🌊 Rapids of the World

These are notable rapids — stretches where a river drops over rock and boulder, churns to white water and has long blocked navigation, shaped trade routes and drawn kayakers and rafters alike. Each profile shows where the rapid runs, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

48 rapids from 13 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any rapid for its full profile.

Africa (5) Americas (24) Asia (1) Europe (16) Oceania (2)

Africa (5 rapids)

Americas (24 rapids)

Asia (1 rapids)

Europe (16 rapids)

Oceania (2 rapids)

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.