List of rivers by average discharge
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| River | Length (km) | Length (miles) | Drainage area (km²) | Average discharge (m³/s) | Outflow | Reference | |
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| Amazon | 6,387 | 3,969 | 6,915,000 | 219,000 | Atlantic Ocean | [1] | |
| Congo | 4,371 | 2,716 | 3,680,000 | 41,800 | Atlantic Ocean | [1] | |
| Yangtze (Chang Jiang) |
6,380 | 3,964 | 1,800,000 | 31,900 | East China Sea | [1] | |
| Orinoco | 2,101 | 1,306 | 41,000 | 30,000 | Atlantic Ocean | [1] | |
| Paraná (Río de la Plata) |
3,998 | 2,484 | 3,100,000 | 25,700 | Atlantic Ocean | [1] | |
| Yenisei - Angara River - Selenga | 5,550 | 3,449 | 2,580,000 | 19,600 | Kara Sea | [1] | |
| Brahmaputra | 2,948 | 1,832 | 1,730,000 | 19,200 | Bay of Bengal | [2] | |
| Lena | 4,260 | 2,647 | 2,490,000 | 17,100 | Laptev Sea | [1] | |
| Madeira - Mamoré | 3,239 | 2,013 | 850,000 | 17,000 | Amazon | [3] | |
| Mississippi - Missouri | 6,270 | 3,896 | 2,980,000 | 16,200 | Gulf of Mexico | [1] | |
| Mekong | 4,023 | 2,500 | 810,000 | 16,000 | South China Sea | [1] | |
| Ganges | 2,510 | 1,560 | 907,000 | 14,270 | Bay of Bengal | [4] | |
| Pearl - Xi Jiang (West) (Si Kang) |
2,200 | 1,376 | 437,000 | 13,600 | South China Sea | [1] | |
| Tocantins | 2,699 | 1,677 | 1,400,000 | 13,598 | Atlantic Ocean, Amazon | [5] | |
| Ayeyarwady River | 2,170 | 1,348 | 411,000 | 13,000 | Andaman Sea | [1] | |
| Ob' - Irtysh | 5,410 | 3,449 | 2,990,000 | 12,800 | Gulf of Ob | [1] | |
| Amur (Heilong) |
4,368 | 2,714 | 1,855,000 | 11,400 | Sea of Okhotsk | [1] | |
| Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay | 4,241 | 2,635 | 1,790,000 | 10,300 | Beaufort Sea | [1] | |
| Saint Lawrence - Great Lakes | 3,058 | 1,900 | 1,030,000 | 10,100 | Gulf of Saint Lawrence | [1] | |
| Niger | 4,167 | 2,589 | 2,090,000 | 9,570 | Atlantic Ocean | [1] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Rivers of the Earth
- ^ Banglapedia
- ^ [1]
- ^ Himal Magazine
- ^ http://www.ana.gov.br/ingles/Portais/folder/tocantins/03-Availability_Use.html
