400 m³/sOmo RiverEthiopia760 km900 m³/sLoa RiverChile440 km240 m³/sGan RiverChina758 km1,700 m³/sPecos RiverUnited States1,560 km8.0 m³/sMarghab RiverTurkmenistan978 km130 m³/sShinano RiverJapan367 km460 m³/sSalado RiverArgentina1,150 km15 m³/sKansas RiverUnited States238 km210 m³/sCimarron RiverUnited States1,123 km1,100 m³/sJialing RiverChina1,119 km2,100 m³/sOum Er-Rbia RiverMorocco556 km120 m³/sAtrato RiverColombia644 km4,900 m³/sRavi RiverPakistan720 km230 m³/sTekezé RiverSudan608 km140 m³/sLittle ZabIraq456 km220 m³/sMedjerda RiverTunisia460 km29 m³/sMaroniFrench Guiana612 km1,700 m³/sLake BiwaJapan63 km57 m³/sAtrek RiverIran669 km9.2 m³/sWhite RiverUnited States1,162 km740 m³/sMolopo RiverSouth Africa970 km1.0 m³/sWei RiverChina818 km330 m³/sSebou RiverMorocco458 km140 m³/sWu RiverChina1,150 km1,800 m³/sKarkheh RiverIran870 km220 m³/sMara RiverTanzania395 km18 m³/sTone RiverJapan322 km260 m³/sDiyala RiverIraq231 km130 m³/sIori RiverAzerbaijan320 km120 m³/sXiang RiverChina801 km6,400 m³/sChelif RiverAlgeria725 km54 m³/sNakdong RiverSouth Korea506 km300 m³/sGenilSpain358 km40 m³/sApalachicola RiverUnited States180 km470 m³/sChattahoocheeUnited States702 km290 m³/sBhagirathi RiverIndia205 km260 m³/sOyapockFrance403 km840 m³/sMin RiverChina711 km2,300 m³/sCeyhan RiverTurkey474 km230 m³/sSwan RiverAustralia360 km140 m³/sBou RegregMorocco240 km23 m³/sBranco RiverBrazil584 km25,600 m³/sKentucky RiverUnited States417 km280 m³/sYarmukIsrael57 km2.6 m³/sZayandeh RiverIran400 km38 m³/sGreat Fish RiverSouth Africa644 km26 m³/sYuca guasiBolivia436 km78 m³/sLuo RiverChina420 km420 m³/sMin RiverChina577 km1,800 m³/sQiantang RiverChina459 km1,400 m³/sSavannah RiverUnited States563 km360 m³/sTrinity RiverUnited States1,140 km210 m³/sChirchiqUzbekistan154 km220 m³/sYuan RiverChina993 km2,000 m³/sLi RiverChina164 km410 m³/sDadu RiverChina642 km1,400 m³/sAlaknanda RiverIndia190 km320 m³/sSeyhan RiverTurkey560 km130 m³/sSuriname RiverSuriname480 km440 m³/sCourantyne RiverGuyana724 km580 m³/sPangani RiverTanzania420 km27 m³/sMantaro RiverPeru724 km800 m³/sHuangpu RiverChina97 km370 m³/sDulce RiverArgentina650 km80 m³/sMobile RiverUnited States72 km1,900 m³/sQashqadaryo RiverUzbekistan378 km25 m³/sAconcagua RiverChile142 km39 m³/sGreat Ruaha RiverTanzania480 km140 m³/sSurxondaryoUzbekistan175 km66 m³/sDesaguadero RiverArgentina1,515 km150 m³/sMalagarasi RiverTanzania475 km340 m³/sRoanoke RiverUnited States660 km310 m³/sFish RiverNamibia650 km24 m³/sMurchison RiverAustralia780 km22 m³/sAzat RiverArmenia55 km36 m³/sImjin RiverSouth Korea274 km180 m³/sArghandab RiverAfghanistan400 km230 m³/sTuo RiverChina655 km460 m³/sBei RiverChina255 km1,500 m³/sTensift RiverMorocco270 km61 m³/sSabine RiverUnited States820 km270 m³/sKofarnihon RiverTajikistan387 km160 m³/sArakawa RiverJapan173 km30 m³/sNagara RiverJapan166 km120 m³/sOsage RiverUnited States444 km310 m³/sFarah RiverAfghanistan580 km35 m³/sFuji RiverJapan128 km63 m³/sNueces RiverUnited States507 km30 m³/sSmoky Hill RiverUnited States925 km69 m³/sBurdekin RiverAustralia732 km330 m³/sGamtoos RiverSouth Africa645 km19 m³/sEsmeraldas RiverEcuador320 km31,200 m³/sSalado RiverArgentina640 km80 m³/sAgoutFrance194 km55 m³/sDong RiverChina523 km1,000 m³/sZarqa RiverJordan65 km6.5 m³/sAghstevAzerbaijan133 km8.2 m³/sJari RiverBrazil1,000 km1,200 m³/sDemerara RiverGuyana350 km290 m³/sCaledon RiverSouth Africa480 km160 m³/sTama RiverJapan138 km37 m³/sAtchafalaya RiverUnited States270 km240 m³/sFrom long-term averages along each river (WorldClim and WaterGAP in RiverATLAS).
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