General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Rivers and Lakes)

General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Rivers and Lakes)

Major Rivers (by Length)

  • Nile, Africa

(6,825 km)

  • Amazon, South America

(6,437 km)

  • Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia

(6,380 km)

  • Mississippi, North America

(5,971 km)

  • Yenisey-Angara, Asia

(5,536 km)

  • Huang (Yellow), Asia

(5,464 km)

  • Ob-Irtysh, Asia

(5,410 km)

  • Amur, Asia

(4,416 km)

  • Lena, Asia

(4,400 km)

  • Congo, Africa

(4,370 km)

  • Mackenzie-Peace, North America

(4,241 km)

  • Mekong, Asia

(4,184 km)

  • Niger, Africa

(4,171 km)

Major Lakes (by Size)

  • Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe
 (371,000 sq km)
  • Superior, North America
 (82,100 sq km)
  • Victoria, Africa
 (69,500 sq km)
  • Huron, North America
 (59,600 sq km)
  • Michigan, North America
 (57,800 sq km)
  • Tanganyika, Africa
 (32,900 sq km)
  • Baikal, Asia
 (31,500 sq km)
  • Great Bear, North America
 (31,300 sq km)
  • Aral Sea, Asia
 (30,700 sq km)
  • High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) (1970), Egypt,
 168,000
  • Akosombo (1965), Ghana
 148,000
  • Daniel Johnson (1968), Canada,
 141,852
  • Guri (Raul Leoni) (1986), Venezuela,
 136,000
  • Krasnoyarsk (1967), CIS,
300
  • Bennet W.A.C. (1967),
 70,309
  • Zeya (1978), CIS,
 68,400
  • Malawi, Africa
 (28,900 sq km)
  • Great Salve, Canada
 (28,568 sq km)
  • Erie, North America
 (25,667 sq km)
  • Winnipeg, Canada
 (24,387 sq km)
  • Ontario, North America
 (19,529 sq km)
  • Balkhash, Kazakhstan
 (18,300 sq km)

Deepest Lakes by Greatest Depth

  • Baikal, Russian Fed.
 (5,315 ft)
  • Tanganyika, Africa
 (4,800 ft)
  • Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe
 (3,363 ft)
  • Malawi or Nyasa, Africa
 (2,317 ft)
  • Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
 (2,303 ft)

Greatest Man-made Lakes

  • Owen Falls (1954), Uganda,
 204,800
  • Kariba (1959), Zimbabwe,
 181,592
  • Bratsk (1964), CIS,
 169,270

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