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Rivers, ranked by obscurity

From the Nile to creeks nobody outside their county has heard of. 8,108 rivers in the bank.

8,108rivers
105,114views/month · Danube
4views/month · Macaco Branco River
766jackpot answers (90%+)

By obscurity band

Household names2,029 riversUnder 25% obscurity: the places everyone reaches for first, and the ones that pay least. Well known2,011 rivers25–50% obscurity: known to most people who paid attention in geography. Off the map1,627 rivers50–70% obscurity: a solid answer that digs a real distance. Deep cuts1,675 rivers70–90% obscurity: the ones you know from a trip, a book or a map you stared at. One in Wormillion766 rivers90% obscurity and up: the jackpot tier. Every one of these digs at least 135 metres and pays at least 910 points.

By region

Africa368 rivers Asia1,000 rivers Europe2,420 rivers North America2,202 rivers Oceania522 rivers South America550 rivers

The fifty rarest

The answers that pay most. A tie at the top is possible: two places with the same monthly views score the same.

#PlaceObscurityViews / monthPoints
1Macaco Branco River100%41,000
2Dzhurich100%51,000
3São José River (Espírito Santo)100%51,000
4Sąpólna100%51,000
5Bym100%6999
6Chikman100%6999
7Cricamola River100%6999
8Kamyzyak100%6999
9Lopatnic100%6999
10Pardinho River100%6999
11Pirapetinga River100%6999
12Rivière aux Saumons (Ashuapmushuan River tributary)100%6999
13Rivière Inconnue (Maicasagi River tributary)100%6999
14Rivière Rouge (Ouareau River)100%6999
15Szczeberka100%6999
16Tamapaya River100%6999
17Dozovka100%7997
18Gualaxo do Sul River100%7997
19Hitotsuse River100%7997
20Jacuizinho River100%7997
21Kariyata River100%7997
22Khutudabiga River100%7997
23Kobozha100%7997
24Mała Ina100%7997
25Mecaya River100%7997
26Nizva River100%7997
27Pulido River100%7997
28Rivière aux Écorces (Pikauba River tributary)100%7997
29Rivière Canot100%7997
30Ruch100%7997
31Suenga100%7997
32Sukhaya (Iokanga)100%7997
33Voynishka reka100%7997
34Weißbach (Schneizlreuth)100%7997
35Yaschera100%7997
36Aban99%8995
37Abounamy99%8995
38Antoine Creek99%8995
39Antoninha River99%8995
40Aspa99%8995
41Bodell River99%8995
42Chebdar99%8995
43Chetyrekh99%8995
44Do Carmo River (Minas Gerais)99%8995
45East Kabika River99%8995
46Gide River99%8995
47Grajaú River (Acre)99%8995
48Itaú River99%8995
49Kullavere River99%8995
50Laeva River99%8995

The twenty most famous

The answers that pay least. Everyone reaches for these first, which is exactly why they don’t dig.

#PlaceObscurityViews / monthPoints
1Danube0%105,114100
2Mississippi River0%57,529100
3Nile0%56,978100
4Rhine0%47,526100
5Trishuli River0%46,271100
6Ganges0%40,030101
7Colorado River (Grand Canyon)0%35,076101
8Amazon River0%33,844101
9River Thames (England)0%33,163101
10Volga (Russia)0%29,567101
11Yangtze River0%28,672101
12River Congo0%28,265101
13Hudson River0%27,528101
14Rio Grande0%26,888101
15Ohio River0%26,866102
16Yellow River0%26,476102
17Missouri River0%25,861102
18Indus River0%25,544102
19Euphrates0%24,286102
20Columbia River0%21,480102

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