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Alazani
thumb|260px|Alazani Valley The Alazani ( ) is a river that flows through the Caucasus. It is the main tributary of the Kura in eastern Georgia, and flows for . Part of its path forms the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan, before it meets the Kura at the Mingəçevir Reservoir in Azerbaijan. The river is likely the same as that referred to by classical authors Strabo and Pliny as "Alazonius" or "Alazon", and may also be the Abas River mentioned by Plutarch (Plut. Pomp. 35) and Dio Cassius (37.3) as the location of the Battle of the Abas (65 BCE).
Purus River
river in Brazil
Vaal River
river in South Africa
Tarim River
river in the People's Republic of China
Olt River
river in Romania
Minho River
river in Spain
Bosna
river in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Japurá River
river in South America
Acheron
The Acheron ( or ; Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Acherontas) is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece.
Isère
river in south-eastern France
Ottawa River
major river in Ontario and Quebec, Canada
Váh
The Váh (; , ; ; ) is the longest river within Slovakia. Towns on the river include Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, Vrútky, Žilina, Bytča, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Ilava, Dubnica nad Váhom, Nemšová, Trenčín, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Piešťany, Hlohovec, Sereď, Šaľa, Kolárovo and Komárno.
Liffey
river flowing through Dublin, Ireland
Siret River
river in Romania and Ukraine
River Tweed
river in the Border region in Scotland and northern England, UK, flows into the North Sea at Berwick Upon Tweed
Yana
river in Yakutia, Russia
Aisne
river in France, tributary of the Oise
Gandaki River
river in Nepal and India, tributary of Ganges
Waal
river in the Netherlands
Susquehanna River
river in the northeastern United States
Detroit River
river along the border between Michigan and Ontario
Shilka
river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Ebola River
river in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fraser River
river in British Columbia, Canada
Mahanadi
The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independence in 1947. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, before finally ending in the Bay of Bengal.
Iguazu River
river in Paraná, Brazil
Hrazdan River
river in Armenia
Sacramento River
river in Northern and Central California, United States
Vychegda
right|thumb|The Northern Dvina River basin The Vychegda (; ) is a river in the European part of Russia, a tributary of the Northern Dvina. Its length is about . Its source is approximately west of the northern Ural Mountains. It flows roughly in a western direction, through the Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The largest city along the Vychegda is Syktyvkar, the capital of the Komi Republic. The Viled, the Yarenga, and the Vym are among its main tributaries. The Vychegda flows into the Northern Dvina in Kotlas (Arkhangelsk Oblast).
Narew
The Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus.
Platte River
river in Nebraska, United States
Volkhov
river in Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts, Russia
Xingu River
tributary river of the Amazon River in South America
Awash River
major river in Ethiopia
Sakarya River
river in Turkey
Tumen River
river in China, Russia and North Korea
Cunene River
river in Southern Africa
Ghaghara River
The Karnali River, also known as the Ghaghara River in India, Mapcha Tsangpo in Tibet, and as the Sarayu River in the lower Ghaghara of India's Awadh, is a perennial trans-boundary river that originates in the northern slopes of the Himalayas in the Tibetan Plateau, cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left-bank tributary of the Ganges. With a length of , it is the longest river in Nepal. The total length of the Ghaghara up to its confluence with the Ganges at Revelganj in Bihar is . It is the larg
San
river in Poland and Ukraine
Saar
river in France and Germany
Great Menderes River
river in Turkey
Mureș River
river in Eastern Europe
Meghna River
river in Bangladesh
Huai River
major river in Northern China
Drin
river in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia
Pilcomayo River
river of South America
Glomma
The Glomma or Glåma is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Salzach
The Salzach () is a river in Austria and Germany. It is in length and is a right tributary of the Inn, which eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central Eastern Alps. 83% of its drainage basin () lies in Austria, the remainder in Germany (Bavaria). Its largest tributaries are Lammer, Berchtesgadener Ache, Saalach, Sur and Götzinger Achen.
Iller
The Iller (; ancient name Ilargus) is a river of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, long.
Araguaia River
river in the Tocantins River Basin in Brazil
Khabur River
The Khabur River is the largest perennial tributary to the Euphrates in Syria. Although the Khabur originates in Turkey, the karstic springs around Ras al-Ayn are the river's main source of water. Several important wadis join the Khabur north of Al-Hasakah, together creating what is known as the Khabur Triangle, or Upper Khabur area. From north to south, annual rainfall in the Khabur basin decreases from over 400 mm to less than 200 mm. This has made the river a vital water source for agriculture throughout history. The Khabur joins the Euphrates near the town of Busayrah.
Struma
river in Bulgaria and Greece
Lys
river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt
Doubs
river in Switzerland and France
Enns
river in Austria
Ogooué River
river
Juruá River
river in Brazil & Peru
Argeș River
Romanian river
Zeya
river in Amur Oblast, Russia
Putumayo River
tributary of the Amazon in South America