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Zambezi River

The Zambezi River is a major waterway in southern Africa, flowing over 2,574 kilometers. It’s notable for containing Vic...

Africa Hydropower Major Southern Africa

9.2 Excellent

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Paraná River

South America's second-longest river at approximately 4,880 km, draining parts of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina before...

Navigation South America Hydropower LA Plata

8.7 Great

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Rhône River

Major river of southern Europe originating in Switzerland and flowing roughly 812 km through France to the Mediterranean...

Europe France Alpine Hydropower

8.3 Great

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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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Omo River

Ethiopian river approximately 760 km long flowing south into Lake Turkana, its lower valley recognized as a UNESCO World...

Africa Ethiopia Hydropower Major

8.1 Great

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Lancang River

The Lancang River is the Chinese name for the upper Mekong, flowing about 2,161 km through Qinghai, Tibet, and Yunnan be...

China Yunnan Hydropower Major

8.1 Great

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Baker River

The Baker River in Chilean Patagonia, fed by Lakes General Carrera and Cochrane, is Chile's largest river by discharge v...

South America Patagonia Chile Hydropower

8.1 Great

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Angara River

The Angara is the only river draining Lake Baikal, flowing ~1,779 km northwest through Siberia to the Yenisei, with its...

Russia Siberia Hydropower Major

8.0 Great

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Kafue River

Zambia's longest river at approximately 1,576 km, a major Zambezi tributary flowing through Kafue National Park and gene...

Wildlife Africa Hydropower Zambia

7.6 Good

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Karun River

Iran's only commercially navigable river at roughly 950 km, flowing through the Zagros Mountains before joining the Shat...

Middle East Iran Hydropower Major

7.6 Good

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Kura River

The longest river in the South Caucasus at approximately 1,515 km, rising in northeastern Turkey and flowing through Geo...

Georgia Caucasus Hydropower Major

7.6 Good

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Biobío River

The Biobío River in south-central Chile, about 380 km long, was the historical frontier between Spanish colonial territo...

South America Chile Hydropower Major

7.5 Good

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Panj River

A river approximately 921 km long forming the Tajikistan–Afghanistan border and serving as the principal headwater sourc...

Central Asia Afghanistan Tajikistan Border

7.4 Good

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Ili River

The Ili flows ~1,439 km from the Tian Shan mountains through China's Xinjiang into Kazakhstan, where it is the primary s...

China Kazakhstan Central Asia Major

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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Zeravshan River

A river rising in Tajikistan and flowing about 877 km through Uzbekistan, historically supplying irrigation to the ancie...

Historic Irrigation Uzbekistan Central Asia

7.3 Good

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Acheloos River

A river in western Greece about 220 km long, draining the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea and prominent in ancient Gr...

Europe Delta Greece Hydropower

7.2 Good

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Rioni River

A Georgian river about 327 km long flowing from the Greater Caucasus to the Black Sea at Poti, draining the ancient regi...

Georgia Black Sea Caucasus Hydropower

7.2 Good

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Dong Nai River

The Dong Nai flows ~586 km through southeastern Vietnam, supplying water to Ho Chi Minh City and forming the largest riv...

Southeast Asia Vietnam Hydropower Ho Chi Minh

7.1 Good

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Naryn River

The longest river in Kyrgyzstan at approximately 807 km, flowing west through the Tian Shan before joining the Kara Dary...

Central Asia Hydropower Kyrgyzstan Major

7.1 Good