swap_horiz Aras River Alternatives

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Rhine

The Rhine is a major western European river about 1,230 kilometers long, rising in the Swiss Alps and flowing through or...

Europe Transport Freshwater Border

9.6 Brilliant

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Senegal

The Senegal River is a major West African waterway formed at Bafoulabé in Mali by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy...

West Africa Freshwater Border

7.9 Good

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Karun River

The Karun River is a major watercourse in southwestern Iran, extending roughly 950 kilometers in length. It is distingui...

Middle East Iran Hydropower Major

7.6 Good

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Save River

The Sava River is a major waterway in Central and Southeastern Europe, flowing through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Her...

Europe Border Balkans Major

7.6 Good

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Büyük Menderes River

The Büyük Menderes River is a major waterway in western Turkey that extends for approximately 584 kilometers. It origina...

Turkey Historic Aegean Major

7.6 Good

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Savannah River

Formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers, the Savannah River flows approximately 505 kilometers to the...

USA Border Estuary Southeast

7.3 Good

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Evros River

The Evros River, known as the Maritsa in Bulgaria and the Meriç in Turkey, flows for approximately 480 kilometers from t...

Europe Turkey Greece Border

7.3 Good

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Sakarya River

The Sakarya River is a major Turkish river approximately 824 kilometers long, flowing from the Bayat Plateau in central...

Turkey Irrigation Black Sea Hydropower

7.3 Good

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Cunene River

The Cunene River is a major watercourse in Southern Africa that flows for approximately 1,050 kilometers. It originates...

Africa Namibia Border Angola

7.2 Good

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Luapula River

The Luapula River is a major watercourse in southern Central Africa that flows for approximately 500 kilometers. It serv...

Africa Border Zambia Major

7.1 Good

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Morava River

The Morava is a Central European river that rises in the Czech Republic and flows generally south before joining the Dan...

Europe Central Europe Border Major

7.0 Good

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Bug River

The Western Bug, commonly called the Bug River, flows for about 770 kilometres through Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. It...

Europe Poland Ukraine Border

7.0 Good

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Ruvuma River

The Ruvuma River, also spelled Rovuma, rises in southeastern Africa and flows generally eastward into the Indian Ocean....

Africa Tanzania Border Mozambique

7.0 Good

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Seyhan River

The Seyhan River is a major watercourse in southern Turkey that flows for approximately 560 kilometers. It originates in...

Turkey Mediterranean Irrigation Hydropower

6.9 Fair

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Yesilirmak River

The Yesilirmak River is a significant watercourse in northern Turkey, stretching approximately 519 kilometers across the...

Turkey Delta Black Sea Hydropower

6.8 Fair

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Ceyhan River

The Ceyhan River is a major watercourse in southern Turkey, extending for about 509 kilometers from its mountainous head...

Turkey Mediterranean Delta Irrigation

6.8 Fair

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Gediz River

The Gediz River is a 401-kilometer river in western Turkey. It rises in the Murat Mountains of Kütahya Province, flows w...

Turkey Delta Irrigation Aegean

6.7 Fair

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Incomati River

The Incomati River is an international river in southeastern Africa, about 480 kilometres long. Its basin includes parts...

South Africa Africa Border Mozambique

6.7 Fair

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Caledon River

The Caledon River is a major tributary of the Orange River in southern Africa. It rises in the Lesotho highlands, flows...

South Africa Africa Border Lesotho

6.7 Fair

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Maputo River

The Maputo River is a transboundary river system in southeastern Africa, known as the Usutu in its upper reaches. Its ba...

South Africa Africa Border Mozambique

6.6 Fair