Rivers have been influential in shaping the course of history of the world. The earliest civilizations have come up and flourished along the largest rivers on earth. These rivers have seen many battles that were lost and rose, as well as seen empires rise and fall. One of the most beautiful creations of nature is the thousands of gallons that flow through the earth and rush toward the ocean. These are the top ten most powerful rivers in the world.

Length

Drainage area

The average river discharge

Nile River, North-East Africa

This is the world's longest river. It covers a massive distance of 4,132 miles until the outlet joins the Mediterranean Sea in the form of a huge delta in Egypt. The river's water resources are shared with eleven countries, which include Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. The river runs from Sudan through the Sahara desert, and then discharges into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the lifeblood of most Egyptians. Most of them reside close to the Nile. The Nile drains about 10 % of the entire Africa. The Nile has two tributaries: the White Nile, which originates in Rwanda as well as the Blue Nile, which originates from Ethiopia.

Amazon River, South America

Amazon is regarded as the second longest river in the world at 3,976 miles. It's second longest rivers in the world and is the most extensive by waterflow with an average discharge that is greater than seven of the other biggest rivers combined. Due to its immense dimensions, it could account for at least one-fifth of the world's complete flow. The Amazon flows through the following countries: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Guyana. The river is so powerful and vast that there isn't a single point in the river that could be crossed using an overpass. Amazon has a strong discharge at its mouth that can release as much as 8 trillion gallons of water each day. This river is approximately 150 feet deep.

Yangtze River, China

The longest river in Asia. It flows 3,915 miles to the east from Tibet Plateau, then crosses the southwest, central as well as eastern China before arriving at East China at Shanghai. It is also one amongst the biggest rivers with the highest discharge volume in the world. The river drains one fifth of the land area of the China and its basin houses 1/3 of the Chinese population.

Mississippi Missouri Jefferson, North America

It is one of the biggest drainage systems of North America. It has many branches and is the fourth longest and 10th biggest rivers in the world. The Mississippi flows mostly in the United States (98.5%), with the remainder in Canada (1.5 percent). It flows towards the Gulf of Mexico. The river flows through the US It is located in the northern part of Minnesota and Meanders slowly south for 2,340 miles to Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. The river runs across Minnesota, Lowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

Yenisei - Angara - Selenge, Asia

It is the largest system of rivers that flows to the Arctic Ocean. It spans 3,445 miles. It is primarily located in Russia (97%) and the remainder in Mongolia. It is the most well-known of the three main Siberian rivers that run into the Arctic Ocean. The largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. Rising in Mongolia, the river follows a northerly course to the Yenisei Gulf in Kara Sea, draining a huge part of the central Siberia, the longest stream following the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider River system.

Yellow River, China

The Yellow River is the 3rd longest river in Asia and is the world's 6th longest at an estimated length of 3,395 miles. The river originates in the Bayan Har Mountain in Western China. It is also called Huang He. The river flows through nine provinces and nine provinces, before emptying into Bohai Sea near the city of Dongying in Shandong province. The basin is comprised of an east-west length of around 1,180 miles and a north-south expanse of approximately 680 miles. The basin's total area is approximately 742,442 square kilometers.

Ob Ob Irtysh, Asia

This is a major river in the western part of Siberia, Russia, and the 7th longest in the world. The river is 3,395 miles long and has a drainage area measuring 2,990,000.000 km2. It discharges an average of 12,475 cubic metres per second. It runs through Russia, Kazakhstan and China in addition to Mongolia. It is located 16 miles southwest from Biysk, Altai Krai, at the confluence of the Katun-Biya and Biya rivers.

Parana - Rio de la Plata, South America

It is located in South Central South America and has an area of 3,030 miles. It flows in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. This is the second largest river after the Amazon River in terms of length in the list of South American rivers. It's also one of the largest rivers on earth with a surface of 2,582,672 square kilometers, with an average flow of 17,290 cubic meters every second.

Congo - Chambeshi, Africa

The deepest river on earth with measured depths of more than of 220 meters (720 feet). It is the longest river in the world, with 2,920 miles, which makes it 9th longest. It covers an area of 4,014,500 square kilometers. It's the third longest river in the world by volume of water discharged. The Congo rainforest is the second largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon Rainforest. This river flows through it with its tributaries.

Amur - Argun, Asia

The world's 10th-longest river is the Amur River. It is 2,763 miles long. It is the border between Russian Far East and Northeastern China. At 994 feet, Amur is high up in the mountains of Western Manchuria, at the confluence of two major affluents Shilka River or Eugene River. It flows to the east, forming the boundary with Russia and China and then slowly forms an arc that extends to the southeast for about 250 miles, crossing numerous tributaries as well as passing through numerous small towns.

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