River Facts

Interesting facts about the many famous rivers of the world

Rivers through Capital Cities - the Essential List

Rivers - Capital Cities - the Advanced Quizzer List

Rivers - Capital Cities - Out of Interest

Capital Cities that have rivers of the same name

1. The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, after the Volga River, and passes through four capital cities - Vienna, Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest, and Belgrade (Serbia). It's source is in Germany and it passes through another 9 countries before emptying into the Black Sea.
2. Which river is the longest in the world? The Nile is most widely credited as the longest at 4160 miles (source Lake Victoria). However, the Amazon has several mouths and if the most distant mouth is counted it can be said to be longer than the Nile.
3. In New York City the East River divides Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn.
4. The Ganges flows through India and Bangladesh.
5. The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon and is also famous for the Hoover Dam (formerly, called the Boulder Dam).
6. The Loire is the longest river completely flowing in France and flows through the cities of Nantes, Tours and Orleans.
7. After the Danube, the Rhine is the second longest river in Central and Western Europe. The biggest city on the Rhine is Cologne.
8. Famous Dams include The Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River and the Aswan Dam across the Nile.

Other Major Cites and their Rivers

Longest Rivers