Mackenzie River System
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Origin: Great Slave Lake
Tributaries: The Liard River, the Keele River, the Arctic Red River, the Peel River, and the Great Bear River
Drain: The Beaufort Sea in the Arctic ocean
Note:
1. It is the longest river in Canada
2. It flows in the North-west direction
Murray River System
Continent: Australia
Country: Australia
Origin: Australian Alps of the great dividing range
Tributaries: Mitta River, Kiewa River, Ovens River, Goulburn River, Campaspe River, Loddon River, Swampy Plains River, Murrumbidgee River, Darling River
Drain: Indian Ocean
Note:
1. Longest river in Australia
2. Flows in the west direction
Madeira River System
Continent: South America
Country: Bolivia, Brazil
Origin: Mamore River
Tributaries: River Madre de Dios, River Mamore, River Ji-Parana, River Dos Marmelos, River Manicore, River Mataura, Mariepaua River, River Aripuana
Drain: Amazon River
Niger River System
Continent: Africa
Country: Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, Nigeria
Origin: Guinea High Lands
Tributaries: Sokoto River, Kaduna River, Benue River, Anambra River, Bani River
Drain: Atlantic ocean through the Gulf of Guinea
Note:
It is the 3rd longest river in Africa
Orinoco River System
Country: Colombia, Venezuela
Origin: Parima Mountains, Venezuela near Brazil Venezuela border
Tributaries: Ventuari river, Caura river, Meta river, Guaviare river, Apure river, Arauca river
Drain: In the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Note:
By discharge, it is the 2nd largest river in South America after Amazon and the 4th largest river in the world.
Parana River System
Continent: South America
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Origin: Parima Mountain
Tributaries: Paraguay, Uruguay
Drain: Atlantic Ocean
Note:
1. Second longest river in South America.
2. It formed at the confluence of the Paranaiba and the Rio Grande rivers in southern Brazil.
3. Itaipu Dam, the largest dam in South America and 2nd largest hydroelectric power plant in the world is located here.
Paraguay River System
Continent: South America
Country: Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia
Origin: Mato Grasso
Tributaries: Rio Negro, Miranda River, Cuiaba River, Apa River, Tebicuary River, Jauru River, Pilcomayo River, Bermejo River
Drain: Parana River
Sao Francisco River System
Continent: South America
Country: Brazil
Origin: Canastra Mountains range, Brazil
Tributaries: Paracatu river, Urucuia river, Corriente river, Grande river, Verde Grande river, Paramirim river, Jacare river
Drain: Atlantic Ocean
Note:
1. It is the longest river in Brazil and the 4th longest river in South America
2. Flows in the Southwest direction
Yukon River System
Continent: North America
Country: Canada, United States of America (USA)
Origin: Llewellyn Glacier at the southern end of Atlin Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Tributaries: Big Salmon River, Pelly River, Stewart River, Klondike River, Birch Creek, Koyukuk River, White River, Tanana River, Tagish River, Takhini River, Teslin River
Drain: Bering Sea
Note:
The longest river in the state is the Alaska of the US.
Zaire River (Congo River) System
Continent: Africa
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon
Origin: Lake Mweru
Tributaries: Inkisi, Kwa-Kasai, Fimi, Kwango, Sankuru, Sangha (right), Kadei, Ubangi/ (right), Mbomou, Uele, Tshuapa River (left), Lomami River (left)
Drain: Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River System
Continent: Africa
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Eastern Angola, Mozambique, North eastern border of Namibia, Northern border of Botswana, Zambia-Zimbabwe
Origin: Marshy bog near Kalena hills, Zambia
Tributaries: Kabompo, Kafue
Drain: Mozambique channel of the Indian ocean
Note:
1. In Africa, Zambezi Basin is the 4th largest river basin
2. Largest waterfall Victoria located on the Zambezi river.
3. Two major hydroelectric power stations, the Kariba dam and Cahora Bassa located on this river.
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