List of rivers of Peru
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This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in Peru. Lengths are according to INEI.[1]
Longest rivers
[change | change source]| River | Length (km) | Length (miles) | Outflow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ucayali | 1,771 | 1100 | Amazon |
| 2. | Marañón | 1,414 | 879 | Amazon |
| 3. | Putumayo | 1,380 | 858 | Amazon |
| 4. | Yavarí | 1,184 | 736 | Amazon |
| 5. | Huallaga | 1,138 | 707 | Marañón |
| 6. | Urubamba | 862 | 536 | Ucayali |
| 7. | Mantaro | 724 | 450 | Apurímac |
| 8. | Amazon | 713 | 443 | Atlantic Ocean |
| 9. | Apurímac | 690 | 429 | Ucayali |
| 10. | Napo | 667 | 414 | Amazon |
| 11. | Madre de Dios | 655 | 407 | Amazon |
By Drainage Basin
[change | change source]This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than 400 miles are in bold.
Atlantic Ocean
[change | change source]- Amazon River
- Madeira River (Brazil)
- Madre de Dios River
- Orthon River (Bolivia)
- Tahuamanu River
- Muymano River
- Mamuripi River
- Manuripe River
- Tahuamanu River
- Heath River
- Tambopata River
- Río de Las Piedras or Tacuatimanu
- Pariamanu River
- Inambari River
- Manú River
- Orthon River (Bolivia)
- Madre de Dios River
- Purus River
- Acre River
- Iaco River or Yaco
- Chandless River
- Curanja River
- Alto Purús River
- Juruá River or Yurua
- Alto Yurua
- Putumayo River
- Yaguas River
- Algodón River
- Campuya River
- San Miguel River
- Yavarí River
- Yavarí Mirim River
- Gálvez River
- Atacuarí River
- Pichana River
- Apayacu River
- Napo River
- Mazán River
- Tamboyacu River
- Curaray River
- Aguarico River
- Nanay River
- Pintoyacu River
- Chambira River
- Pintoyacu River
- Marañón River
- Tigre River
- Corrientes River
- Tangarana River
- Samiria River
- Chambira River
- Urituyacu River
- Huallaga River
- Paranapura River
- Shanusi River
- Chipurana River
- Mayo River
- Biabo River or Biavo
- Sisa River
- Huallabamba River
- Abiseo River
- Mishollo River
- Chontayac River
- Tulumayo River
- Monzón River
- Higueras RIver
- Nucuray River
- Pastaza River
- Huasaga River
- Morona River
- Santiago River
- Nieva River
- Cenepa River
- Chiriaco River or Imaza
- Chinchipe River
- Utcubamba River
- Chamaya River
- Huayllabamba River
- Chotano River
- Quebrada San Antonio
- Llaucano River
- Crisnejas River or Crisnegas
- Cajamarca River
- Condebamba River
- Chusgon River
- San Miguel River
- Puccha River
- Tigre River
- Ucayali River
- Tapiche River
- Guanache River
- Cushabatay River
- Pisqui River
- Aguaytía River
- Tamaya River
- Pachitea River
- Pichis River
- Palcazu River
- Pozuzo River
- Huancabamba River or Huayabamba
- Pozuzo River
- Sheshea River or Chesheya or Chessea
- Cohengu River
- Urubamba River
- Inuya River
- Mishagua River
- Camisea River
- Yavero River or Paucartambo
- Ticumpinia River
- Cumpirusiato River
- Cushireni River
- Vilcanota River
- Tambo River
- Perené River
- Pangoa River
- Mazamari River
- Satipo River
- Paucartambo River
- Chanchamayo River or Chanchama
- Tulumayo River
- Pangoa River
- Ene River
- Mantaro River
- Huarpa River
- Yucay River or Pongor
- Ichu River or Huancavelica
- Occoro River
- Vilca River
- Cunas River
- Huarpa River
- Apurímac River
- Pampas River
- Pachachaca River
- Santo Tomás River
- Velille River
- Mantaro River
- Perené River
- Madeira River (Brazil)
Altiplano
[change | change source]- Desaguadero River
- Mauri River
- Lake Titicaca
- Ilave River
- Huenque River
- Coata River
- Ramis River
- Azángaro River
- Carabaya River
- Ayaviri River
- Azángaro River
- Huancané River
- Suches River
- Ilave River
Pacific Ocean
[change | change source]- Zarumilla River
- Tumbes River
- Chira River
- Piura River
- Cascajal River
- Olmos River
- Motupe River or La Leche
- Chancay River (Lambayeque)
- Zaña River
- Chamán River
- Jequetepeque River
- Chicama River
- Moche River
- Virú River
- Chao River
- Santa River
- Lacramarca River
- Nepeña River
- Casma River
- Culebras River
- Huarmey River
- Fortaleza River
- Pativilca River
- Supe River
- Huaura River
- Chancay River (Huaral)
- Chillón River
- Rímac River
- Lurín River
- Mala River
- Omas River
- Cañete River
- Topara River
- San Juan River
- Pisco River
- Ica River
- Grande River or Nazca
- Acarí River
- Yauca River
- Indio Muerto or Chala
- Chaparra
- Atico
- Caravelí River
- Ocoña River
- Camaná River
- Vitor River
- Sihuas River
- Quilca River or Chili
- Tambo River
- Corlaque River
- Osmore River or Moquegua or Ilo
- Locumba River
- Sama River
- Caplina River
List by letter
[change | change source]- Acre River
- Aguarico River
- Amazon River
- Apurímac River
- Camaná River
- Caplina River
- Cañete River
- Chamán River
- Chancay River (Lambayeque)
- Chancay River (Huaral)
- Chao River
- Casma River
- Cenepa River
- Chambira River
- Chillón River
- Chinchipe River
- Chira River
- Colca River
- Comaina River
- Cunas River
- Desaguadero River
- Ene River
- Heath River
- Huallaga River
- Huancabamba River
- Huarmey River
- Javary River
- Jurua River
- Ica River
- Ilo River
- Jequetepeque River
- Madre de Dios River
- Mala River
- Mantaro River
- Manú River
- Marañón River
- Mayo River
- Moche River
- Moquegua River
- Motupe River
- Napo River
- Nieva River
- Osmore River
- Palcazu River
- Perené River
- Pisco River
- Piura River
- Pozuzo River
- Putumayo River
- Purus River
- Quebrada Magunchal
- Quebrada Seca
- Quilca River
- Rímac River
- Pachitea River
- Perené River
- San Antonio River
- Santa River
- Tambo River
- Tambopata River
- Tigre River
- Tumbes River
- Ucayali River
- Urubamba River
- Utcubamba River
- Virú River
- Yavarí River
- Zarumilla River
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Perú: Compendio Estadístico 2005, p. 21.
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- GEOnet Names Server Archived 2020-04-10 at the Wayback Machine