Rivers & Lakes Facts for Kids
Cool facts about the world's rivers and lakes
The Amazon River discharges more water into the ocean than any other river — about 20% of all freshwater entering the world's oceans.
Lake Baikal in Russia is the world's deepest lake, reaching 1,642 metres — deep enough to stack four Eiffel Towers.
A river in Colombia called Caño Cristales turns brilliant red, yellow, green, blue, and black each season — it is known as the "River of Five Colours."
Lake Titicaca in South America is the highest navigable lake in the world, sitting 3,812 metres above sea level.
The Dead Sea is so salty — about 10 times saltier than the ocean — that you float on its surface without even trying.
The Congo River in Africa is the world's deepest river, with depths exceeding 220 metres in some sections.
The Caspian Sea, despite its name, is actually the world's largest lake — it has no outlet to the ocean.
The Missouri River is actually longer than the Mississippi River, even though the Mississippi is far more famous.
Lake Baikal contains about 20% of all the world's unfrozen surface freshwater — more than all five of the Great Lakes combined.
The Nile and the Amazon have long competed for the title of the world's longest river — the answer depends on how you measure each river's source.