Rivers
- Mississippi Basin, Canada and the United States 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W / 29.15111; -89.25333 (Mississippi River) — most extensive river basin at 2,981,076 km2 (1,151,000 square miles)
- Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson Rivers, United States 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W / 29.15111; -89.25333 (Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson Rivers) — longest river system at 6,275 km (3,902 miles)
- Missouri River, United States 38°48′49″N 90°7′11″W / 38.81361°N 90.11972°W / 38.81361; -90.11972 (Missouri River) — longest main stem river at 3,768 km (2,341 miles)
- Mississippi River, United States 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W / 29.15111; -89.25333 (Mississippi River) — longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at 3,544 km (2,202 miles)
- Yukon River, Canada and the United States 62°35′55″N 164°47′40″W / 62.59861°N 164.79444°W / 62.59861; -164.79444 (Yukon River) — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
- Nelson River, Manitoba, Canada 57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W / 57.08472°N 92.50222°W / 57.08472; -92.50222 (Nelson River) — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles)
- Colorado River, United States and Mexico 31°48′57″N 114°48′22″W / 31.81583°N 114.80611°W / 31.81583; -114.80611 (Colorado River) — longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km (1,450 miles)
- Columbia River, Canada and the United States 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; -124.05806 (Columbia River) — longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles)
- Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada 68°56′23″N 136°10′22″W / 68.93972°N 136.17278°W / 68.93972; -136.17278 (Mackenzie River) — longest Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km (1,080 miles)
- Saint Lawrence River, United States and Canada 49°40′N 64°30′W / 49.66667°N 64.5°W / 49.66667; -64.5 (Saint Lawrence River) — longest Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)
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