2024 River Cup
Welcome to the 2024 River Cup! Vote for your favorites here to help us determine Earth's most remarkable river!
Round 1
Matches 5 through 8
Big Rivers
Match 5: Mississippi vs Amazon
The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America at 2,340 miles long, and the fourth longest in the world. 41% of the US drains into the river, and it is the 10th largest river in the world by discharge.
The Amazon River is the largest river in South America, flowing 4,000 miles through 6 countries. By discharge, it is the largest river in the world accounting for 20% of all river water entering the sea.
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Match 6: Ganges vs Congo
The Ganges River, flowing through India and Bangladesh, is the most populated river basin in the world with over 650 million people residing in the basin. The river is 1,569 miles long and is a sacred body of water to Hindus.
The river gets its name from the ancient Kongo Kingdom, which existed near the mouth of the river. The Congo River is the world's deepest recorded river at 720 feet (220 meters) deep in parts — too deep for light to penetrate.
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Match 7: Columbia vs La Seine
The Columbia River Basin is roughly the size of France, and flows roughly 1,200 miles through 7 US states and one Canadian province.
The Seine river is a 485 mile long river running through France. It is most famous as the river that flows through Paris
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Match 8: Yangtze vs Niger
The Yangtze is the third longest river in the world, flowing 3,915 miles through China. Over one third of all the inhabitants of China (greater than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin.
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa and is the third longest river in Africa, after the Nile and the Congo. The Niger flows through 10 countries before flowing into the delta, which covers 14,000 square miles as it drains into the Atlantic.
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Come back Monday, 10/7 for our next four matchups: River Rivers
Congratulations to our 2023 World's Most Remarkable River:
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