The longest river in the Pacific Ocean basin. Inland waters of north america
Our planet Earth has an excellent water system. Of course, these are oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. Thanks to this water supply, life on the continents is possible. In this article I would like to consider those watercourses that are included in the Pacific Ocean basin. Rivers mainly originate high in the mountains. They are deep and fast. The relief of the channels is rather complicated, it is distinguished by the presence of a large number of rapids. On their way, the streams cut into rocky massifs and wash out Their food is mainly rain, only in the northeast - snow.
Almost all rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin are with fast flow. The list of these watercourses is headed by the r. Anadyr and r. Amur. They are considered the most significant for the Russian state and the largest. There are also other rivers that flow in China and other countries. There are about forty of them in total.
So let's take a look at some rivers related to the Pacific Ocean basin.
Anadyr river
Located in the north-east of Russia, its source originates from the lake, which is located in the middle part of the Anadyr plateau. The length of the river is about 1100 km, and the basin area is approximately 191 thousand square meters. km. The Chukchi river has large tributaries, there are six of them: Yablon, Yeropol, Main - right, and Chineveyem, Belaya, Tanyurer - left. From September to April, the river is frozen up - first in the upper reaches, and then in the lower reaches. The flora and fauna of the water area forms the Pacific Ocean basin.
The rivers of this region are of great importance for the state. For example, Anadyr is used for shipping, but only for small vessels. Industrial fishing is also developed here, but only at the source and in the lower reaches. Amateur fishing competitions are held in the upper reaches of the stream. The coastline of the river is rich in coal.
Amur river
The length of 2,875 km and the basin area of more than 4 thousand kilometers determine its location in three countries - Russia, China and Mongolia. The Amur begins at the confluence of the Argun and Shilka streams. The source of the river Argun is located in Mongolia, and Shilka originates in the Chita region.
Like many other rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin, the Amur has a lot of tributaries, but seven main ones stand out from them: Zeya, Ussuri, Sungari, Anyui - right, and Bureya, Amgun, Tunguska - left.
This river is covered with ice for almost 6 months, approximately from November to April - May. It spills during the summer monsoons, which occur in July - August. The river is used for major shipping, industrial and recreational fishing, and is also a border zone.
Yellow River
The Yellow River flows through China. As mentioned above, all water streams entering the Pacific Ocean basin are mountain rivers. The Yellow River is no exception. Its source is in the Tibetan mountains; it carries its waters along the Great Plain of China to the Bokhan Bay to the River, which is also called yellow due to the fact that the loesses that are washed out of rocky territories give it the appropriate color. The main tributaries of the river are Dasia, Tao, Weihe and Lohe.
The Yellow River is used mainly in agriculture and for irrigation. A large number of hydroelectric power plants have been built along the banks, aquaculture is developing, and only the flat territory of the river is suitable for navigation. The main problem is the frequent channel changes.
Yangtze river
The Yangtze channel is located in China and its length is 6300 km, therefore its other name is the Long River. It is worth noting that, in general, the rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin are quite full-flowing. The Yangtze is the third most abundant watercourse in the world. The source of the river is in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, at an altitude of more than 5 thousand km. It flows, like the Yellow River, along the Great Plain of China and empties into the East China Sea, where Shanghai is located.
The tributaries of the Yangtze are quite large rivers - they are Minjiang, Tuo, Jialingjiang, Hanshui, Yalongjiang. The food is monsoon, and in the upper reaches there is a small percentage of snow and glaciers. Only the relatively calm upper reaches of the river freeze, and then only for a short time.
Economic use of the Yangtze:
- a shipping network (the Yangtze is connected to the Yellow River by a canal);
- irrigation system;
- industrial fishing, etc.
Mekong river
The Mekong River is the largest river of six states (China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia), which is located on It is included in the Pacific Ocean basin. Rivers of mountainous origin are distinguished by their rapid flow and restless character. This is how the Mekong flow can be characterized.
The length of the river is 4.5 thousand km, and the area is slightly more than 800 thousand square meters. km. The source is located in the Tibetan Plateau, on the Tangla ridge. In the upper reaches, the river has numerous rapids, and in the lower reaches it forms a large number of bends. An interesting feature of the stream is that it connects to which they feed each other.
The Mekong is important in transport navigation, even sea vessels go deep into the peninsula, since the lower course of the river is deep enough.
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Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin.
Pacific Ocean Basin includes rivers flowing directly into the Pacific Ocean and rivers flowing into the seas, bays and bays of the Pacific Ocean. This article provides descriptions of the longest rivers in the Pacific(over 1200 km long) and list of rivers in the Pacific Ocean with a length of more than 100 km(table)
The longest rivers in the Pacific Ocean basin (over 1200 km). Descriptions.
1. Yangtze River (6300) - China is a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
Yangtze river- the longest river in Eurasia and the longest river in the Pacific Ocean basin - originates in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of about 5600 km and flows through China from west to east, making a large loop south after Qinghai province. The lower reaches of the Yangtze passes through the southern part of the Great Plain of China, where the river is often divided into branches, with the width of the main channel reaching 2 km or more. In the area where it flows into the East China Sea, the Yangtze forms a large-scale delta with an area of about 80 thousand km².
The Yangtze River has a huge cultural and economic significance for the country. This is the main waterway of China. The total length of the Yangtze basin waterways exceeds 17 thousand km. The river is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The volume of freight traffic in 2005 reached 795 million tons.
The Yangtze River Basin, which covers a fifth of China, is home to a third of the country's population and produces about 20% of GDP. The world's largest hydroelectric power plant, the Three Gorges HPP, has been built on the longest river in the Pacific Ocean.
The Yangtze River is home to many animals, including several endangered species such as the Chinese river dolphin, Chinese alligators and Korean sturgeon. The basin of the longest river in the Pacific is home to several nature reserves and part of the Three Parallel Rivers National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2. Yellow River (5464) - China is a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
Yellow he- one of the greatest rivers in the world, is the second longest river in Asia and the fifth of the longest rivers in the world. The name of the river in translation from Chinese means "Yellow River". The yellow color to the waters of the river is given by an abundance of sediments, of which there are so many in the river that the sea into which it flows is called Yellow. In terms of sediment volume, the Yellow River ranks first in the world (1.3 billion tons / year).
Yellow River begins in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of over 4000 m, and flows into the Bohai Bay of the Yellow Sea, forming a delta in the confluence area. According to various sources, the length of the river is from 4670 km to 5464 km, and the area of its basin is from 745 thousand km² to 771 thousand km².
The river is usually divided into three parts.- upstream, middle and downstream. The upper course of the river runs along the northeast of the Tibetan Plateau and the Loess Plateau of northwestern China; the middle course includes the valley between Ordos and Shaanxi and gorges further downstream; the lower course of the river runs along the Great Plain of China.
Yellow River basin provides about 140 million people drinking water and water for irrigation. A number of hydroelectric power plants have been built on the river.
For flood protection a system of dams with a total length of more than 5,000 km has been built along the river. Breakthroughs of dams led to catastrophic floods, accompanied by large-scale destruction and a change in the river channel (the maximum channel change was about 800 km). Because of the incredible catastrophic floods, the Yellow River received the nickname "Mountain of China".
3. Mekong River (4500) - a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
The Mekong River is the largest river in the Pacific Ocean basin in the Indochina Peninsula. The length is about 4500 km, the area of the basin is 810 thousand km². The river originates on the Tangla Ridge in the Tibetan Highlands, flows into the South China Sea, forming a delta. The Mekong Delta is one of the largest deltas in the world. Located in Vietnam.
Upstream and downstream The Mekong flows mainly along the bottom of deep gorges, has a rapids. At the exit of the Mekong to the Cambodian Plain, there is one of the largest, widest, waterfalls in the world - Khon (height about 21 m).
Lower Mekong waters used for irrigation... Wide floods of the river facilitate rice cultivation. The huge hydropower resources of the Mekong (about 75 million kW) are almost never used.
The rivers and lakes of the Mekong basin are rich in fish(mainly from the carp family), many waterfowl, river dolphins and crocodiles have survived, mainly in Cambodia.
Mekong is navigable over 700 km (during high water - 1600 km, to Vientiane). Sea vessels go up to Phnom Penh (350 km). However, the river is very unstable, its bed is changing all the time, and shoals appear.
4. Yukon River (3185) - USA, Canada - a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
The Yukon is a river in the Pacific Ocean basin in northwestern Canada and the United States. The length of the river is 3185 km, the basin area is about 832 thousand km². The river originates in Lake Marsh in Canadian territory, then flows northwest to the border with Alaska, which it crosses almost exactly in the middle from east to west and flows into the Bering Sea, forming a delta. Main tributaries: Tanana, Pelly, Porcupine, Koyukuk.
Riverbed in the upper course it passes through a deep mountain valley; rapids are characteristic of this part of the river. Further, after the confluence with the Pelli River, the Yukon river bed acquires a flat character.
Width valleys up to 30 km. In floods, it rises 15-20 m above sea level. Water discharge at the mouth 6428 m³ / sec. The river is navigable from May to September at 3200 km (up to the Whitehorse rapids).
Economic value. The Svatka reservoir was built in the Yukon.
Flora and fauna. Most of the river basin is located in the subarctic belt. The vegetation is represented by such types of trees as aspen, birch, poplar, pine and spruce. Typical representatives of the fauna of the Pacific Ocean are: muskrats, beavers, weasels, foxes, lynxes, coyotes, wolves, minks and black bears. Here you can also find wolverine, grizzly, bald eagle, golden eagle and trumpet swan, as well as large populations of migratory birds, primarily waterfowl and shore swallows.
In 1991, a 48 km section of the river from Lake Laberge to the mouth of the Teslin River was included in List of protected rivers in Canada.
Yukon river known for its "gold rush " the beginning of the XX century - Klondike, named after the tributary river.
5. The Amur River (2824) - PRC, Russia - the river of the Pacific Ocean basin.
Amur is the longest river in the Far East... It originates from the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers, flows through the territory of Russia and the border of Russia and China and flows into the Sea of Okhotsk (according to some sources, into the Sea of Japan). The length of the river is 2824 km. The main tributaries are: Zeya, Bureya, Sungari, Ussuri, Anyui, Amgun. The average annual water discharge in the area of the mouth is 11,400 m³ / s. Cupid is navigable along its entire length.
By pool area(1855 thousand km²) Amur ranks fourth among the rivers of Russia and tenth among the rivers of the world. The Amur River basin is located in the temperate latitudes of East Asia. Four physical-geographical zones are represented within the Amur basin: forest, forest-steppe, steppe and semi-desert.
By the peculiarities of the valley the river of the Pacific Ocean basin is divided into three main sections: Upper Amur (up to the mouth of the Zeya river; 883 kilometers), current speed 5.3 km / h, Middle Amur (from the mouth of the Zeya river to the mouth of the Ussuri river inclusive; 975 kilometers), current speed 5.5 km / h and Nizhny Amur (from the mouth of the Ussuri to Nikolaevsk-on-Amur; 966 kilometers), the current speed is 4.2 km / h.
Ichthyofauna. In terms of the diversity of fish fauna, the Amur has no equal among the rivers of Russia. More than 100 species and subspecies of fish are found here, of which 36 species are of commercial importance.
Ecology. Practically every year, MPCs are exceeded in the river for phenol, nitrates and microbiological indicators.
Colorado is a major river in the southwestern United States and the extreme northwest of Mexico. Length - 2334 km. The basin area is 637,137 km² (the seventh largest basin in North America). It originates in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and empties into the Pacific Gulf of California to form a vast delta.
The height from which the waters of the headwaters of the river descend to the ocean is 3104 meters... On its way, the Colorado River forms several narrow canyons, including the famous Grand Canyon, which attracts tourists from all over the world for its scenic views.
Climate in different areas of the Pacific River basin is quite different. Temperature extremes range from 49 ° C in desert areas to -46 ° C in winter in the Rocky Mountains.
The Colorado River is of great economic importance: it is a necessary source of water for the needs of agriculture and the population of cities in the vast territory of the south-west of the country. The flow of the river and its tributaries is controlled by many dams, reservoirs and diversion canals that carry water both inside the Colorado River Basin and beyond, and provide water for about 40 million people. The river is actively used to generate electricity.
Ecological problems. Since the mid-twentieth century, overuse of the basin's rivers for irrigation and other uses has resulted in Colorado increasingly not reaching the Gulf of California today, except in the most abundant years.
7. Pearl River (2200) - China - a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
Zhujiang- the third longest river in China, has a length of 2200 km. Formed at the confluence of the Xijiang ("western river"), Dongjiang ("eastern river") and Beijiang ("northern river") rivers. It flows into the South China Sea, forming a wide delta that passes into the estuary.
Pearl River, starting in the jungle in the northeast of Vietnam, flows through the south of China, absorbing many tributaries, making it the second richest river in the country after the Yangtze. Like most Chinese rivers, it flows from west to east. Falls in into the Zhujiangkou Bay of the South China Sea, forming an estuary below, the length of which is more than 40 km, and an area of 39 380 km 2. At the entrance to the estuary is the mountainous Wanshan archipelago, which includes 104 islands. Some of the islands of the archipelago are so large in area that several districts of Guangzhou and other cities are located on them.
On the Pearl River developed pearl fishing, which gave the name to the river - "Pearl River".
Ecology. The Pearl River is one of the most polluted waterways in the world. The main sources of pollution are industrial and domestic wastewater and air emissions. The Chinese government imposes a ban on fishing in Zhujiang for certain periods: in its waters, as well as in bottom sediments, there are also salts of heavy metals, and many other chemical compounds hazardous to human health - these data were cited in its report by Greenpeace in 2009 d. The unnatural chemical composition of the water also destroys the spawning grounds of fish and fish fry. The population of white dolphins in the South China Sea is also under threat.
In 2007, the World Bank allocated $ 97 million to China to clean up Zhujiang. About 30 new sewage treatment plants have been built. In 2014, a joint report by the Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Guangdong Provincial Environmental Protection Agency was published, which stated that in 2013, compared to 2006, the air quality in the Pearl River region has improved significantly.
8. Fraser River (1370) - Canada is a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
Fraser- the main river of the province of British Columbia (Canada).
Fraser River originates in Mount Robson Provincial Park on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in central British Columbia. It flows in a general southwest direction. The length of the river is 1370 km.
Pool area rivers 233,100 km², with most of the basin (232,300 km²) located in Canada, and a smaller part (800 km²) in the United States.
Nutrition mostly rain and snow, high water - from May to September. The average water consumption per year is 112 km³, the river carries about 20 million tons of sediment into the Pacific Ocean (0.179 kg per cubic meter of water).
Fraser River flows into into the Strait of Georgia, forming a delta.
9. Liaohe River (1345) - China is a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
Liaohe is the largest river in southern Manchuria. Formed at the confluence of the Dongliaohe and Xilyaohe rivers, it flows into the Bohai Bay of the Yellow Sea. The length of the river is 1345 km, the basin area is 231 thousand km². Average water consumption is approximately 500 m³ / sec. The impact of tides can be traced up to 40 km from the mouth.
River feeding mainly rain. Freezes in December, opens in April. The Liaohe Basin is prone to frequent flooding during floods. Like the Yellow River, Liaohe carries a lot of loess - a fertile yellow soil.
Reservoirs created in the Liaohe Basin to regulate the flow Dakhofan, Erlongshan.
Liaohe is navigable from Shuangliao city. There is a large seaport Yingkou at the mouth of the river.
On the plain in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River there is a large oil and gas field of the same name, opened in 1980. Initial oil reserves are 500 million tons.
10. Chao Phraya River (1200) - Thailand - a river in the Pacific Ocean basin.
Chao Phraya - a river on the Indochina peninsula, the largest river in Thailand along with the Mekong. The river is formed at the confluence of the Ping and Nan rivers and flows into the Gulf of Thailand in the South China Sea. The length of the river with tributaries is about 1200 km.
River basin area- 150-160 thousand km². At the mouth of the Chao Phraya there is a delta, which, due to sediments, is displaced into the sea by 30-60 cm per year.
The river is navigable, full-flowing from May to November - during the monsoon period.
The waters of the Pacific Ocean are used in irrigation agriculture (rice growing).
There are cities on the river Nakhonsavan, Uthaithani, Chainat, Singburi, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Samut Prakan.
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin (a complete list of the Pacific Ocean rivers with a length of more than 100 km).
| Name of the Pacific Ocean River |
Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Pacific Ocean (Eurasia). |
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| Sepik | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | 1126 km | 80 321 km² | mountains Victor-Emmanuel | Pacific Ocean, Bismarck Sea | ||||
| Mahakam | Indonesia (Kalimantan Island, East Kalimantan Province) | 920 km | 80,000 km² | The southern slope of Mount Chemeru | Pacific Ocean, Makassar Strait | ||||
| Mamberamo | Indonesia (New Guinea Island, Popua Province) | 700 km | 80,000 km² | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| Kinabatangan | Malaysia (about.Kalimantan, state of Sabah) | 564 km | 16 800 km² | Central Sabah | Pacific Ocean, Sulu Sea | ||||
| Kluta | New Zealand, South Island, Otago Region | 338 km | 21,960 km² | Oz. Wanaka | Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Dunedin | ||||
| Abukuma | Japan (Miyagi, Fukushima) | 239 km | 5390 km² | Mount Asahi, 1300 m. | Pacific Ocean, near the village of Watari | ||||
| Yoshino | Japan (Shikoku Island) | 194 km | 3750 km² | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| Sagami | Japan (Honshu, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures) | 109 km | 1680 km² | Lake Yamanaka | Pacific Ocean, near the city of Hiratsuka | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Pacific Ocean (North America). |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Colorado | USA, Mexico | 2334 km | 637,137 km² | Rocky Mountains | Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California | ||||
| Balsas | Mexico | 724 km | 113,100 km² | Mexican highlands | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Skina | Canada (British Columbia) | 579 km | 54 400 km² | Spatsisi plateau | Pacific Ocean, Chatham Bay | ||||
| Rio Grande de Santiago | Mexico (Jalisco) | 562 km | 76 400 km² | Lake Chapala | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Stikin | Canada (British Columbia), USA (Alaska) | 539 km | 52,000 km² | Spazisi plateau | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Klamath | USA (California, Oregon) | 423 km | 40 795 km² | Lake Upper Klamath | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Lempa | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | 422 km | 18,246 km² | between the Sierra Madre and Sierra del Merendon ranges | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Horn | USA (Oregon) | 322 km | 13 400 km² | Cascade mountains | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Nass | Canada (British Columbia) | 280 km | 21,100 km² | Coastal ridge | Pacific Ocean, Portland Bay | ||||
| Tehuantepec | Mexico (Oaxaca) | 238 km | 10,090 km² | 17 ° 00'26 ″ s. NS. 96 ° 14'22 ″ W etc. | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Tijuana | USA, Mexico | 195 km | Pacific Ocean | ||||||
| Nihalem | USA (Oregon) | 190.7 km | 2214 km² | Tillamook State Forest | Pacific Ocean, Nihalem Bay | ||||
| Ampqua | USA (Oregon) | 179 km | 11,163 km² | confluence of the North Umpqua and South Umpqua rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rushen River | USA (California) | 177 km | 3846 km² | Mendocino ridge | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Siuslow | USA (Oregon) | 177 km | 2002 km² | Lane County Southwest | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Suchyate | Guatemala, mexico | 161 km | 1230 km² | Takana volcano | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Santa ana | USA (California) | 155 km | 6863 km² | San Bernardino ridge | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Santa ynez | USA (California) | 148 km | 2321 km² | Ridge Santa Ynez | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rio Paz | Guatemala, El Salvador | 136 km | 2661 km² | Quesada mountains | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Santa clara | USA (California) | 136 km | 4144 km² | San Gabriel Mountains | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Guadalupe | USA (California) | 160 km | Santa cruz mountains | Pacific Ocean, Alviso Bay | |||||
| Goaskoran | Honduras, El Salvador | 130 km | 2663 km² | 13 ° 57′51 ″ s. NS. 87 ° 41'49 ″ W etc. | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Saylets | USA (Oregon) | 109 km | 966 km² | Suslow National Forest | Pacific Ocean, Saylets Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Pacific Ocean (South America). |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Loa | Chile | 440 km | 33,600 km² | Andes, Migno volcano | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Patiya | Colombia | 400 km | 24,000 km² | Sotara volcano | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Guayas | Ecuador | 389 km | 34,500 km² | Chimborazo volcano | Pacific Ocean, Guayaquil Bay | ||||
| Bio-Bio | Chile (Bio-Bio) | 380 km | 23,920 km² | Patagonian Andes | Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Araucan | ||||
| San Juan | Colombia (Choco) | 380 km | 15,000 km² | Andes, Mount Karamanta | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Chira | Peru (Piura) | 315 km | 19,095 km² | Ecuadorian Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Copiapo | Chile (Atacama) | 292 km | 18 800 km² | Confluence of the Horkera and Rio Pulido rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Maule | Chile (Maule) | 238 km | 20,600 km² | Lake Maule | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Palena | Argentina, Chile | 238 km | 12,887 km² | Lake General Winter | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Huasco | Chile (Atacama) | 190 km | 9857 km² | Confluence of the Transito and Carmen rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Salado | Chile (Atacama) | 175 km | 7575 km² | Salt Flats Pedernales | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Baker | Chile | 170 km | 26 726 km² | Lake bertrand | Pacific Ocean, Baker Bay | ||||
| Elki | Chile (Coquimbo) | 170 km | 9826 km² | Confluence of the Turbio and Rio Claro rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Tana | Chile (Taracapa) | 155 km | 2790 km² | Andean plateau | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rimac | Peru | 160 km | Andes | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| Sisnes | Chile | 160 km | 5464 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean, | ||||
| Quebrada de Vitor | Chile | 148 km | 1590 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Ljuta | Chile | 147 km | 3400 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Aconcagua | Chile (Valparaiso) | 142 km | 7200 km² | Confluence of the Huncal and Rio Blanco rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rio Bueno | Chile (Los Rios, Los Lagos) | 130 km | 15 297 km² | Lake Ranko | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Andalien | Chile (Bio-Bio) | 130 km | 780 km² | 36 ° 47'30 ″ S NS. 72 ° 49'27 ″ W etc. | Pacific Ocean, Bay of Concepcion | ||||
| Camarones | Chile | 128 km | 3070 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Quebrada de Azapa | Chile | 128 km | 3070 km² | Andean plateau | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Tolten | Chile (Araucania) | 123 km | 8398 km² | Lake Villaricca | Pacific Ocean | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Avachinsky Bay. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Avacha | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 122 km | 5090 km² | Ganalsky ridge, Elizovsky district | Avachinskaya Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Gulf of Alaska. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Susitna | USA (Alaska) | 504 km | 52,000 km² | Alaska ridge | Pacific Ocean, Cook Bay | ||||
| Copper | USA (Alaska) | 460 km | 62,500 km² | Wrangel mountains | Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska | ||||
| Alsek | USA (Alaska), Canada (Yukon) | 250 km | Saint Elijah ridge, Canada | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| Kenai | USA (Alaska) | 132 km | 5210 km² | Lake Kenai | Pacific Ocean, Cook Bay | ||||
| Matanuska | USA (Alaska) | 120 km | glacier Matanuska, Chugach mountains | Pacific Ocean, Kenai Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Bering Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Yukon | Canada (Yukon), USA (Alaska) | 3185 km | 832,000 km² | Oz. Marsh (Canada) | Bering Sea | ||||
| Anadyr | 1150 km | 191,000 km² | Anadyr plateau | Bering Sea, Onemen Bay | |||||
| Kuskokwim | USA (Alaska) | 1130 km | 124 319 km² | Confluence of the North Kuskokwim and South Kuskokwim rivers | Bering Sea, Kuskokwim Bay | ||||
| Great | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous District) | 451 km | 31,000 km² | Confluence of the rivers Kuyymveem and Kylvygeyvaam | Bering Sea, Onemen Bay | ||||
| Nushagak | USA (Alaska) | 451 km | 34,700 km² | Bering Sea, Bristol Bay | |||||
| Kanchalan | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous District) | 426 km | 20,600 km² | Chukotka highlands | Bering Sea, Kanchalansky estuary | ||||
| Vyvenka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 395 km | 13,000 km² | Oz. Gorne, the foot of the Vetveisky ridge | Bering Sea, Corfa Bay | ||||
| Khatyrka | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous District) | 367 km | 13 400 km² | Koryak highlands | Bering Sea | ||||
| Apuka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 286 km | 13 600 km² | Olyutorsky ridge | |||||
| Pakhacha | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 293 km | 13 400 km² | Bering Sea, Olyutorsky Bay | |||||
| Avtkuul | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous District) | 198 km | 1290 km² | 63 ° 42'40 ″ s. NS. 176 ° 43'56 "in. etc. | Bering Sea, Anadyr estuary | ||||
| Ukalayat | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 188 km | 6820 km² | Bering Sea, Dezhnev Bay | |||||
| Koyuk | USA (Alaska) | 185 km | 5200 km² | Centre. part of the Seward Peninsula | Bering Sea, Norton Bay | ||||
| Opuka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 175 km | Bering Sea | ||||||
| Avyawayam | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 155 km | 1330 km² | ||||||
| Kuzitrin | USA (Alaska) | 153 km | Bering Sea, Imuruk Bay | ||||||
| Uka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 149 km | 4480 km² | ||||||
| Ozernaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 144 km | 8480 km² | Confluence of the Levaya Ozernaya and Pravaya Ozernaya rivers | Bering Sea | ||||
| Unalakleet | USA (Alaska) | 144 km | Kaltag mountain range | Bering Sea, Norton Bay | |||||
| Nachiki | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 140 km | 1800 km² | Bering Sea, Karaginsky Bay, Litke Strait | |||||
| Hailulya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 112 km | 2220 km² | Bering Sea, Karaginsky Bay, Litke Strait | |||||
| Ilpi | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 112 km | 1790 km² | Bering Sea | |||||
| Girmekuul | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous District) | 110 km | 1900 km² | 64 ° 51'00 ″ s. NS. 175 ° 16'39 "in. etc. | Bering Sea, Kanchal estuary | ||||
| Karaga | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 109 km | 2190 km² | Bering Sea, Karaginsky Bay | |||||
| Kurupka | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous District) | 100 km | 1980 km² | Chukotka Upland, Lake Kurupka | Bering Sea, Kuyymkai lagoon | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the East China Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Yangtze | China | 6300 km | 1 808 500 km² | Tibetan plateau | East China Sea | ||||
| Minjiang | China (Fujian province) | 577 km | East China Sea | ||||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Yellow Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Yellow he | China | 5464 km | 752,000 km² | Tibetan plateau | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Liaohe | China (Liaoning province) | 1345 km | 231,000 km² | Chantu County, Tieling City, Liaoning Province | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Luanhe | China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei Province) | 877 km | 44,900 km² | confluence of the Shandianhe and Heifenghe rivers | Yellow Sea, Liaodong Bay | ||||
| Yalujiang | DPRK, PRC | 813 km | 63,000 km² | Baitoushan volcano | |||||
| Hangang | Republic of Korea (Gyeonggi, Incheon, Seoul) | 514 km | Yellow Sea | ||||||
| Dalinghe | China (Liaoning province) | 375 km | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||||
| Weihe | China (Shandong province) | 246 km | 6493 km² | Wulyan County, Rizhao City District | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Cheongchonggang | DPRK | 217 km | 9553 km² | mountains Nannim, Chagando province | Yellow Sea, West Korean Gulf | ||||
| Mihe | China (Shandong province) | 206 km | 3847 km² | Ishan ridge | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Xiaolinghe | China (Liaoning province) | 206 km | 5475 km² | Chaoyang County Chaoyang City District | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Jiaolaihe | China (Shandong province) | 130 km | 5478 km² | Gaomi County, Weifang City | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Bailanhe | China (Shandong province) | 127 km | 1237 km² | Dagushan city, Shandong province | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Haihe | China (Hebei province) | 102 km | 280,000 km² | confluence of the Baihe, Weihe, Ziyyahe and Daqinghe rivers | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Kamchatka Gulf. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Kamchatka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 758 km | 55,900 km² | Middle ridge | |||||
| Watchman | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 110 km | 2040 km² | Pacific Ocean, Kamchatka Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Coral Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Fly | Papua New Guinea | 1120 km | 76,000 km² | Star mountains | |||||
| Berdekin | Australia (Queensland) | 732 km | 129,700 km² | Great Dividing Range, Seaview Ridge | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Upstart Bay | ||||
| Fitzroy | Australia (Queensland) | 480 km | 142 664 km² | confluence of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea | ||||
| Purari | Papua New Guinea | 470 km | 28 738 km² | Bismarck mountains | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Papua Bay | ||||
| Brisbane | Australia (Queensland) | 344 km | 13 600 km² | Conondale Ridge, Stanley Mountain | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Moreton Bay | ||||
| Kikori | Papua New Guinea | 320 km | west of the Arthur Gordon Ridge | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Papua Bay | |||||
| Mary | Australia (Queensland) | 291 km | 9595 km² | not far from the village of Burubin | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Great Sandy Sound | ||||
| Turama | Papua New Guinea | 200 km | Central ridge | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Papua Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Gulf of Nikoya. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Tempiske | Costa Rica (Guanacaste) | 144 km | 611 km² | Cordillera | Nicoya Bay | ||||
| Tarcoles | Costa Rica (Puntarenas) | 111 km | 2121 km² | confluence of the Cordillera Central and Cordillera rivers | Nicoya Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Amur | PRC, Russia | 2824 km | 1,855,000 km² | confluence of the Argun and Shilka rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Penzhina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 713 km | 73,500 km² | Kolyma highlands | |||||
| Kuyul | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 458 km | 24 100 km² | western spurs of the Vetveisky ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelekhov Bay, Penzhinskaya Bay | ||||
| Uda | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 457 km | 61,300 km² | confluence of the Anyanja and Taksan rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Udskaya Bay | ||||
| Ulbey | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 399 km | 13,500 km² | ridge Suntar-Hayata | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Hunting | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 393 km | 19,100 km² | ridge Suntar-Hayata | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Kukhtui | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 384 km | 13,200 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Taui | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 378 km | 25,900 km² | confluence of the Rasava and Lozovaya rivers | |||||
| Burrow | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 350 km | 7990 km² | East Sakhalin mountains | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Terpeniya Bay | ||||
| Inya | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 330 km | 19,700 km² | lake Hal-Dagi | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| The darkness | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 330 km | 7850 km² | Mount Lopatin | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Nyisky Bay | ||||
| Hives | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 325 km | 15 500 km² | mountains Dzhugdzhur | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Guy | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 310 km | 13,200 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Tigil | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 300 km | 17 800 km² | Middle ridge | |||||
| Big | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 275 km | 10 800 km² | Ganal ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Cloudberry | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 270 km | 5450 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Pit | Russia (Magadan region) | 270 km | 12,500 km² | confluence of the Maimanja and Maimachan rivers | |||||
| Khairyuzova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 265 km | 11 600 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Zhupanova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 242 km | 6980 km² | confluence of the Levaya and Pravaya Zhupanova rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Kronotsky Bay | ||||
| Icha | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 233 km | 4530 km² | Centre. part of the Sredinny ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Urak | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 229 km | 10,700 km² | western slopes of the Urak plateau | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| White-headed | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 226 km | 4000 km² | western slopes of the Sredinny ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Khairyuzovskaya Bay | ||||
| Gijiga | Russia (Magadan region) | 221 km | 11,900 km² | Apple ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Gizhiginskaya Bay | ||||
| Oblukovina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 213 km | 3110 km² | western spurs of the Sredinny ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Empty | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 205 km | 5620 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Armand | Russia (Magadan region) | 198 km | 7770 km² | Kolyma highlands | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tauiskaya Bay | ||||
| Kuivywyam | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 187 km | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Penzhinskaya Bay | ||||||
| Kolpakova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 185 km | 2730 km² | Middle ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Amanina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 181 km | 1960 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Tylkhoi | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 180 km | 11 600 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Penzhinskaya Bay | |||||
| Sopochnaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 176 km | 4060 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Thor | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 176 km | 4430 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Tugur | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 175 km | 11,900 km² | confluence of the Assyn and Konin rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tugur Bay | ||||
| Krutogorova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 169 km | 2650 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Bolshaya Vorovskaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 167 km | 3660 km² | 53 ° 58′44 ″ s. NS. 157 ° 27′04 ″ in. etc. | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Voyampolka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 167 km | 7950 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Ola | Russia (Magadan region) | 166 km | 8570 km² | the slopes of the Olsky plateau | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tauiskaya Bay | ||||
| Opal | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 161 km | 4070 km² | confluence of the Pravaya Opala and Middle Opala rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Rekinniki | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 146 km | 5090 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Palana | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 142 km | 2500 km² | western slope of the Sredinny ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | ||||
| Yana | Russia (Magadan region) | 136 km | 8660 km² | confluence of the Pravaya Yana and Levaya Yana rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tauiskaya Bay | ||||
| Saichik | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 129 km | 928 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Langres | Russia (Sakhalin Oblast, Sakhalin Island) | 130 km | 1190 km² | 52 ° 40'57 ″ s. NS. 142 ° 28'08 "in. etc. | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait, Amur Estuary | ||||
| Lutoga | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 130 km | 1530 km² | Mitsulsky ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Aniva Bay | ||||
| Utholok | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 128 km | 1350 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Kakhtana | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 125 km | 2290 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelekhov Bay | |||||
| Malkachan | Russia (Magadan region) | 123 km | 1380 km² | Kolyma highlands | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | ||||
| Kohl | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 122 km | 1580 km² | Middle ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Forest | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 114 km | 3560 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelekhov Bay | |||||
| Naiba | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 114 km | 1660 km² | Schrenk ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Aldoma | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 118 km | 3440 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Aldoma Bay | |||||
| Avay | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 117 km | 578 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Chayvo Bay | |||||
| Pymta | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 115 km | 1050 km² | southern part of the Sredinny ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Shaft | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 112 km | 1440 km² | North Sakhalin lowland | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Chayvo Bay | ||||
| Golygina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 112 km | 2100 km² | confluence of the Rybnaya and South Ksudach rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Shaman | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 109 km | 2250 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Kikhchik | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 103 km | 1950 km² | confluence of the Pravyi Kikhchik and Levyi Kikhchik rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Udova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 103 km | 1590 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Langeri | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 107 km | 1360 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Nabil | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 107 km | 1010 km² | Nabil ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Nabilsky Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Selish Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Fraser | Canada (British Columbia) | 1370 km | 233,100 km² | Mount Robson, Rocky Mountains | Selish Sea, Georgia Strait | ||||
| Nisqually | USA (Washington) | 130 km | 1339 km² | Mount Rainier National Park | Selish Sea, Puget Sound (Bay System) | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Solomon Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Markham | Papua New Guinea | 180 km | Finistere Range | Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea, Yuon Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Tasman Sea. |
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Name of the Pacific Ocean River |
Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Hunter | 300 km | 22,000 km² | Liverpool ridge | Tasman Sea | |||||
| Wanganui | New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui) | 290 km | Mount Tongariro | Tasman Sea | |||||
| Yarra | Australia (Victoria) | 242 km | Great Dividing Range | Tasman Sea, Port Phillip Bay | |||||
| Derwent | Australia (Tasmania) | 215 km | 9249 km² | Lake St. Clair | Tasman Sea, Storm Bay | ||||
| Huon | Australia (Tasmania) | 169 km | Lake Pedder | Tasman Sea, D'Antrkasto Strait | |||||
| Hawkesbury | Australia (New South Wales) | 126 km | 21,730 km² | Confluence of the rivers Nepin and Gros | Tasman Sea, Brocken Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the South China Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Mekong | PRC, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam | 4500 km | 810,000 km² | Tibetan plateau | South China Sea | ||||
| Zhujiang | PRC | 2200 km | 437,000 km² | Confluence of the Xijiang, Dongjiang and Beijiang Rivers | South China Sea | ||||
| Chao phraya | Thailand | 1200 km | 150,000 km² | Khunthan Ridge and Fipannam Highlands | |||||
| Hongha | PRC, Vietnam | 1183 km | 158,000 km² | Dali-Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China | |||||
| Capuas | Indonesia | 1143 km | 98,749 km² | The junction of the Müller and Upper Kapuas mountain ranges | South China Sea | ||||
| Hari | Indonesia (Sumatra) | 600 km | 40,000 km² | Barisan ridge | South China Sea | ||||
| Rajang | Malaysia (Sarawak) | 563 km | 60,000 km² | Ridge Iran | South China Sea | ||||
| Ka or Lam | Laos, Vietnam | 513 km | 27,200 km² | Confluence of the Nyon and Mat rivers | South China Sea, Bakbo Bay | ||||
| Ma | Laos, Vietnam | 512 km | 28 400 km² | Sonla Province, Vietnam | South China Sea, Bakbo Bay | ||||
| Pahang | Malaysia (Pahang) | 459 km | Confluence of the Jelai and Tembeling rivers | South China Sea | |||||
| Hanjiang | PRC (Guangdong) | 410 km | The confluence of the Meijiang and Tingjiang rivers | South China Sea | |||||
| Agno | Philippines | 206 km | 5952 km² | Central Cordillera | South China Sea, Lingayen Bay | ||||
| Maekhlong | Thailand | 140 km | Confluence of the Khwai and Khuena rivers | South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Java Sea. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Barito | Indonesia | 900 km | 100,000 km² | Müller ridge | Javan sea | ||||
| Solo | Indonesia (East Java) | 548 km | 16 100 km² | Volcanoes Lavu and Meshali | Javan sea | ||||
| Chitarum | Indonesia (West Java) | 300 km | Javan sea | ||||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin,flowing into the Sea of Japan. |
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| Name of the Pacific Ocean River | Country (region) | Length | Pool | Source | Estuary | ||||
| Foggy | China, DPRK, Russia | 549 km | 41,200 km² | Changbai Highlands | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Shinano | Japan | 367 km | 11,900 km² | Confluence of the Sai and Dzikuma rivers | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Tumnin | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 364 km | 22 400 km² | Krutaya town, Khomi ridge | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait, Datta Bay | ||||
| Ishikari | Japan (Hokkaido) | 268 km | 14,200 km² | Japanese Sea | |||||
| Razdolnaya | China, Russia | 245 km | 16 830 km² | Confluence of the Xiaosuifinhe and Dasuifinhe rivers | Sea of Japan, Amur Bay | ||||
| Coppy | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 219 km | 7290 km² | Southeast slope of Yako-Yani mountain | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait, Andrey Bay | ||||
| Samarga | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 218 km | 7760 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | |||||
| Mogami | Japan | 216 km | 7400 km² | Japanese Sea | |||||
| Agano | Japan | 210 km | 7710 km² | 37 ° 02'37 ″ s. NS. 139 ° 38'47 ″ in. etc. | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Go | Japan | 194 km | 3900 km² | Mount Asa | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Partisan | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 142 km | 4140 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | Sea of Japan, Nakhodka Bay | ||||
| Viakhtu | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 129 km | 783 km² | Western slope of Kamyshovy ridge | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait, Viakhtu Bay | ||||
| Jinzu | Japan (Toyama, Gifu) | 120 km | 2720 km² | Mount Kaore | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Kema | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 114 km | 2720 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | Sea of Japan, Shtormovaya bay | ||||
| Edinka | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 108 km | 2120 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Big Khadia | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 107 km | 1990 km² | Sea of Japan, Strait of Tatar | |||||
| Botchi | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 106 km | 2810 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Kievka | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 105 km | 3120 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | Sea of Japan, Kievka bay | ||||
| Maksimovka | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 103 km | 2240 km² | Sikhote-Alin ridge | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Uglegorka | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 102 km | 1250 km² | Sea of Japan, Strait of Tatar | |||||
In this article, we examined the topic of the Rivers of the Pacific Ocean Basin, read further: Straits of the Pacific Ocean - a list and characteristics.
North America has rich inland waters. In terms of the number of inland water bodies, it ranks third in the world among other continents (after Eurasia and South America).
Pacific Rivers
The rivers that belong to the Pacific Ocean basin in North America are short but very deep. These rivers are surrounded by deep and narrow valleys called canyons.
The largest river in the Pacific Ocean basin is the Colorado River, which is home to many hydroelectric power plants that generate power for several states.
In the northern west of North America, the Yukon River flows, the lower course of which resembles the great and full-flowing rivers of Siberia. The Yukon River carries its waters directly into the Pacific Ocean. In summer, there is high water in it, in July the river overflows for 160 km.
Rivers of the Atlantic Ocean Basin
The rivers of the Atlantic Ocean basin are very long, they have a large number of tributaries. The largest river on the continent, which belongs to the Atlantic Ocean basin, is the Mississippi.
The main tributary of the Mississippi is the Missouri River, one of the longest rivers in the world. The Mississippi River basin occupies 1/6 of North America.
In frosty winters, the Mississippi is covered with ice (except for the part crossing the tropical latitudes), in summer the river is overflowing. The Mississippi is called "thick mud": its waters are colored yellow, as the current washes away loose clay rocks.
Lakes of north america
On the territory of North America, the largest concentration of freshwater lakes on earth is located - the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes complex unites five reservoirs, two of which are fastened together by Niagara Falls.
The largest lake on the continent is the Upper Lake, it is the largest fresh water body on the planet. The fresh lakes of North America do not freeze in winter, which makes them suitable for year-round industrial use.
Salt lakes are located in the north of the continent. The largest of them are Big Bear, Big Slave, Big Salt Lake.
Niagara Falls
Translated from the language of the ancient Indians, "Niagara" means "thundering water". This name very accurately characterizes the reservoir: the noise of Niagara Falls is heard at a distance of 25 km. Niagara Falls is relatively young: it was formed about 10 thousand years ago.
Niagara Falls consists of three falls: Horseshoe, Veil, and American Falls. The height of all three waterfalls is 53 meters (of which 21 meters are visible).
Despite the fact that the height is low, the waterfalls are very wide, the volumes of falling water reach 5700 m3 / s. Niagara Falls attracts many tourists from all over the world. The most colorful views of the falls are from Canada.
Amur river
Amur flows along the border of Russia and China, partly through the territory of Mongolia. Thus, the river bed passes through the territory of three countries. In each of the countries, Amur has its own name, for example, the Chinese call it the "River of the Black Dragon", and the Mongols call it "the Black River". The length of the Amur is two thousand eight hundred seventy-four kilometers (2874 km.), And the length of the entire basin is about four and a half thousand kilometers, from the mouth of the Shilka and Argun rivers. By the area of the basin, the Amur is in fourth place among Russian rivers, second only to the Yenisei, Ob and Lena, the area of the Amur river basin is one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five square kilometers.
In the Russian Federation, the Amur flows through the territory of the Primorsky Territory, the Khabarovsk Territory, the Amur Region, the Chita Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Aginsky Buryat Autonomous District. The Amur is formed as a result of the joining of two rivers: Argun and Shilka. Argun originates in Mongolia, more precisely on the western slope of the Greater Khingan Range. The length of the Argun from its source to the connection with Shilka is about one thousand six hundred kilometers. The source of Shilka is located in the Chita region, before joining with Argun, the river waters pass over five hundred and fifty kilometers.
The Amur has seven main tributaries: Zeya, Ussuri, Bureya, Sungari, Amgun, Anyui, Tunguska. Zeya is a right tributary of the Amur. The source is located high in the mountains belonging to the Stanovoy ridge system. Ussuri is a right tributary of the Amur, less than nine hundred kilometers long. Bureya is a left tributary of the Amur, flows through the territory of the Amur Region and the Khabarovsk Territory, the length is about six hundred kilometers. The Sungari is the largest right tributary of the Amur. It flows through the territory of China. The Amgun is a large left tributary of the Amur, originating in the mountains of the Bureysky ridge. The length of Amguni is slightly more than seven hundred kilometers. It flows through the territory of the Khabarovsk Territory, in permafrost conditions. Anyui is a right tributary of the Amur, the source is in the mountains of the Khabarovsk Territory. The Tunguska is a left tributary of the Amur, eighty-six kilometers long, completely flows through the plains of the Khabarovsk Territory.
In the past two years, the ecological situation in the waters of the Amur has deteriorated significantly. In the winter of 2005, an accident occurred at a chemical plant located on the banks of the Songhua River in China. The result of the incident was a powerful release of chemicals into the waters of the river, which is the largest tributary of the Amur, naturally, poisonous substances soon got into the water of the Amur. Despite the construction of the dam, water poisoning continues to this day.
Anadyr river
Anadyr is a relatively small Chukchi river, its length is 1150 kilometers, and the basin area is one hundred ninety one thousand square kilometers. The source of Anadyr is located in the center of the Anadyr plateau, there is a small lake from which the Siberian river originates. The channel runs through the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and the river flows into the Anadyr Bay in the Bering Sea. The banks of Anadyr are high mountains overgrown with dense forests, therefore, villages, practically along the entire length of the river, are not found. Sometimes nomadic tribes of the Chukchi come to the cold waters of Anadyr.
River Amur flows through the territory of the Far East, Mongolia and China. Slightly more than half (54%) of the basin is located in Russia. The channel of the Amur separates the two neighboring states China and Russia. The basin area of the Amur River is 1,855 thousand square meters. km. according to this indicator, it ranks fourth among Russian rivers and tenth among the rivers of the world. The length of the river is 2824 km.
It feeds primarily on monsoon rains, which account for 75% of its annual runoff, snow feeding plays a secondary role. Because of this, fluctuations in the water level in the channel are 10-15 meters during floods. During heavy rainfall, the river can overflow for 10-20 kilometers. During summer floods, water level fluctuations do not exceed 3-4 meters.
Downstream of the Amur River
Verkhniy Amur, stretching from the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers to the city of Blagoveshchensk, has a length of about 900 kilometers.
In the upper course, the river has a mountainous character and a strong current. Between the Nyukzha ridge and the Big Khingan, the Amur passes between rocky and high shores. Closer to the city of Blagoveshchensk, the mountains gradually recede and the current slows down.
Middle Amur this is a section of the river between Blagoveshchensk and Khabarovsk with a length of about 1000 km.
In this section, the river flows in a wide valley, the banks in places are swampy, the channel flows in numerous.
Pacific Ocean Basin - Rivers and Seas
After crossing the Small Khingan, the Amur valley narrows and its waters gather into one powerful stream flowing in the picturesque valley.
Lower Amur, this is a section from Khabarovsk to the sea, with a length of about 950 km. Here the river flows through the vast Lower Amur lowland, where many lakes and oxbows meet. After the city of Nikolaevsk there is the Amur estuary, through which it connects with the Tatar Strait.
After the confluence of a large tributary of the tributary, the Ussuri, the Amur becomes especially full-flowing.
Tributaries
Zeya, Ussuri, Bureya, Sungari, Argun, Anyui. Gorin, Gur, Amgun
Fishery resources
Amur is one of the largest fishing regions in Russia.
The most valuable fish are Chum salmon, Salmon, Pink salmon, Smelt, Lamprey. In addition, such rare fish species as Kaluga and Sea Sturgeon live in the river.
Briefly
The main characteristics of the Amur River:
Length - 2824 km.
Swimming pool - 2855 sq. Km
Annual flow - 11330 cubic meters / s
Maximum width - 5 km (Troitskoe village)
Maximum depth - 56 m. (Near Tyrsky cliff)
Food - mainly rain
Interesting Facts:
- The first Russians appeared on the Amur in 1644, then the Cossacks came there under the leadership of V.
- Every year, MPCs are exceeded in the river for microbiological indicators, nitrates and phenol.
- The Amur River basin is located on the territory of three states - Russia (about 54%), China (44%) and Mongolia (2%).
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About forty rivers belong to the Pacific Ocean basin. The largest and most significant rivers are the Amur, which flows into the Sea of Okhotsk and Anadyr, which flows into the Bering Sea. All rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean can be characterized as relatively short, but fast flowing. Both Amur and Anadyr originate and flow one third among the mountains.
*** The Amur flows along the border of Russia and China, partly along the territory of Mongolia.
What rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean?
Thus, the river bed passes through the territory of three countries. In each of the countries, Amur has its own name, for example, the Chinese call it the "River of the Black Dragon", and the Mongols call it "the Black River". The length of the Amur is two thousand eight hundred seventy-four kilometers (2874 km.), And the length of the entire basin is about four and a half thousand kilometers, from the mouth of the Shilka and Argun rivers. By the area of the basin, the Amur is in fourth place among Russian rivers, second only to the Yenisei, Ob and Lena, the area of the Amur river basin is one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five square kilometers.
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*** Anadyr is a relatively small Chukchi river, its length is 1150 kilometers, and the basin area is one hundred ninety one thousand square kilometers. The source of Anadyr is located in the center of the Anadyr plateau, there is a small lake from which the Siberian river originates. The channel runs through the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and the river flows into the Anadyr Bay in the Bering Sea. The banks of Anadyr are high mountains overgrown with dense forests, therefore, villages, practically along the entire length of the river, are not found.
Sometimes nomadic tribes of the Chukchi come to the cold waters of Anadyr.
*** In the west, rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean: Penjina, Yalujiang (Amnokkan), Yellow River, Yangtze, Xijiang, Yuanjiang
*** Rivers of North America - Yukon, Kuskokwim, Fraser, Columbia, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Colorado, Salado.
education:
Characteristics of the Pacific Ocean. Rivers and seas in the Pacific Ocean. Ecological status of the ocean
The characteristics of the Pacific region show that it is the largest and deepest on the planet.
It will be on continents such as Eurasia, America, Australia and Antarctica. In Marian Dich, the ocean depth reaches 11 km. 
etymology
The first person living in Europe to visit the eastern part of the ocean is Balboa, the Spanish conqueror.
When he crossed the Isthmus of Panama and, unknowingly, entered the ocean, he called it the South Sea. A few years later, Fernand Magellan decided to try his fortune.
He traveled for almost four months, crossing the ocean from the Philippines to Tierra del Fuego. After that, he was named Tikh. But the French scientist Buyash, who swam with his team and the Pacific Ocean, and his entire basin, having estimated its enormous size, called it the Great.
However, this hydronym is not caught. 
Properties of salt and water in winter
In fact, the highest salt ratio is 35.6%. This option is found only in the tropics due to the fact that the climate in these areas does not have a lot of precipitation, but strong evaporation occurs here. The characteristics of the Pacific Ocean, found in many reference books, show that in the immediate vicinity of the eastern part of the salinity, the water is significantly reduced due to cold currents.
It should be noted that in temperate and clandestine regions this indicator is approaching the lowest level due to constant rain and snow. 
The appearance of ice, that is, the freezing of water, directly depends on the salt content. They often cover only the Antarctic regions, as well as the waters of the Bering Sea, the Sea of Japan and the oceanic sea. On the shores of Alaska, ice gorges often travel mainly across the Pacific Ocean.
Due to the harmful effects of human activities, the Pacific Map allows you to mark several areas of water that are completely polluted and cause great harm to humans, as well as to life-threatening types such as seals, whales.
The main pollution is oil and all types of waste. Because of this, the ocean is overloaded with metals, radioactive substances that simply cannot be in the water. A complete characterization of the Pacific Ocean showed that all substances belonging to it are present in the entire water area. The most interesting fact is that similar compounds have been found in animals living near Antarctica.
The place that attracts tourists has long been associated with beautiful landscapes.
Most people come to see the landfill that was created a few years ago by the waste generated by the currents. It's scary to almost get to the shores of California, Hawaii and Japan. If in 2001 the area of the city was 1 billion square meters. km and weighing 4 million tons, at the moment this number has increased thousands of times!
This deposit grows to a decent size every 10 years. 
Due to the fact that some birds take small plastic food collections, they eat or feed them with chickens. As a result, the body does not digest these substances, and the creature dies due to the inability to take them.
Animal and plant life
More than half of the world's population lives in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
There are many types of fish and plants. Phytoplankton alone numbers more than 1,300 representatives. The vegetation of the water is 4 thousand water and 29 land plants. Kelp is common in cold zones, the length of which sometimes reaches 200 m. In the tropics, red and fucose algae. 
In the depths live holothurians, which are stored only on the ground.
hydrosphere
Tropical ocean water is a thousand times richer in fish than other waters. Here you can see sea urchins, horseshoes and many other animal species that have not survived in other oceans. Most of the salmon live there.
Rivers in the Pacific
All watercourses that extend into the ocean are not large in size, but they have a fairly high current velocity. At present, there is no exact figure how many streams are combined with these powerful waters.
Some have more than 100 streams, while others have more than a thousand.
The Pacific Ocean map allows you to see 40 rivers that directly belong to its basin. The largest of them is the watercourse, which has a larger Okhotsk mouth - the Amur. 
Mineral resources
You shouldn't lose sight of the fact that there are many minerals at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Here you can find deposits of various minerals. On the fields of many countries, especially Japan, USA, Australia and other countries, they produce gas and oil. Tin is produced in large quantities in Malaysia, zircon is found in Australia. In the northern part of the water there are ores and manganese deposits. Thanks to the estimates that characterize the characteristics of the Pacific Ocean, it can be said that these waters hide about 40% of the gas and oil reserves.
There are also hydrates, and in 2013 Japan decided to drill wells to extract natural gas from the capital to the northeast of the ocean. 
In the Pacific seas, their character is often not manifested as a problematic stream. At the same time, it is interesting that Magellan and his crew, who traveled by water, came to a storm during all three months of their stay. This is why the ocean got its name.
It is divided into several sides: north and south, the border between which runs along the equatorial line.
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There are about forty rivers in the Pacific Ocean.
The largest and most important rivers are the Amur, which flows into the Sea of Okhotsk and Anadyr and flows into the Bering Sea. All rivers flowing in the Pacific Ocean can be characterized as relatively short, but rapidly developing.
Both Cupid and Anadir begin, and the third pass through the mountains.
Amur river
Cupid runs along the borders of Russia and China, partly along the territory of Mongolia. Thus, the flow passes through the territory of three countries. In each country, Cupid has its own name, for example, the Chinese call it the "Dragon of the Black Dragon" and the Mongols "Black River". Cupid is two thousand eight hundred kilometers long (2874 km.), And the entire length of the basin is about four and a half thousand kilometers from the mouth of the Shilka and Argun rivers.
From this area, the Amur basin is in fourth place among Russian rivers, only the Yenisei, ON and Lena, in the area of the Amur river basin, one thousand 855 square kilometers.
In the Russian Federation, the Amur streams in the Primorsky Territory, the Khabarovsk Territory - the Amur Region, the Chita Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Agin-Buryat Autonomous District.
Cupid was created as a result of a connection between two rivers: Argun and Shilka. Argun comes from Mongolia, more precisely on the western slopes of the Great Khingan Valley. The length of Argun from the source to the connection with Shilko is about one thousand six hundred kilometers. The source of Shilka is located in the Chita region before coming to Argun, the waters of the rivers cross five hundred and fifty kilometers.
Confluence of the Ussuri River with the Amur River.
Satellite view
Kupid has seven main tributaries Zeya, Ussuri, Bureya, Sungari, Amgun, Anui, Tunguska. Zya is the right tributary of the Amur. The source is located in the mountains, which belongs to the housing regime. Ussuri is a real tributary of the Cupid, the length of which is less than nine hundred kilometers. Bureya is a left tributary of the Amur River, flows through the territory of the Amur Region and the Khabarovsk Territory, the length is about six hundred kilometers. The Sungari is the largest tributary of the Amur River.
It passes through the territory of China. The Amgun is a great left tributary of the Amur, originating from the Bureysky ridge mountain. The length of Amgunia is just over seven hundred kilometers. It passes through the territory of the Khabarovsk Territory in conditions of constant cold. Anyui is a real tributary of the Amur, its source in the mountains of the Khabarovsk Territory. The Tunguska is a left tributary of the Amur, eighty-four kilometers long, which runs entirely along the plains of the Khabarovsk Territory.
Over the past two years, the ecological situation in the waters of the Amur has deteriorated significantly.
In the winter of 2005, an accident occurred at a chemical plant located on the banks of the Songhua River in China. Crash. The result was a strong release of chemicals into the water of the river, which is the largest tributary of the Amur, of course, poisonous substances that soon enter the water on the Amur. Despite the installation of the dam, water poisoning continues today.
About one hundred and twenty species of fish are found in the waters of the Amur. Among them are white and black cups, sturgeon, beluga whale, oyster, kaluga and many others.
Among the representatives of the sturgeon family there are large individuals, sometimes the weight of the beluga whale reaches one ton, and the Amur sturgeon is considered the largest. The river is a large object where industrial fishing is developing.
Khabarovsk, Amur
Anadyr river
Anadyr is a relatively small river Chukka, its length is 1150 kilometers, and the surface of the basin is one hundred and nineteen thousand square kilometers.
The Anadyr spring is located in the center of the Anadyr plateau. There is a small lake from which the Siberian River is taken. Riverbeds pass through the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and the river flows into Anadir Bay in the Bering Sea.
The shores of Anadyr are high mountains covered with dense forests, and villages, almost all along the river, have not been found. Sometimes the nomadic tribes of the Chukchi came to the cold waters of Anadyr.
Anadyr harbor located on the outskirts of the Anadyr river
There are six main tributaries in Anadyr: the apple (right tributary) Eropol (right tributary) Chineyveem (left tributary), white (left tributary), Mayne (right tributary) and the Tanyurer River (left tributary).
Island (river flowing in the Pacific Ocean)
The width and depth of the river does not allow large cargo ships to pass through it, therefore only small vessels are used as a transport line. Only at the mouth of the Anadir is six and a half miles seven kilometers in the middle, and the upper course of the river is shown in the lower reaches of the Anadir, and the development of industrial fishing in the upper and middle reaches of fish was captured only by fans and athletes.
Land belonging to the basin of the rich deposits of Anadyr coal, so that small cargo ships pass along the river, transporting coal on the river to Anadyr Bay, where ports and berths are being built.
The bulk of Anadyr's water is due to melting snow, and to a lesser extent the river is fed by rain and groundwater. The aforementioned Chukotka River reaches very early frosts - in mid-September, the middle and lower streams are covered with ice in October.
Ice starts only at the beginning of summer. There is no navigation in Anadyr for about eight months.
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Pacific Rivers
The rivers that belong to the Pacific Ocean basin in North America are short but very deep.
These rivers are surrounded by deep and narrow valleys called canyons.
The largest river in the Pacific Ocean basin is the Colorado River, which is home to many hydroelectric power plants that generate power for several states.
In the northern west of North America, the Yukon River flows, the lower course of which resembles the great and full-flowing rivers of Siberia.
Pacific Rivers
The Yukon River carries its waters directly into the Pacific Ocean. In summer, there is high water in it, in July the river overflows for 160 km.
Rivers of the Atlantic Ocean Basin
The rivers of the Atlantic Ocean basin are very long, they have a large number of tributaries. The largest river on the continent, which belongs to the Atlantic Ocean basin, is the Mississippi.
The main tributary of the Mississippi is the Missouri River, one of the longest rivers in the world.
The Mississippi River basin occupies 1/6 of North America.
In frosty winters, the Mississippi is covered with ice (except for the part crossing the tropical latitudes), in summer the river is overflowing. The Mississippi is called "thick mud": its waters are colored yellow, as the current washes away loose clay rocks.
Lakes of north america
On the territory of North America, the largest concentration of freshwater lakes on earth is located - the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes complex unites five reservoirs, two of which are fastened together by Niagara Falls.
The largest lake on the continent is the Upper Lake, it is the largest fresh water body on the planet.
The fresh lakes of North America do not freeze in winter, which makes them suitable for year-round industrial use.
Salt lakes are located in the north of the continent. The largest of them are Big Bear, Big Slave, Big Salt Lake.
Niagara Falls
Translated from the language of the ancient Indians, "Niagara" means "thundering water". This name very accurately characterizes the reservoir: the noise of Niagara Falls is heard at a distance of 25 km.
Niagara Falls is relatively young: it was formed about 10 thousand years ago.
Niagara Falls consists of three falls: Horseshoe, Veil, and American Falls. The height of all three waterfalls is 53 meters (of which 21 meters are visible).
Despite the fact that the height is low, the waterfalls are very wide, the volumes of falling water reach 5700 m3 / s. Niagara Falls attracts many tourists from all over the world.
The most colorful views of the falls are from Canada.
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Before figuring out which rivers belong to the Pacific Ocean basin, it is worth finding out what it is.
The deceiving Pacific Ocean is surrounded by five continents:
- Eurasia;
- North America;
- South America;
- Australia;
- Antarctica.
A myriad of islands are scattered throughout its territory. The ocean connects countries and people by water and air.
The Pacific was first called the Great, it is the leader among other oceans:
- The total surface area is 178.7 million square kilometers - half of the total area of all water bodies of the Earth and a third of the planet's surface. From south to north, it stretches for 16 thousand kilometers, from east to west - for 20 thousand.
- The total volume of water is 710 million cubic kilometers. At the same time, when closer to the poles the water is covered with ice, builds icebergs and gives rise to tsunamis, in tropical latitudes it surprises with transparency and piercing blue. There are tens of thousands of living things - fish, animals, bacteria, algae, fungi.
- The depth of the ocean is 3984 m on average. The bottom is cut by mountains and gorges. The deepest place is the Mariana Trench (the distance from the water surface to the bottom is 11 km). It was formed 180 million years ago and carefully keeps its secrets from scientists. The difficult terrain makes the Pacific Ocean sea, each of which has a special life.
Rivers belonging to the Pacific Ocean basin make up a list of almost four hundred names. They replenish the water supply and bring alluvium - the material for the structure of the bottom. These are mainly turbulent mountain streams with a winding channel.
The deepest rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin belong to the lands of Eurasia and North America. The rest of the continents give insignificant influx. Asian runoffs only affect the adjacent seas. Those that flee the American shores become part of the ocean entirely.
Yangtze
The Yangtze River crosses China from west to east. She divided the country, giving rise to different cultures on its two shores in ancient times.
The source of the Yangtze is located in the mountains of Tibet at an elevation of about 5000 m above sea level. Here it is fed by the glaciers of the Tangla and Kukushili ranges. At the beginning of the path, the river is called Jinshajiang.
Having squeezed through the gorges of the Sino-Tibetan mountains, it significantly loses height. In the canyon, the Tiger Leaping Gorge, there is the narrowest point on the river - about 30 m. According to legend, the tiger, fleeing from the hunter, was able to overcome this distance. The canyon is located within the UNESCO-protected Three Parallel Rivers Conservation Park, namely the Yangtze, Mekong and Salween.
Further, the Yangtze path passes through the Sichuan Basin. Here it is joined by the large tributaries of the Minjiang and Jialingjiang. The rivers are fed by monsoons. The current becomes peaceful, from here a full-fledged navigation begins.
A popular tourist destination is the Three Gorges. The Yangtze and Wujiang, one of its main tributaries, made their way through the Wushan mountain range, forming the Quitang, Wu and Silin gorges.
The beauty of nature is emphasized by the most powerful hydroelectric power station built on the river. A cascade of dams contributes to the destruction of natural and historical monuments located here.
Below the Yangtze it flows through the Jianghan Plain, where it is replenished with the waters of several lakes and tributaries, of which there are more than 700, of which the largest is Han Shui.
Passing along the southern tip of the Great Plain of China, the Yangtze splits into many branches and, when it flows into the South China Sea, forms the Golden Triangle - a wide delta that forms an estuary. The eight-kilometer Sutunsky Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge on the planet, is thrown across it. Here is the most populous city on Earth - Shanghai.
In the Pacific Ocean basin, the Yangtze is the largest river in Eurasia. The Chinese themselves call it the "Long River" - Changjiang. In general, its length is 6300 km.
The waters of the river are used for electricity production, agriculture, fishing, tourism and shipping in conjunction with the Great Canal.
Yellow he
The second longest river in the Pacific Ocean basin is the Yellow River, for its unusual color it is called Yellow. Its length, according to various estimates, ranges from 4670 km to 5464 km.
For a long time it bore the name "The Tribulation of China" or "The River of a Thousand Sorrows." The reason for this was the regular destructive floods that claimed many lives. Two dozen times its channel changed the direction and location of the estuary, flooding entire villages.
Gradually, the river is filled with sand brought from the source and becomes more and more rebellious. Despite the construction of several dozen dams for power plants, special bypass canals and catchments, disasters repeat themselves every few years.
But the same deposits enable farmers to get a rich harvest. The use of water on the bay of rice fields led to the fact that the Yellow River began to dry up.
The river basin area is approximately 750 thousand square kilometers. It is difficult to determine exactly due to the changeable nature of the flow. For the same reason, shipping is poorly developed even on a calm flat part.
The Yellow River originates at an altitude of 4500 m in the Tibetan Plateau at Bayan-Khara-Ula, not far from the source of the Yangtze and the Mekong. The upper reaches of these rivers were united into the "Sources of Three Rivers" reserve.
Escaping from the embrace of the Tibetan mountains, the river makes the Ordos loop, embracing a section of the Ordos steppe. Between the low hills covered with rare bushes, the mirrors of the salt and fresh lakes shine. Among them, the mausoleum of the great conqueror Genghis Khan was lost. The southern border is guarded by the Great Wall of China. The Yellow River continues south and reaches the Loess Plateau. Loess washed out of the soil - a calcareous rock of light yellow color - became the reason for the name of the river. Here it is the only major source of moisture for numerous agricultural farms and cities. Then, downstream, the withdrawn water is replenished by numerous tributaries, the most important of which are Dasyakhe, Weihe, Taohe, Lohe. Having run along the Great Plain of China, the Yellow River flows into the Yellow Sea, forming a delta on the shores of the Bohai Bay.
Dozens of power plants and industrial waste discharges pose an environmental problem. The water is so polluted that it is not even suitable for use in industry and agriculture.
Mekong
The Mekong River also belongs to the Pacific Ocean basin. It begins on the Tangla ridge at an altitude of about 5 thousand kilometers and crosses the borders of six states of Indochina:
- China;
- Cambodia:
- Vietnam;
- Laos;
- Myanmar;
- Thailand.
For the last three, it partially serves as a natural boundary. Each country has its own name. For example, for the Chinese - Lancangjiang, and for the Vietnamese - Cuu Long.
The length of the river is 4.5 thousand km and the rather calm flow in the flat part allows it to be used as a serious transport artery. At normal times, you can climb from the estuary by 700 km, and during high water - by 1600 km. Most of the Mekong's path passes through mountain crevices. Rapid, deep current abounds in rapids.
The construction of the hydroelectric power station is hampered by disputes between neighbors. After all, the river's nutrition depends on both rains and glaciers at the source. Residents of Laos and Cambodia fear that the dams will block the flow of water.
On the border between Laos and Cambodia, the channel level gradually changes by 21 m, and a spectacular stepped Khon waterfall is formed. After it, the stream enters the plain, calms down.
An additional inflow is provided by lakes. The most original of them is Tonle Sap. It is constantly changing shape, so residents build houses right on the water, and the drain from the lake joins the Mekong stream along with all the waste. This practice was adopted by the inhabitants of Vietnam. They live in floating houses, under which fish are raised in nets like livestock. The branched Mekong Delta is located on the territory of Vietnam. Eight of its branches formed estuaries that protrude far into the South China Sea. The shores are covered with impenetrable swamps and jungles.
Yukon
The list of the longest rivers belonging to the Pacific Ocean basin includes the North American Yukon River with a length of 3,185 km. Because of the high flow and severe nature, the Indians called it the "Big River".
Unlike those described above, it flows through cold lands and is covered with ice for more than six months. Most of the water comes from glaciers and melting snows.
Despite the cold, animals live here, salmon comes to spawn.
The source of the Yukon is considered to be the Atlin Lake complex, located in southwestern Canada at an elevation of 731 m above sea level. The river flows out of Marsh Lake, the last in the chain.
The Canadian side of the river is mountainous and full of rapids. It is not suitable for boating.
In this part, the current is flat, during the warm season from June to September it is used for navigation. In June, floods occur when the water level rises to 20 m. There are only four road bridges and many crossings thrown across the stream.
The Yukon flows into the Bering Sea. The Delta is Alaska's most populous place. But at the beginning of the 20th century, it was impossible to find the Yukon and its tributary Klondike on world maps. After the discovery of gold deposits, there were more hunters to move to the gold-bearing shores than they could accommodate. Now there are few people who want to live in this cold land. The gold rush has left only an aura of romance that attracts tourists. They also go on boat excursions to admire the picturesque rocky shores.
Amur
The full-flowing Far Eastern Amur has a length of 2824 kilometers. The basin covers a little less than two million square kilometers and covers part of the territory of Mongolia.
For half a year, the river is ice, from July to August heavy rains lead to floods.
The beginning of the Amur is considered to be the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers at an altitude of 303 m above sea level. If we add the length of the sources, in total we get more than 4000 km. After the merger, it goes east, separating the territory of Russia from China, where it is called the "Black River" or "Black Dragon". Full-fledged shipping begins from this place.
Among the numerous tributaries of the Amur there are such as the Zeya. It is deeper and fuller and can compete for leadership. Its confluence point separates the mountainous Upper and swampy valley Middle Amur.
After the annexation of Ussuri, Nizhny Amur begins near Khabarovsk. The gentle valley is covered with lakes and oxbow lakes left after seasonal floods.
The Amur ends in the Amur estuary, from where it goes into the Tatar Strait, then into the Sea of Okhotsk and further into the Pacific Ocean.
The nature on the banks is as varied as the nature of the current. As the boiling water on the rapids is replaced by a network of channels, so the steppes and semi-deserts are replaced by taiga forests. Fishermen love the river for the abundance of delicious fish. Scientists are studying ancient rock paintings left about three thousand years ago. Extreme tourists go rafting. Cautious tourists can arrange a photo shoot of local birds and animals and, possibly, catch a rare Amur tiger in the frame.
The rivers entering the Pacific Ocean basin can be enumerated for a long time. This list includes Anadyr, Colorado, Fraser, Liaohe, Brisbane and others. They are all beautiful. Each of them has its own characteristics, they benefit a person.
