The Purus River is one of the major rivers in South America. It is a tributary of Amazon River. Purus River shares its name with the Alto Purus National Park as well as with the Purus province which is one of the four provinces of Peru located in the Ucayali region. Though Purus River lies …
Niger River is the main river of Western Africa. It is the third longest river in Africa after Nile and Congo rivers. There is a belief that Niger River has been named by the Greeks. It is also known by several other names including “Joliba” which means ‘Great River’. The Niger River is relatively clear …
Missouri River is the longest tributary of Mississippi River and is the second longest river of North America. It is river in the western united states and it is longer than Mississippi River and in fact the longest river in total North America. Missouri River rises in the Rocky Mountains located in western Montana. After …
Mississippi River is the second largest river as well as the chief river of the second largest river drainage system in North American continent. It is one of the longest rivers of the world. The name Mississippi comes from a local American language which means “Big River”. The Mississippi River drains most of the areas …
Mekong River is a trans-boundary river which flows through China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The flow of Mekong River is up to South-China Sea and it originates from the Tibetan plateau. The variation of flow and presence of water falls makes the river not good for navigational purpose. It is the seventh longest …
The Madeira River is one of the longest tributaries of Amazon River. It is a major waterway of South America and a trans-boundary river which flows between Brazil and Bolivia. Madeira River accounts for the 15 percent of the water in the basin. Madeira River is formed by the junction of the Mamore and Beni …
Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada and it has the second largest drainage basin system in any North American river. Mackenzie has an extensive watershed which drains around 20 percent of overall Canada. Mackenzie River is the largest flowing river in the arctic to the North America and conjoining its tributaries. The …
One of the world’s longest river, Lena River flows in the Siberian region of Russia to the Arctic Ocean. It is the eleventh longest river of the world. The drainage basin of the Lena River covers a very large part of around 2,500,000 square km. The Lena River delta is the largest arctic delta of …
The Yenisei River which is also known as Yenisey, Enisei or Jenisej is the largest river system which flows to the Arctic Ocean. The Yenisei River is the longest river of Russia and the fifth longest river of the world. The river originates from Kyzyl in Russia and flows through Mongolia and then on the …
Irtysh River is a major river of West-Central and Western Asia. It is a trans-boundary river which flows through China, Russia and Kazakhstan. Irtysh is the chief tributary of Ob River and is the longest river inflow in the world. The basin area of Irtysh River is around 54000 square km. Irtysh has mixed types …
