🌊 River Distributaries of the World

These are notable river distributaries — the branches into which a river divides as it approaches its mouth, weaving the deltas and alluvial fans that feed seas and inland sinks. Each profile shows where the channel runs, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

31 river distributaries from 18 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any river distributary for its full profile.

Africa (3) Americas (4) Asia (11) Europe (12) Oceania (1)

Africa (3 river distributaries)

Americas (4 river distributaries)

Asia (11 river distributaries)

Europe (12 river distributaries)

Oceania (1 river distributaries)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.