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The Congo River, [a] formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). [10]
It can be thought of as a list of the biggest rivers on Earth, measured by a specific metric. For context, the volume of an Olympic-size swimming pool is 2,500 m 3 (88,000 cu ft). The average flow rate at the mouth of the Amazon is sufficient to fill more than 83 such pools each second.
Tara River Canyon is one of the deepest river canyons in Europe. Within Montenegro the canyon is protected as a part of Durmitor National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The canyon features rocky and pebbly terraces, sandy beaches , high cliffs, and more than 80 large caves .
The Mississippi River is one of the world's most important waterways. How much do you know about it? Where does the Mississippi River start, where is it deepest, answers to key questions about one ...
A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.
It is North America's deepest river gorge at 7,993 feet (2,436 m), [3] running deeper than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. [4] The canyon was carved by the waters of the Snake River, which flows more than one mile (1.6 km) below the canyon's west rim on the Oregon side and 7,400 feet (2,300 m) below the peaks of Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains to ...
However, the path along the river's deepest point is fractal in the same way that the coastline is. Even when detailed maps are available, the length measurement is not always clear. A river may have multiple channels, or anabranches. The length may depend on whether the center or the edge of the river is measured.
The river drops more than 2,480 feet (760 m) in elevation as it winds south to the border of Massachusetts where it sits 190 feet (58 m) above sea level. [37] [54] The region along the river upstream and downstream from Lebanon, New Hampshire, and White River Junction, Vermont, is known as the "Upper Valley".