swap_horiz Gediz River Alternatives

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Nile River

The Nile River is a major waterway originating in East Africa and extending over 6,650 kilometers. It’s notable for its...

Historic Africa Irrigation Major

9.8 Brilliant

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Ganges River

The Ganges River is a major waterway in Asia originating in the Himalayas and flowing through India and Bangladesh. It’s...

India Asia Sacred Irrigation

9.4 Excellent

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Euphrates River

The Euphrates River is a major waterway originating in Turkey and flowing through Syria and Iraq. It’s notable for its h...

Historic Asia Middle East Irrigation

9.1 Excellent

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São Francisco River

Brazilian river roughly 2,830 km long flowing entirely within Brazil, historically vital for transportation and providin...

South America Brazil Irrigation Hydropower

8.1 Great

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Cauvery River

The Cauvery is a sacred South Indian river flowing ~800 km through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, supporting major irrigation...

India Sacred South Asia Irrigation

8.1 Great

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Padma River

The Padma is the main Ganges distributary in Bangladesh, forming part of one of the world's largest deltas before emptyi...

South Asia Delta Bangladesh Major

8.1 Great

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Meghna River

The Meghna forms in Bangladesh where the Padma and Jamuna converge, draining into the Bay of Bengal through one of the w...

South Asia Delta Bangladesh Estuary

8.0 Great

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Min River

The Min River in Sichuan, China, is famous as the site of the Dujiangyan irrigation system, an ancient hydraulic enginee...

China Irrigation Sichuan Major

7.9 Good

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Sacramento River

The Sacramento is California's longest river at ~716 km, draining the northern Central Valley and forming the backbone o...

Navigation USA California Irrigation

7.8 Good

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Tana River

Kenya's longest river at roughly 1,000 km, flowing from the slopes of Mount Kenya to the Indian Ocean and supplying a si...

Africa Delta Kenya Major

7.6 Good

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Büyük Menderes River

A western Turkish river about 584 km long whose winding lower course gave rise to the English word meander, flowing from...

Turkey Historic Aegean Major

7.6 Good

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Chenab River

One of Punjab's five rivers, the Chenab flows ~960 km from the Indian Himalayas into Pakistan, where it is a major tribu...

South Asia Irrigation Pakistan Indus

7.5 Good

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Huai River

The Huai River in central China, about 1,000 km long, has been central to Chinese flood-control efforts for centuries an...

Navigation China Irrigation Major

7.4 Good

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Evros River

A river forming most of the Greece–Turkey land border, flowing about 480 km from Bulgaria through Thrace to the Aegean S...

Europe Turkey Greece Border

7.3 Good

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Sakarya River

A Turkish river about 824 km long flowing from central Anatolia to the Black Sea, site of the 1921 Battle of Sakarya tha...

Turkey Irrigation Black Sea Hydropower

7.3 Good

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Aras River

A river approximately 1,072 km long forming parts of the Turkey–Armenia and Azerbaijan–Iran borders before joining the K...

Turkey Iran Border Major

7.3 Good

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San Joaquin River

The San Joaquin flows ~563 km through California's Central Valley, once one of North America's richest salmon rivers bef...

USA California Delta Irrigation

7.0 Good

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Seyhan River

A river in southern Turkey approximately 560 km long, flowing from the Taurus Mountains through Adana to the Mediterrane...

Turkey Mediterranean Irrigation Hydropower

6.9 Fair

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Yesilirmak River

A river in northern Turkey approximately 519 km long, rising in the highlands of eastern Anatolia and flowing north to t...

Turkey Delta Black Sea Hydropower

6.8 Fair

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Ceyhan River

A river in southern Turkey about 509 km long, rising in the Taurus Mountains and emptying into the Mediterranean, its lo...

Turkey Mediterranean Delta Irrigation

6.8 Fair