Rivers Ranked by Discharge

Name: Rivers Ranked by Discharge
Creator: Wikidata
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Bulbula ranks #1 with 161.33 million m³/s. That is 1.7 times Kwa Ibo River in second place (92.9 million m³/s). The top five are Bulbula, Kwa Ibo River, Galar, Amazon River and Solimões. The median across all 100 is 6,548 m³/s; Missouri River is last at 2,478 m³/s.

#1: Bulbula · 161.33 million m³/s
Median: 6,548 m³/s
Coverage: 100 rivers
Data year: As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Average discharge (m³/s). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Bulbula 161.33 million; 2. Kwa Ibo River 92.9 million; 3. Galar 980,000; 4. Amazon River 209,000; 5. Solimões 100,000; 6. Congo River 41,800; 7. Padma River 32,000; 8. Yangtze River 31,900; 9. Esmeraldas River 31,217; 10. Madeira River 31,200.

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Rivers Ranked by Discharge
Rank	River	Location	Average discharge (m³/s)
1	Bulbula	Ethiopia	161,330,000
2	Kwa Ibo River	Nigeria	92,900,000
3	Galar	Armenia	980,000
4	Amazon River	Brazil, Peru	209,000
5	Solimões	Brazil	100,000
6	Congo River	Angola, Zambia	41,800
7	Padma River	India, Bangladesh	32,000
8	Yangtze River	China	31,900
9	Esmeraldas River	Ecuador	31,217
10	Madeira River	Brazil, Bolivia	31,200
11	Rio Negro	Brazil, Venezuela, RB	30,000
12	Orinoco River	Venezuela, RB, Colombia	30,000
13	Río de la Plata	Uruguay, Argentina	22,000
14	Colorado River	United States	21,700
15	Jamuna River	Bangladesh	20,100
16	Yenisei	Russian Federation	19,800
17	Brahmaputra River	China, India	19,500
18	Belaya	Russian Federation	18,058
19	Marañón River	Peru	16,708
20	Lena River	Russian Federation	16,350
21	Paraná River	Brazil, Argentina	16,000
22	Wu River	Taiwan, China	15,923
23	Mekong River	China, Cambodia	15,000
24	Japurá River	Brazil, Colombia	13,915
25	Dahan River	Taiwan, China	13,800
26	Irrawaddy River	Myanmar	13,000
27	Tapajós River	Brazil	13,000
28	Amur River	China, Russian Federation	12,800
29	Mississippi River	United States	12,743
30	Ucayali River	Peru	12,600
31	Ob	Russian Federation	12,492
32	Ganges	India	12,000
33	Kasai River	Angola, Congo, Dem. Rep.	12,000
34	Mamoré River	Brazil, Bolivia	11,649
35	Tocantins River	Brazil	11,364
36	Mackenzie River	Canada	10,700
37	St. Lawrence River	Canada, United States	10,400
38	Xingu River	Brazil	9,680
39	Pearl River	China	9,500
40	Niger River	Mali, Benin	8,630
41	Guaviare River	Colombia	8,200
42	Volga	Russian Federation	8,060
43	Ohio River	United States	7,973
44	Kapuas River	Indonesia	7,600
45	Columbia River	Canada, United States	7,500
46	Xi River	China	7,410
47	Shu River	China	7,290
48	Magdalena River	Colombia	7,200
49	Putumayo River	Ecuador, Brazil	7,000
50	Indus River	China, India	6,600
51	Meta River	Venezuela, RB, Colombia	6,496
52	Yukon River	Canada, United States	6,428
53	Araguaia River	Brazil	6,172
54	Fly River	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	6,000
55	Ubangi River	Central African Republic, Congo, Rep.	5,936
56	Xuvia River	Spain	5,517
57	Danube	Hungary, Austria	5,433
58	Sekong River	Cambodia, Lao PDR	5,400
59	Sankosh River	India, Bhutan	5,380
60	Mo Chhu	Bhutan	5,380
61	St. Clair River	Canada, United States	5,200
62	Aldan	Russian Federation	5,060
63	Atrato River	Colombia	4,900
64	Salween River	China, Myanmar	4,876
65	Caroní River	Venezuela, RB	4,850
66	Juruá River	Brazil, Peru	4,765
67	Paraguay River	Brazil, Argentina	4,696
68	Angara	Russian Federation	4,518
69	Jinsha River	China	4,471
70	Pechora	Russian Federation	4,100
71	Kama	Russian Federation	4,100
72	Mamberamo River	Indonesia	4,000
73	Chindwin River	Myanmar	4,000
74	Teles Pires River	Brazil	3,978
75	Sepik	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	3,804
76	Kolyma	Russian Federation	3,800
77	Huallaga River	Peru	3,800
78	Schlitz	Germany	3,715
79	Nizhnyaya Tunguska	Russian Federation	3,680
80	Caura River	Venezuela, RB	3,500
81	Northern Dvina	Russian Federation	3,490
82	Yamuna	India	3,480
83	Fraser River	Canada	3,475
84	Khatanga	Russian Federation	3,320
85	Benue River	Cameroon, Nigeria	3,170
86	Godavari River	India	3,061
87	Irtysh	China, Russian Federation	3,000
88	Lomami River	Congo, Dem. Rep.	3,000
89	Kourou	France	3,000
90	Nile	Egypt, Arab Rep., Ethiopia	2,830
91	Nelson River	Canada	2,800
92	Grijalva River	Mexico	2,750
93	Kwango River	Angola, Congo, Dem. Rep.	2,700
94	Batang Rajang	Malaysia	2,700
95	Tigre River	Peru, Ecuador	2,700
96	Yellow River	China	2,571
97	Pyasina	Russian Federation	2,550
98	Tietê River	Brazil	2,500
99	Neva	Russian Federation	2,500
100	Missouri River	United States	2,478

About the top 10

#1 Bulbula

Bulbula ranks #1 on this list with 161.33 million m³/s.

Country: Ethiopia
Length: 30 km
Flows into: Lake Abijatta

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#2 Kwa Ibo River

Kwa Ibo River ranks #2 on this list with 92.9 million m³/s.

Country: Nigeria

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#3 Galar

Galar ranks #3 on this list with 980,000 m³/s.

Country: Armenia
Length: 14 km
Flows into: Hrazdan River

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#4 Amazon River

Amazon River ranks #4 on this list with 209,000 m³/s.

Countries: Brazil, Peru, Colombia
Length: 6,800 km
Flows into: Atlantic Ocean

Also ranks #1 in length · #2 in drainage basin.

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#5 Solimões

Solimões ranks #5 on this list with 100,000 m³/s.

Country: Brazil
Length: 1,600 km
Flows into: Amazon River

Also ranks #10 in drainage basin · #87 in length.

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#6 Congo River

Congo River ranks #6 on this list with 41,800 m³/s.

Countries: Angola, Zambia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Dem. Rep.
Length: 4,700 km
Flows into: Atlantic Ocean

Also ranks #1 in drainage basin · #6 in length.

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#7 Padma River

Padma River ranks #7 on this list with 32,000 m³/s.

Countries: India, Bangladesh
Length: 120 km
Flows into: Meghna River

Also ranks #17 in drainage basin.

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#8 Yangtze River

Yangtze River ranks #8 on this list with 31,900 m³/s.

Country: China
Length: 6,300 km
Flows into: East China Sea

Also ranks #3 in length · #14 in drainage basin.

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#9 Esmeraldas River

Esmeraldas River ranks #9 on this list with 31,217 m³/s.

Country: Ecuador
Length: 320 km
Flows into: Pacific Ocean

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#10 Madeira River

Madeira River ranks #10 on this list with 31,200 m³/s.

Countries: Brazil, Bolivia
Length: 1,450 km
Flows into: Amazon River

Also ranks #18 in drainage basin.

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Source and method

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.

Summary

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About the top 10

#1 Bulbula

#2 Kwa Ibo River

#3 Galar

#4 Amazon River

#5 Solimões

#6 Congo River

#7 Padma River

#8 Yangtze River

#9 Esmeraldas River

#10 Madeira River

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