Top 10 Rivers of Canada and the World

Chapter 4 - Rivers – Natural Systems

2017-05-10

Longest Rivers of the World

Rank River Location Approximate Length – Kilometers 1. Amazon South America 6992 2. Nile Africa 6853 3. Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock United States 5936 4. Chang Jiang (Yangtze) China 5763 5. Ob Russia 5534 6. Huang Ho (Yellow) China 4640 7. Yenisei Russia 4480 8. Parana South America 4472 9. Irtish Russia 4412 10. Zaire (Congo) Congo 4345

Top 10 Rivers of Canada

River Name	Province / Territory	Distance (km)
Yukon	Yukon	3,187
Nelson		2,575
Columbia	BC	2, 000
Peace	Alberta	1,923
Mackenzie	NWT	`1,738
Churchill	Ontario	1, 600
South Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan	1, 392
Fraser	BC	1, 375
North Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan	1, 287
Ottawa	Ontario / Quebec	1, 271