List of rivers by discharge

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

Table rows:
cells: 1
S. America
Amazon[note 1]
6,400
4,132
7,050,000
209,000
Atlantic Ocean
[1][2]
cells: 2
Africa
Congo
4,371
2,716
4,014,500
41,200
Atlantic Ocean
[1][1]
cells: 3
Eurasia
Ganges – Brahmaputra – Meghna
5,425
3,371
1,731,334
38,129
Bay of Bengal
[3]
cells: 4
S. America
Orinoco
2,140
1,330
880,000
37,000
Atlantic Ocean
[1][4]
cells: 5
S. America
Madeira
3,380
2,100
1,420,000
31,200
Amazon River
[5][6]
cells: 6
Eurasia
Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
6,418
3,988
1,808,500
30,166
East China Sea
[1][2]
cells: 7
S. America
Negro
2,230
1,390
691,000
28,400
Amazon River
[5]
cells: 8
S. America
Río de la Plata
290
180
3,100,000
22,000
Atlantic Ocean
[1]
cells: 9
Eurasia
Brahmaputra
3,848
2,391
712,035
19,800
Padma River
[7][8]
cells: 10
Eurasia
Yenisei
3,438
2,136
2,580,000
19,600
Kara Sea
[1][2]
cells: 11
S. America
Japurá
2,615
1,625
267,730
18,620
Amazon River
[9]
cells: 12
S. America
Paraná
4,880
3,050
2,582,672
17,290
Río de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean
cells: 13
Eurasia
Lena
4,472
2,647
2,490,000
16,871
Laptev Sea
[1][2]
cells: 14
N. America
Saint Lawrence
3,058
1,900
1,030,000
16,800
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
[10]
cells: 15
N. America
Mississippi
3,730
2,320
3,202,230
16,792
Gulf of Mexico
[1]
cells: 16
S. America
Marañón
1,737
1,074
358,000
16,708
Amazon River
cells: 17
Eurasia
Ganges
2,510
1,560
907,000
16,648
Padma River
[11]
cells: 18
Eurasia
Mekong
4,023
2,500
811,000
16,000
South China Sea
[1][2]
cells: 19
S. America
Tocantins
2,699
1,677
920,000
13,600
Atlantic Ocean, Amazon River
[12]
cells: 20
S. America
Tapajos
1,992
1,232
492,481
13,540
Amazon River
[13]
cells: 21
S. America
Ucayali
2,670
1,651
337,519
13,500
Amazon River
cells: 22
Eurasia
Irrawaddy
2,170
1,348
411,000
13,000
Andaman Sea
[1]
cells: 23
Eurasia
Ob' - Irtysh
5,410
3,449
2,990,000
12,475
Gulf of Ob
[1][2]
cells: 24
Eurasia
Amur (Heilong)
4,352
2,714
1,855,000
11,400
Sea of Okhotsk
[1]
cells: 25
S. America
Purus
3,211
1,995
371,042
10,970
Amazon River
cells: 26
S. America
Beni
1,599
994
283,350
10,300
Madeira River
[14]
cells: 27
N. America
Mackenzie - Peace - Finlay
4,241
2,635
1,790,000
10,300
Beaufort Sea
[1]
cells: 28
Africa
Kwah - Kasai
2,272
1,405
881,890
9,873
Congo River
cells: 29
S. America
Xingu
1,979
1,230
531,250
9,700
Amazon River
cells: 30
Eurasia
Pearl - Xi Jiang (West) (Si Kang)
2,400
1,491
453,700
9,500
South China Sea
[15]
cells: 31
S. America
Mamoré
2,200
1,361
595,000
8,800
Madeira River
cells: 32
S. America
Putumayo
1,813
1,121
148,000
8,760
Amazon River
cells: 33
S. America
Juruá
2,410
1,498
225,828
8,420
Amazon River
cells: 34
Africa
Kasai
2,153
1,338
880,200
8,346
Congo River
[9]
cells: 35
S. America
Guaviare
1,497
930
140,000
8,200
Orinoco River
cells: 36
Eurasia
Volga
3,692
2,294
1,380,000
8,060
Caspian Sea
cells: 37
N. America
Ohio
1,579
981
490,601
7,957
Mississippi River[note 2]
[16]
cells: 38
N. America
Columbia
2,000
1,243
668,000
7,500
Pacific Ocean
cells: 39
Eurasia
Xi
2,197
1,359
409,480
7,410
Pearl River
cells: 40
Eurasia
Danube
2,860
1,777
817,000
7,130
Black Sea
cells: 41
Africa
Zambezi
2,574
1,599
1,331,000
7,070
Indian Ocean
[17]
cells: 42
S. America
Magdalena
1,540
963
257,438
6,987
Atlantic Ocean
cells: 43
S. America
Napo
1,075
665
100,518
6,976
Amazon River
cells: 44
Eurasia
Indus
3,200
2,000
1,165,000
6,600
Arabian Sea
cells: 45
S. America
Meta
1,200
742
93,800
6,500
Orinoco River
cells: 46
N. America
Yukon
3,187
1,980
854,696
6,428
Bering Sea
cells: 47
S. America
Madre de Dios
1,220
754
125,500
6,370
Beni River
[14]
cells: 48
S. America
Araguaia
2,627
1,632
358,125
6,216
Tocantins River
[9]
cells: 49
Eurasia
Kapuas
1,143
710
98,749
6,000
South China Sea
cells: 50
Oceania
Fly
1,050
649
76,000
6,000
Gulf of Papua, Coral Sea
cells: 51
N. America
Niagara
58
36
684,000
5,796
Lake Ontario
cells: 52
Africa
Niger
4,167
2,589
2,090,000
5,589
Atlantic Ocean
[1]
cells: 53
S. America
Uruguay
1,838
1,140
365,000
5,500
Atlantic Ocean, Río de la Plata
cells: 54
Eurasia
Barito
880
544
100,000
5,500
Java Sea
cells: 55
Eurasia
Aldan
2,273
1,412
729,000
5,489
Lena River
[9]
cells: 56
S. America
Branco
775
479
195,000
5,400
Rio Negro
cells: 57
N. America
Detroit
51
32
1,813
5,324
Lake Erie
cells: 58
N. America
St. Clair
63
39
576,000
5,200
Lake St. Clair
cells: 59
S. America
Atrato
750
466
38,500
4,900
Atlantic Ocean
cells: 60
Eurasia
Salween
2,815
1,749
320,000
4,876
Andaman Sea
cells: 61
S. America
Caroní
952
595
95,000
4,850
Orinoco River
cells: 62
Oceania
Mamberamo
1,175
727
79,774
4,580
Pacific Ocean
cells: 63
Eurasia
Angara
1,779
1,100
1,079,000
4,530
Yenisey River
cells: 64
S. America
Juruena
1,240
770
190,391
4,360
Tapajos River
cells: 65
Eurasia
Kama
1,805
1,122
507,000
4,100
Volga River
cells: 66
Africa
Ubangi
2,272
1,405
772,800
4,000
Congo River
cells: 67
Eurasia
Chindwin
1,207
750
114,000
4,000
Ayeyarwady River
cells: 68
S. America
Teles Pires
1,638
1,013
141,718
3,978
Tapajos River
cells: 69
Eurasia
Pechora
1,809
1,124
289,532
3,949
Barents Sea
cells: 70
S. America
Apaporis
1,370
847
54,300
3,900
Japurá River
cells: 71
Oceania
Sepik
1,126
700
80,321
3,804
Bismarck Sea
cells: 72
Eurasia
Kolyma
2,129
1,317
644,000
3,800
East Siberian Sea
cells: 73
Eurasia
Nizhnyaya Tunguska
2,989
1,848
473,000
3,680
Yenisei River
cells: 74
Eurasia
Upper Meghna
1,040
643
82,000
3,600
Lower Meghna River
cells: 75
Eurasia
Godavari
1,465
910
312,812
3,505
Bay of Bengal
[11]
cells: 76
S. America
Huallaga
1,138
704
85,000
3,500
Ucayali River
cells: 77
N. America
Fraser
1,375
854
220,000
3,475
Pacific Ocean
cells: 78
Eurasia
Kaladan
450
278
3,468
Bay of Bengal
cells: 79
N. America
Slave
434
270
616,400
3,414
Great Slave Lake
cells: 80
Eurasia
Northern Dvina
744
462
357,052
3,332
White Sea
[1]
cells: 81
Eurasia
Khatanga
1,636
1,012
364,000
3,320
Khatanga Gulf, Laptev Sea
cells: 82
Oceania
Kikori
405
250
23,309
3,274
Gulf of Papua
cells: 83
S. America
Parnaíba
1,070
662
220,000
3,200
Atlantic Ocean
cells: 84
S. America
Jutai
1,200
742
60,000
3,000
Amazon River
cells: 85
S. America
Caura
723
449
52,000
3,000
Orinoco River
cells: 86
Eurasia
Ghaghara
1,080
671
127,950
2,990
Ganges River
[18]
cells: 87
Eurasia
Irtysh
4,248
2,627
1,673,470
2,980
Ob River
cells: 88
Eurasia
Yamuna
1,376
855
366,223
2,950
Ganges River
[18]
cells: 89
S. America
São Francisco
2,830
1,758
641,000
2,943
Atlantic Ocean
[19]
cells: 90
S. America
Trombetas
1,060
656
135,239
2,855
Amazon River
cells: 91
Africa
Nile
6,853
4,258
3,400,000
2,830
Mediterranean Sea
[1]
cells: 92
S. America
Tambo
1,000
618
135,000
2,800
Ucayali River
cells: 93
Africa
Ruki
1,300
804
173,800
2,800
Congo River
cells: 94
N. America
Koksoak
137
85
133,400
2,800
Ungava Bay, Arctic Ocean
cells: 95
S. America
Pastaza
740
458
41,000
2,770
Marañón River
cells: 96
S. America
Iriri
1,300
810
130,000
2,745
Xingu River
cells: 97
S. America
Guapore
1,530
946
303,210
2,740
Mamoré River
cells: 98
Eurasia
Zeya
1,242
768
233,000
2,700
Amur River
cells: 99
S. America
Tigre
940
581
54,200
2,700
Marañón River
cells: 100
Africa
Kwango
1,100
680
263,500
2,700
Kasai River
cells: 101
S. America
Paraguay
2,621
1,629
365,592
2,700
Parana River
cells: 102
Eurasia
Red
1,149
714
143,700
2,640
Gulf of Tonkin
cells: 103
S. America
Uaupes
1,050
649
50,000
2,625
Rio Negro
cells: 104
Eurasia
Yellow
5,464
3,395
752,000
2,571
East China Sea
cells: 105
Eurasia
Pyasina
818
508
182,000
2,550
Kara Sea
cells: 106
Eurasia
Amu Darya
2,400
1,491
534,739
2,525
Aral Sea
cells: 107
S. America
Tietê
1,150
715
150,000
2,500
Paraná River
cells: 108
Africa
Sankuru
1,200
756
156,000
2,500
Kasai River
cells: 109
Eurasia
Mahakam
980
609
77,100
2,500
Makassar Strait
cells: 110
Africa
Sangha
790
489
213,400
2,471
Congo River
cells: 111
Eurasia
Songhua / Sungari
1,434
887
557,180
2,463
Amur River
cells: 112
S. America
Javari
1,184
732
90,000
2,463
Amazon River
cells: 113
Eurasia
Neva
74
46
281,000
2,445
Baltic Sea
[20]
cells: 114
N. America
Missouri
3,767
2,341
1,371,010
2,445
Mississippi River
[1]
cells: 115
N. America
Liard
1,115
693
277,100
2,434
Mackenzie River
cells: 116
S. America
Rio Grande (Paraná River)
1,360
841
143,000
2,400
Paraná River
cells: 117
Africa
Benue
1,370
847
2,400
Niger River
cells: 118
N. America
Nelson
2,575
1600
982,900
2,370
Hudson Bay
[21]
cells: 119
S. America
Cauca
1,180
730
59,840
2,364
Magdalena River
cells: 120
S. America
Yarí
620
383
31,650
2,360
Japurá River
cells: 121
S. America
Urubamba
724
448
60,300
2,330
Ucayali River
cells: 122
Eurasia
Rhine
1,233
820
198,735
2,330
North Sea
[22]
cells: 123
S. America
Apure
1,038
645
121,400
2,300
Orinoco River
cells: 124
Eurasia
Xiang
856
529
96,400
2,288
Yangtze River
cells: 125
Eurasia
Krishna River
1,400
870
258,948
2,213
Bay of Bengal
[11]
cells: 126
S. America
San Juan
380
240
15,000
2,200
Pacific Ocean
cells: 127
Eurasia
Vitim
1,978
1,223
227,000
2,200
Lena River
cells: 128
Eurasia
Koshi
729
453
69,300
2,166
Ganges River
[18]
cells: 129
Eurasia
Yuan
864
537
89,163
2,158
Yangtze River
cells: 130
Eurasia
Han
1,532
952
174,300
2,156
Yangtze River
cells: 131
N. America
St. Marys
120
75
127,700
2,135
Lake Huron
cells: 132
Eurasia
Jialing
1,119
695
160,000
2,120
Yangtze River
cells: 133
Eurasia
Mahanadi
858
533
141,600
2,119
Bay of Bengal
[11]
cells: 134
N. America
Peace
1,923
1,195
306,000
2,110
Slave River
cells: 135
S. America
Essequibo
1,014
627
69,300
2,104
Atlantic Ocean
cells: 136
S. America
Ventuari
520
322
40,000
2,000
Orinoco river
cells: 137
S. America
Inírida
1,300
804
2,000
Guaviare River
cells: 138
S. America
Vichada
580
359
25,000
2,000
Orinoco River
cells: 139
Africa
Aruwimi
1,030
808
116,100
2,000
Congo River

Questions about this table:
originalText: the amazon has the greatest discharge in the world. which river has the second greatest discharge
answer: answerTexts: Congo