Rivers

Rivers

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.

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Orinoco

Water bodies; Rivers

The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 km (1,330 miles). Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers 880,000 km², 76.3% in Venezuela with the rest in ...

Tarim River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Tarim River is the principal river of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. It gives its name to the great Tarim Basin between the Tian Shan and Kunlun ...

Xingu River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Xingu River is a 1,230-mile long, (1979 km) river in northeast Brazil; it is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River.

Orange River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Orange River is the longest river in South Africa. Although the river does not pass through any major cities, it plays an important role in the South African economy by providing water for ...

Salado River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Salado River is a river that crosses several provinces of Argentina, flowing 1,150 kilometres (710 mi) from its source in the Salta Province to end in the Paraná River, in the Santa Fe ...

Vitim River

Water bodies; Rivers

Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its source east of Lake Baikal, the Vitim flows 1,978 km north through the Transbaykalian Mountains and the town of Bodaybo.

Tigris

Water bodies; Rivers

The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through ...