World Almanac

Rank	River	Location	Approximate Length—miles
1.	Nile	Africa	4,180
2.	Amazon	South America	3,912
3.	Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock	United States	3,710
4.	Chang Jiang (Yangtze)	China	3,602
5.	Ob	Russia	3,459
6.	Huang Ho (Yellow)	China	2,900
7.	Yenisei	Russia	2,800
8.	Parana	South America	2,795
9.	Irtish	Russia	2,758
10.	Zaire (Congo)	Congo	2,716

1. Nile River













2. Amazon River











3. Mississippi River









4.Yang tze River













5. OB River













6. Hung Ho River












7.Yenisei River













8. Parana River












9. Irtish River













10. Zaire Congo River












(Source:http://www.infoplease.com/toptens/worldrivers.html)