List of rivers by discharge
This is a list of rivers by their average discharge, that is, their water flow rate. Here, only those rivers are shown whose discharge is more than 2,000 cubic metres per second (530,000 US gal/s; 440,000 impgal/s; 2,000,000 L/s).

List of rivers by discharge

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Table Section Text: This is a list of rivers by their average discharge, that is, their water flow rate. Here, only those rivers are shown whose discharge is more than 2,000 cubic metres per second (530,000 US gal/s; 440,000 impgal/s; 2,000,000 L/s).

No	Continent	River	Length (km)	Length (miles)	Drainage area (km2)	Average discharge (m3/s)	Outflow	Reference

1	S. America	Amazon	6,400	3,976	7,050,000	209,000	Atlantic Ocean

2	Africa	Congo	4,371	2,716	4,014,500	41,200	Atlantic Ocean

3	S. America	Orinoco	2,140	1,330	880,000	40,000	Atlantic Ocean

4	Asia	Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna	5,425	3,371	1,731,334	38,129	Bay of Bengal

5	S. America	Madeira	3,380	2,100	1,420,000	31,200	Amazon River

6	Asia	Yangtze (Chang Jiang)	6,418	3,988	1,808,500	30,166	East China Sea

7	S. America	Negro	2,230	1,390	691,000	28,400	Amazon River

8	S. America	Río de la Plata	290	180	3,100,000	22,000	Atlantic Ocean

9	Asia	Brahmaputra	3,848	2,391	712,035	19,800	Padma River

10	Asia	Yenisei	3,438	2,136	2,580,000	19,600	Kara Sea

11	S. America	Japurá	2,615	1,625	267,730	18,620	Amazon River

12	S. America	Paraná	4,880	3,050	2,582,672	17,290	Río de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean

13	Asia	Lena	4,472	2,647	2,490,000	16,871	Laptev Sea

14	N. America	Saint Lawrence	3,058	1,900	1,030,000	16,800	Gulf of Saint Lawrence

15	N. America	Mississippi	3,730	2,320	3,202,230	16,792	Gulf of Mexico

16	S. America	Marañón	1,737	1,074	358,000	16,708	Amazon River

17	Asia	Ganges	2,510	1,560	907,000	16,648	Padma River

18	Asia	Mekong	4,023	2,500	811,000	16,000	South China Sea

19	S. America	Tocantins	2,699	1,677	920,000	13,600	Atlantic Ocean

20	S. America	Tapajos	1,992	1,232	492,481	13,540	Amazon River

21	S. America	Ucayali	2,670	1,651	337,519	13,500	Amazon River

22	Asia	Irrawaddy	2,170	1,348	411,000	13,000	Andaman Sea

23	Asia	Ob' - Irtysh	5,410	3,449	2,990,000	12,475	Gulf of Ob

24	Asia	Amur (Heilong)	4,352	2,714	1,855,000	11,400	Sea of Okhotsk

25	S. America	Purus	3,211	1,995	371,042	10,970	Amazon River

26	S. America	Beni	1,599	994	283,350	10,300	Madeira River

27	N. America	Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay	4,241	2,635	1,790,000	10,300	Beaufort Sea

28	Africa	Kwah - Kasai	2,272	1,405	881,890	9,873	Congo River

29	S. America	Xingu	1,979	1,230	531,250	9,700	Amazon River

30	Asia	Pearl - Xi Jiang (West) (Si Kang)	2,400	1,491	453,700	9,500	South China Sea

31	S. America	Mamoré	2,200	1,361	595,000	8,800	Madeira River

32	S. America	Putumayo	1,813	1,121	148,000	8,760	Amazon River

33	S. America	Juruá	2,410	1,498	225,828	8,420	Amazon River

34	Africa	Kasai	2,153	1,338	880,200	8,346	Congo River

35	S. America	Guaviare	1,497	930	140,000	8,200	Orinoco River

36	Europe	Volga	3,692	2,294	1,380,000	8,060	Caspian Sea

37	N. America	Ohio	1,579	981	490,601	7,957	Mississippi River

38	N. America	Columbia	2,000	1,243	668,000	7,500	Pacific Ocean

39	Asia	Xi	2,197	1,359	409,480	7,410	Pearl River

40	Europe	Danube	2,860	1,777	817,000	7,130	Black Sea

41	Africa	Zambezi	2,574	1,599	1,331,000	7,070	Indian Ocean

42	S. America	Magdalena	1,540	963	257,438	6,987	Atlantic Ocean

43	S. America	Napo	1,075	665	100,518	6,976	Amazon River

44	Asia	Indus	3,200	2,000	1,165,000	6,600	Arabian Sea

45	S. America	Meta	1,200	742	93,800	6,500	Orinoco River

46	N. America	Yukon	3,187	1,980	854,696	6,428	Bering Sea

47	S. America	Madre de Dios	1,220	754	125,500	6,370	Beni River

48	S. America	Araguaia	2,627	1,632	358,125	6,216	Tocantins River

49	Asia	Kapuas	1,143	710	98,749	6,000	South China Sea

50	Oceania	Fly	1,050	649	76,000	6,000	Gulf of Papua, Coral Sea

51	N. America	Niagara	58	36	684,000	5,796	Lake Ontario

52	Africa	Niger	4,167	2,589	2,090,000	5,589	Atlantic Ocean

53	S. America	Uruguay	1,838	1,140	365,000	5,500	Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata

54	Asia	Barito	880	544	100,000	5,500	Java Sea

55	Eurasia	Aldan	2,273	1,412	729,000	5,489	Lena River

56	S. America	Branco	775	479	195,000	5,400	Rio Negro

57	N. America	Detroit	51	32	1,813	5,324	Lake Erie

58	N. America	St. Clair	63	39	576,000	5,200	Lake St. Clair

59	S. America	Atrato	750	466	38,500	4,900	Atlantic Ocean

60	Asia	Salween	2,815	1,749	320,000	4,876	Andaman Sea

61	S. America	Caroní	952	595	95,000	4,850	Orinoco River

62	Oceania	Mamberamo	1,175	727	79,774	4,580	Pacific Ocean

63	Asia	Angara	1,779	1,100	1,079,000	4,530	Yenisey River

64	S. America	Juruena	1,240	770	190,391	4,360	Tapajos River

65	Asia	Kama	1,805	1,122	507,000	4,100	Volga River

66	Africa	Ubangi	2,272	1,405	772,800	4,000	Congo River

67	Asia	Chindwin	1,207	750	114,000	4,000	Ayeyarwady River

68	S. America	Teles Pires	1,638	1,013	141,718	3,978	Tapajos River

69	Europe	Pechora	1,809	1,124	289,532	3,949	Barents Sea

70	S. America	Apaporis	1,370	847	54,300	3,900	Japurá River

71	Oceania	Sepik	1,126	700	80,321	3,804	Bismarck Sea

72	Asia	Kolyma	2,129	1,317	644,000	3,800	East Siberian Sea

73	Asia	Nizhnyaya Tunguska	2,989	1,848	473,000	3,680	Yenisei River

74	Asia	Upper Meghna	1,040	643	82,000	3,600	Lower Meghna River

75	Asia	Godavari	1,465	910	312,812	3,505	Bay of Bengal

76	S. America	Huallaga	1,138	704	85,000	3,500	Ucayali River

77	N. America	Fraser	1,375	854	220,000	3,475	Pacific Ocean

78	Asia	Kaladan	450	278	3,468	Bay of Bengal

79	N. America	Slave	434	270	616,400	3,414	Great Slave Lake

80	Asia	Northern Dvina	744	462	357,052	3,332	White Sea

81	Asia	Khatanga	1,636	1,012	364,000	3,320	Khatanga Gulf, Laptev Sea

82	Oceania	Kikori	405	250	23,309	3,274	Gulf of Papua

83	S. America	Parnaíba	1,070	662	220,000	3,200	Atlantic Ocean

84	S. America	Jutai	1,200	742	60,000	3,000	Amazon River

85	S. America	Caura	723	449	52,000	3,000	Orinoco River

86	Asia	Ghaghara	1,080	671	127,950	2,990	Ganges River

87	Asia	Irtysh	4,248	2,627	1,673,470	2,980	Ob River

88	Asia	Yamuna	1,376	855	366,223	2,950	Ganges River

89	S. America	São Francisco	2,830	1,758	641,000	2,943	Atlantic Ocean

90	S. America	Trombetas	1,060	656	135,239	2,855	Amazon River

91	Africa	Nile	6,853	4,258	3,400,000	2,830	Mediterranean Sea

92	S. America	Tambo	1,000	618	135,000	2,800	Ucayali River

93	Africa	Ruki	1,300	804	173,800	2,800	Congo River

94	N. America	Koksoak	137	85	133,400	2,800	Ungava Bay, Arctic Ocean

95	S. America	Pastaza	740	458	41,000	2,770	Marañón River

96	S. America	Iriri	1,300	810	130,000	2,745	Xingu River

97	S. America	Guapore	1,530	946	303,210	2,740	Mamoré River

98	Asia	Zeya	1,242	768	233,000	2,700	Amur River

99	S. America	Tigre	940	581	54,200	2,700	Marañón River

100	Africa	Kwango	1,100	680	263,500	2,700	Kasai River

101	S. America	Paraguay	2,621	1,629	365,592	2,700	Parana River

102	Asia	Red	1,149	714	143,700	2,640	Gulf of Tonkin

103	S. America	Uaupes	1,050	649	50,000	2,625	Rio Negro

104	Eurasia	Yellow	5,464	3,395	752,000	2,571	East China Sea

105	Eurasia	Pyasina	818	508	182,000	2,550	Kara Sea

106	Eurasia	Amu Darya	2,400	1,491	534,739	2,525	Aral Sea

107	S. America	Tietê	1,150	715	150,000	2,500	Paraná River

108	Africa	Sankuru	1,200	756	156,000	2,500	Kasai River

109	Eurasia	Mahakam	980	609	77,100	2,500	Makassar Strait

110	Africa	Sangha	790	489	213,400	2,471	Congo River

111	Eurasia	Songhua / Sungari	1,434	887	557,180	2,463	Amur River

112	S. America	Javari	1,184	732	90,000	2,463	Amazon River

113	Eurasia	Neva	74	46	281,000	2,445	Baltic Sea

114	N. America	Missouri	3,767	2,341	1,371,010	2,445	Mississippi River

115	N. America	Liard	1,115	693	277,100	2,434	Mackenzie River

116	S. America	Rio Grande (Paraná River)	1,360	841	143,000	2,400	Paraná River

117	Africa	Benue	1,370	847	2,400	Niger River

118	N. America	Nelson	2,575	1600	982,900	2,370	Hudson Bay

119	S. America	Cauca	1,180	730	59,840	2,364	Magdalena River

120	S. America	Yarí	620	383	31,650	2,360	Japurá River

121	S. America	Urubamba	724	448	60,300	2,330	Ucayali River

122	Europe	Rhine	1,233	820	198,735	2,330	North Sea

123	S. America	Apure	1,038	645	121,400	2,300	Orinoco River

124	Eurasia	Xiang	856	529	96,400	2,288	Yangtze River

125	Asia	Krishna River	1,400	870	258,948	2,213	Bay of Bengal

126	S. America	San Juan	380	240	15,000	2,200	Pacific Ocean

127	Eurasia	Vitim	1,978	1,223	227,000	2,200	Lena River

128	Eurasia	Koshi	729	453	69,300	2,166	Ganges River

129	Eurasia	Yuan	864	537	89,163	2,158	Yangtze River

130	Eurasia	Han	1,532	952	174,300	2,156	Yangtze River

131	N. America	St. Marys	120	75	127,700	2,135	Lake Huron

132	Eurasia	Jialing	1,119	695	160,000	2,120	Yangtze River

133	Eurasia	Mahanadi	858	533	141,600	2,119	Bay of Bengal

134	N. America	Peace	1,923	1,195	306,000	2,110	Slave River

135	S. America	Essequibo	1,014	627	69,300	2,104	Atlantic Ocean

136	S. America	Ventuari	520	322	40,000	2,000	Orinoco river

137	S. America	Inírida	1,300	804	2,000	Guaviare River

138	S. America	Vichada	580	359	25,000	2,000	Orinoco River

139	Africa	Aruwimi	1,030	808	116,100	2,000	Congo River

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Orinoco is the third largest river by discharge of water.

final_sentence: Orinoco is the third largest river by discharge of water.