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  2. Lists of rivers - Wikipedia

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    List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins); List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies

  3. List of drainage basins by area - Wikipedia

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    The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain to oceans, mediterranean seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies.

  4. Body of water - Wikipedia

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    the location where a river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir. Distributary or distributary channel: a stream that branches off and flows away from the main stream channel. Drainage basin: a region of land where water from rain or snowmelt drains downhill into another body of water, such as a river, lake, or reservoir. Draw

  5. Lists of bodies of water - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Fresh water bodies subsection. 3.1 Lakes. 3.1.1 Lakes, by region. 4 Man-made water bodies. 5 See also. ... Lists of rivers; Lakes. List of lakes. List of lakes ...

  6. List of rivers by discharge - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. River - Wikipedia

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    A river is a natural freshwater stream that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons.

  8. List of river systems by length - Wikipedia

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    In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the Nile [3] or the Amazon [4] is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting ...

  9. List of international river borders - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of international river borders. Rivers that form any portion of the border between two countries minimum: By region. Africa. Countries in Africa ...