Yangtze / Chang Jiang The longest river of Asia

Yangtze / Chang Jiang  The longest river of Asia

Yangtze or Chang Jiang, river in China, the longest river of Asia and the third longest river in the world. The Yangtze flows a total distance of 6,300 km , from the glaciers on the Quenghai  Tibetan Plateau  in the west to the East China Sea in the east at Shanghai .

 , forming China’s principal navigable waterway and a natural boundary between what is traditionally considered northern and southern China.

The river is longest in world to flow entirely with in one country .

The three gorges dam on the Yangtze river is the largest hydroelectric power ( generating capacity 22500 MW) station in world  .

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Volga The longest river in Europe

Volga  The longest river in Europe

Volga, river in western Russia, longest and one of the most important rivers of Europe. The Volga River rises northwest of Moscow in the Valday Hills and flows 3,700 km to the southeast before emptying into the Caspian Sea near the city of Astrakhan . It is navigable for about 3200 km  and large numbers of ships ply its waters with freight and passengers. The Volga is fed by more than 200 tributaries (about 70 of which are navigable), including the Kama, Samara, Oka, and Vetluga. Together, the Volga and its tributaries occupy a watershed covering about 1,450,000 sq. km  or about 40 percent of European Russia.

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Danube River

Danube River

Danube is second longest river in Europe, it is longest river in European union region, and one of the principal transportation arteries on the continent. It is the only major European river to flow from west to east. It rises in the Black Forest region of Germany and flows in a generally easterly direction for a distance of about 2850 km, emptying, on the Romanian coast, into the Black Sea. The delta of the Danube is a region of desolate marshes and swamps, broken by tree-covered elevations. The Danube is navigable by ocean vessels to Brăila, Romania, and by river craft as far as Ulm in Germany, a distance of 2,600 km. About 60 of the approximately 300 tributaries of the Danube are navigable. The principal ones, in the order in which they merge with the Danube, include the Lech, Isar, Inn, Morava, Váh, Raab (Rába), Drava (Drau), Tisza, Sava, Siret, and Prut.

The Danube basin, more than 777,000 sq. km in area, includes parts of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. Important cities on the river include Ulm, Regensburg, and Passau, in Germany; Linz and Vienna, in Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; Belgrade, Serbia; and Galaţi and Brăila, in Romania. Canals link the Danube to the Main, Rhine, and Odra (Oder) rivers, providing a commercial route between the Black and North seas. The Danube Valley between Linz and Vienna, Austria, is noted for its beautiful scenery.

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Mekong River

Mekong River

Mekong  river in south eastern Asia, the longest river in the region. From its source in China's Qinghai Province near the border with Tibet, the Mekong flows generally southeast to the South China Sea . The Mekong crosses Yunnan Province, China, forms the border between Myanmar and Laos and most of the border between Laos and Thailand, and flows across Cambodia and southern Vietnam, emptying into the South China Sea. In the upper course are steep descents and swift rapids, but the river is navigable south of Louangphrabang, Laos.

Six countries that share Mekong are China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand ,Cambodia, and Vietnam  

Mekong is worlds 12 longest river and the 7th longest in Asia

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Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is worlds second largest fresh water lake after lake superior

Lake is situated in east central Africa . Bordered  by Uganda ,Kenya and Tanzania .

It is source of Nile river , it is drained by Nile river 

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Nile River

Nile River

Nile river flows in north eastern Africa

It is longest river in the world

The Nile flows from south to north from its source

Principle source is lake Victoria

It passes through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt on its way to Mediterranean sea 

Rhine River

Rhine River

Rhine River is one of the principal rivers of Europe. Rising in eastern Switzerland, the Rhine flows 1,320 km in a generally north western direction through or adjoining Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, to its mouth on the North Sea. It is formed high in the Swiss Alps by the Vorderrhein and the Hinterrhein, which join near the town of Chur..

 Its major tributaries are the Aare (Aar), Neckar, Main, Lahn, Ill, Mosel, Ruhr, and Lippe.

Because of the huge volume of freight and number of passengers carried on it, the Rhine is one of the most important commercial inland waterways in the world.

The river has historic importance

Countries effecting consist Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, and the Netherlands

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Krishna River

Krishna River

The Krishna river is the forth longest river which flows entirely in India ,after  the Ganga  , Godavari  and Narmada . The river is also known as Krishna veni .

Krishna  (river, India)  or  Kistna , river is situated  in southern India , rising in the Western Ghats in Maharastra  State at Mahabaleswar . It flows  generally east for 1,300 km (810 mi) before emptying into the Bay of  Bengal  near False  Divi  Point (Near koduru  in Andhra Pradesh) . The mouth of the river forms the northern limit of   the  Coromandel Coast. The river is not navigable, but  its waters are used for irrigation in Maharastra , Karnatka ,Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . The source of the Krishna is sacred to Hindus.

Tributaries

Main tributary to Krishna is Tungbhadra River  and Ghatprabha

There are four rivrs that join the Krishna at a confluence known as Preeti Sangam or ‘lovers meeting point”   in the satara district these are Venna river, Urmodi river, Tarli river and Konya River

Dams

Important dams are Nagarjun  sagar dam ,Narayan pur Dam ,Prakasham barrage ,almatti dam ,dhom dam  and Srisailam dam

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Anamudi

Anamudi

Anamudi  or Anai Mudi is the highest peak in western ghat and also in south India . it is located in state of kerala .its height is 2695 meters i.e. (8842ft) .

The name Anaimudi literally translate to “ elephants forehead ” ,a reference to the resemblance of mountain to an elephants head.