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Major Rivers of the World by Length |
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| River | Miles | km | Source | Destination | Fish |
| Nile | 4,145 | 6,673 | Tributaries of Lake Victoria, E. Africa | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Amazon | 4,000 | 6,440 | Andes Mountains, Peru | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Mississippi-Missouri | 3,740 | 6,021 | Three Forks Montana (Jefferson, Madison, Galatin) | Gulf of Mexico | |
| Changjiang (Yangtze) | 3,720 | 5,989 | Kunlun Mts. China | China Sea | |
| Yenisei-Angara | 3,650 | 5,877 | Lake Baikal, Russia | Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean) | |
| Amur-Argun | 3,590 | 5,780 | Khingan Mts. China | Tatar Strait | |
| Ob-Irtysh | 3,360 | 5,410 | Alti Mts. China | Gulf of Ob (arctic Ocean | |
| Plata-Parana | 3,030 | 4,878 | Confluence of Paranaiba & Grande, Brazil | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Huang He (Yellow) | 2,903 | 4,674 | Kunlun Mts. China | Gulf of China (Yellow Sea) | |
| Congo (Zaire) | 2,900 | 4,669 | Confluence of Luapula and Lualaba, Ziare | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Lena | 2,730 | 4,395 | Baikal Mts. Russia | Laptev Sea (Arctic Ocean) | |
| MacKenzie | 2,635 | 4,242 | Headwaters of Finlay Rivers, BC Canada | Bearfort Sea (Arctic Ocean) | |
| Mekong | 2,600 | 4,186 | T'ang-ku-la Mts. Tibet | South China Sea | |
| Niger | 2,600 | 4,186 | Guinea | Gulf of Guinea | |
| Missouri | 2,315 | 3,725 | Three Forks Montana (Jefferson, Madison, Galatin) | Mississippi River | |
| Mississippi | 2,348 | 3,780 | Lake Itasca, Minnesota | Gulf of Mexico | |
| Murry-Darling | 2,330 | 3,751 | Great Dividing Range, Australia | Indian Ocean | |
| Volga | 2,290 | 3,687 | Valdai Hills, Russia | Caspian Sea | |
| Madeira | 2,013 | 3,241 | Mamore & Beni Rivers, Boliva/Brazil | Amazon River | |
| Sao Francisco | 1,988 | 3,201 | Minas Gerais State, Brazil | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Yukon | 1,979 | 3,186 | Lewes & Pelly Rivers, Yukon Territory, Canada | Bearing Sea | |
| Rio Grande | 1,885 | 3,035 | San Juan Mts., Southwestern Colorado | Gulf of Mexico | |
| Purus | 1,860 | 2,995 | Andes Mts. Peru | Amazon River | |
| Tunguska, Lower | 1,860 | 2,995 | North of Lake Baikal, Russia | Yenesei River |
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