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Longer and mightier: every river matchup so far.
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Which river is longer, the Murray or the Blue Nile?
Blue Nile vs Murray River
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- Blue Nile: 1,780 km
- Murray River: 2,520 km ✓
Murray River: about 41% more
The Murray is about 740 km longer than the Blue Nile, and is Australia's longest river.
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Which river is longer, the Columbia River or the São Francisco River?
São Francisco River vs Columbia River
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- São Francisco River: 2,810 km ✓
- Columbia River: 2,000 km
São Francisco River: about 41% more
The São Francisco runs about 800 km longer than the Columbia, and is the longest river entirely within Brazil.
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Which river is longer, the Danube or the Niger?
Niger River vs Danube
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- Niger River: 4,180 km ✓
- Danube: 2,850 km
Niger River: about 47% more
The Niger is about 1,300 km longer than the Danube, looping in a great arc from Guinea past the edge of the Sahara to Nigeria.
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Which river is longer, the Seine or the Elbe?
Seine vs Elbe
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- Seine: 777 km
- Elbe: 1,090 km ✓
Elbe: about 41% more
The Elbe is about 300 km longer than the Seine, running from the Czech mountains to the North Sea.
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Which river is longer, the Mississippi or the Yellow River?
Mississippi River vs Yellow River
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- Mississippi River: 3,770 km
- Yellow River: 5,460 km ✓
Yellow River: about 45% more
The Yellow River is about 1,700 km longer than the Mississippi on its own; add the Missouri and the Mississippi system would win.
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Which river is longer, the Rhine or the Blue Nile?
Blue Nile vs Rhine
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- Blue Nile: 1,780 km ✓
- Rhine: 1,230 km
Blue Nile: about 45% more
The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and supplies most of the Nile's water and fertile silt.
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Which river is longer, the Orinoco or the Murray River?
Orinoco River vs Murray River
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- Orinoco River: 2,140 km
- Murray River: 2,520 km ✓
Murray River: about 18% more
The Murray runs about 380 km longer than the Orinoco, though the Orinoco carries vastly more water.
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Which river is longer, the Tiber or the Yalu River?
Yalu River vs Tiber
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- Yalu River: 813 km ✓
- Tiber: 405 km
Yalu River: about 2× as much
The Yalu is about twice as long as the Tiber, and forms much of the border between North Korea and China.
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Which river is longer, the Seine or the Ohio?
Seine vs Ohio River
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- Seine: 777 km
- Ohio River: 1,580 km ✓
Ohio River: about 2× as much
At about 1,580 km, the Ohio is roughly twice the length of the Seine.
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Which river is longer, the Mississippi or the Mekong?
Mississippi River vs Mekong River
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- Mississippi River: 3,770 km
- Mekong River: 4,350 km ✓
Mekong River: about 16% more
The Mekong runs about 580 km longer than the Mississippi, winding through six countries from Tibet to Vietnam.