Top-10 of the largest rivers in the United States of America. The Missouri, Mississippi, and Yukon Rivers are the longest rivers in the United States.
List of the 10 Greatest Rivers in the United States
The list of the 10 Greatest Rivers in the United States includes a list of all watercourses with current flow from the highlands to the lowest that occupy the territory of the United States, taking into account their length in kilometers. The longest river in the United States is the Missouri River , followed by the Mississippi River and the Yukon River, which complete the podium in the ranking of the greatest rivers in the United States . The Yukon, Grande, Colorado and Columbia rivers not only flow through the United States, but can also flow through Mexico or Canada. 4 of the rivers on this list flow into the Mississippi which helps to understand why it is one of the largest basins in the world . Interestingly, the longest river in the United States is a tributary of the Mississippi.
10th Ohio River
Opening this list of the 10 Greatest Rivers in the United States is the Ohio River with a length of 1,575 kilometers .
9th Snake River
This river is 1,674 kilometers long and flows into one of the largest rivers in the United States , the Columbia River .
8th Red River
One of the great rivers that flow into the Mississippi, making it one of the largest river basins in the world . It has 1,811 kilometers .
7th Columbia River
With 2,000 kilometers in length, this river has its source in British Columbia, one of the largest provinces in Canada and after passing through North American territory, it flows into the Pacific Ocean.
6th Arkansas River
Another river belonging to the Mississippi watershed, one of the largest drainage basins in the world . It is 2,322 kilometers long.
5th Colorado River
This river with the name of an American State is 2,330 kilometers long, flowing into the Gulf of California.
4th Rio Grande
With 2,830 kilometers, this river has its source in Colorado and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
3rd Yukon River
Starting the podium count of the largest rivers in the United States , we have the Yukon River, with about 3,200 kilometers long.
2nd Mississippi River
One of the most internationally known rivers in the United States, it ranks 2nd on this list as it has 3,544 kilometers.
1st Missouri River
The longest river in the United States is the Missouri River, which is 3,768 kilometers long and is part of the Mississippi basin, one of the largest river basins in the world .
List of the 10 Greatest Rivers in the United States
| Position | River name | Length (kilometres) |
| 1 | Missouri river | 3,768 |
| 2 | Mississippi River | 3,544 |
| 3 | Yukon River | 3,185 |
| 4 | big River | 2,830 |
| 5 | Colorado River | 2,330 |
| 6 | Arkansas River | 2,322 |
| 7 | Columbia River | 2,000 |
| 8 | Red River | 1,811 |
| 9 | snake river | 1,674 |
| 10 | Ohio River | 1,575 |