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Top 10 Most Lethal Rivers In The World
These rivers are the longest, deepest, and most deadly in the world.
Top 10 Most Lethal Rivers in the World.
These rivers are the longest, deepest, and most deadly in the world. They contain numerous threats from animal life, rapids, swift, unpredictable currents, and waterfalls.
In this article, RNN has provided you with the list of the Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
1. Amazon River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
2. Mississippi River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
Mississippi River, the longest river in North America, drains with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1.2 million square miles or about one-eighth of the entire continent.
The Mississippi River lies entirely within the United States. Rising in Lake Itasca in Minnesota, it flows almost due south across the continental interior, collecting the waters of its major tributaries, the Missouri River (to the west) and the Ohio River (to the east), approximately halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico through a vast delta southeast of New Orleans, a total distance of 2,340 miles (3,766 km) from its source. With its tributaries, the Mississippi drains all or part of 31 U.S. states and two provinces in Canada.
3. Congo River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
Africa’s Congo River is one of the world’s most dangerous rivers. It is the continent’s most potent and one of the world’s largest at 2,992 miles.
Even though the Congo starts as a peaceful river, especially near Lake Tanganyika, it eventually begins to widen and picks up speed during this time.
4. Mekong River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
The Mekong River, the world’s twelfth longest river, is located in Asia. Historically the river is known as incredibly biodiverse and home to some very rare species of turtles and dolphins. The dangerous river also features perilous areas of rapids and is known for its fluctuations in water level.
5. Orinoco River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
The Orinoco River is located in South America and is the continent’s third longest waterway. It winds a complicated path through the landscape, making it deceptively hard to navigate and easy to lose one’s way on. The water runs quite quickly as well, making the reefs along its shore all the more dangerous.
6. River Nile
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
River Nile flows in Northeast Africa and was known as the longest river in the world before some conflicting sources from a 2007 study gave the title to the Amazon River. The longest or not, the river holds its royalty. It is 6,853 km long and comfortably lodges some deadly species of snakes, spiders, and crocodiles. Even if you manage to escape these predators, diseases shall follow you.
7. The Red River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
The Red River confuses the onlooker rather to call it beautiful or scary. The river crosses the Southern states of America and is relatively unique in a way that its currents are independent and move wherever they wish. This makes this river quite dangerous for those who try to dip their feet in such unpredictably twisting waters. The whirlpools created by this river can swallow a whole person and might never spit him back. The lower course of the river ends up in a series of marshes and swamps.
8. Niger River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
Niger River is the principal river of Western Africa which claimed the lives of over 5,000 people and 30,000 animals in 2010. When this 4,180 km long river bursts its banks, it destroys buildings and crops. It is known to have left millions of African people helpless and starving by destroying their vegetation and livestock. The river is also a disease spreader.
9. Murray River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
Murray River is another ma killer that first entices the revelers into its appealing depths and currents for activities such as kayaking and rafting.
10. Potomac River
Top 10 most lethal Rivers in the World.
Despite the Potomac River’s pleasant-looking surface, the waters of this American river are far from safe. The waters rush quickly between its boundaries, creating deadly undercurrents that could quickly sweep a swimmer down into its depths. Accidental falls are one of the most common causes of death and injury around the river. These falls can quickly turn fatal, first responders describe. But, the river provides some of the best whitewater in the world for those seeking a thrill.
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