List of rivers of Peru facts for kids

This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in Peru. Lengths are according to INEI.

Longest rivers

By Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than 400 miles are in bold.

Atlantic Ocean

• Amazon River
  • Madeira River (Brazil)
    • Madre de Dios River
      • Orthon River (Bolivia)
        • Tahuamanu River
          • Muymano River
        • Mamuripi River
          • Manuripe River
      • Heath River
      • Tambopata River
      • Río de Las Piedras or Tacuatimanu
        • Pariamanu River
      • Inambari River
      • Manú River
  • Purus River
    • Acre River
    • Iaco River or Yaco
    • Chandless River
    • Curanja River
    • Alto Purús River
  • Juruá River or Yurua
    • Alto Yurua
  • Putumayo River
    • Yaguas River
    • Algodón River
    • Campuya River
    • San Miguel River
  • Yavarí River
    • Yavarí Mirim River
    • Gálvez River
  • Atacuarí River
  • Pichana River
  • Apayacu River
  • Napo River
    • Mazán River
    • Tamboyacu River
    • Curaray River
    • Aguarico River
  • Nanay River
    • Pintoyacu River
      • Chambira River
  • Marañón River
    • Tigre River
      • Corrientes River
      • Tangarana River
    • Samiria River
    • Chambira River
    • Urituyacu River
    • Huallaga River
      • Paranapura River
      • Shanusi River
      • Chipurana River
      • Mayo River
      • Biabo River or Biavo
      • Sisa River
      • Huallabamba River
        • Abiseo River
      • Mishollo River
      • Chontayac River
      • Tulumayo River
      • Monzón River
      • Higueras RIver
    • Nucuray River
    • Pastaza River
      • Huasaga River
    • Morona River
    • Santiago River
    • Nieva River
    • Cenepa River
      • Comaina River
    • Chiriaco River or Imaza
    • Chinchipe River
    • Utcubamba River
      • Quebrada Magunchal
      • Quebrada Seca
    • Chamaya River
      • Huayllabamba River
      • Chotano River
      • Quebrada San Antonio
    • Llaucano River
    • Crisnejas River or Crisnegas
      • Cajamarca River
      • Condebamba River
    • Chusgon River
    • San Miguel River
    • Puccha River
  • Ucayali River
    • Tapiche River
    • Guanache River
    • Cushabatay River
    • Pisqui River
    • Aguaytía River
    • Tamaya River
    • Pachitea River
      • Pichis River
      • Palcazu River
        • Pozuzo River
          • Huancabamba River or Huayabamba
    • Sheshea River or Chesheya or Chessea
    • Cohengu River
    • Urubamba River
      • Inuya River
      • Mishagua River
      • Camisea River
      • Yavero River or Paucartambo
      • Ticumpinia River
      • Cumpirusiato River
      • Cushireni River
      • Vilcanota River
    • Tambo River
      • Perené River
        • Pangoa River
          • Mazamari River
          • Satipo River
        • Paucartambo River
        • Chanchamayo River or Chanchama
          • Tulumayo River
      • Ene River
        • Mantaro River
          • Huarpa River
            • Yucay River or Pongor
          • Ichu River or Huancavelica
          • Occoro River
          • Vilca River
          • Cunas River
        • Apurímac River
          • Pampas River
          • Pachachaca River
          • Santo Tomás River
          • Velille River

Altiplano

• Desaguadero River
  • Mauri River
  • Lake Titicaca
    • Ilave River
      • Huenque River
    • Coata River
    • Ramis River
      • Azángaro River
        • Carabaya River
      • Ayaviri River
    • Huancané River
    • Suches River

Pacific Ocean

• Zarumilla River
• Tumbes River
• Chira River
• Piura River
• Cascajal River
• Olmos River
• Motupe River or La Leche
• Chancay River (Lambayeque)
• Zaña River
• Chamán River
• Jequetepeque River
• Chicama River
• Moche River
• Virú River
• Chao River
• Santa River
• Lacramarca River
• Nepeña River
• Casma River
  • Sechín River
  • Grande River
• Culebras River
• Huarmey River
• Fortaleza River
• Pativilca River
• Supe River
• Huaura River
• Chancay River (Huaral)
• Chillón River
• Rímac River
• Lurín River
• Mala River
• Omas River
• Cañete River
• Topara River
• San Juan River
• Pisco River
• Ica River
• Grande River or Nazca
• Acarí River
• Yauca River
• Indio Muerto or Chala
• Chaparra
• Atico
• Caravelí River
• Ocoña River
• Camaná River
  • Colca River
• Vitor River
  • Sihuas River
  • Quilca River or Chili
• Tambo River
  • Corlaque River
• Osmore River or Moquegua or Ilo
• Locumba River
• Sama River
• Caplina River

List by letter

• Acre River
• Aguarico River
• Amazon River
• Apurímac River
• Camaná River
• Caplina River
• Cañete River
• Chamán River
• Chancay River (Lambayeque)
• Chancay River (Huaral)
• Chao River
• Casma River
• Cenepa River
• Chambira River
• Chillón River
• Chinchipe River
• Chira River
• Colca River
• Comaina River
• Cunas River
• Desaguadero River
• Ene River
• Heath River
• Huallaga River
• Huancabamba River
• Huarmey River
• Javary River
• Jurua River
• Ica River
• Ilo River
• Jequetepeque River
• Madre de Dios River
• Mala River
• Mantaro River
• Manú River
• Marañón River
• Mayo River
• Moche River
• Moquegua River
• Motupe River
• Napo River
• Nieva River
• Osmore River
• Palcazu River
• Perené River
• Pisco River
• Piura River
• Pozuzo River
• Putumayo River
• Purus River
• Quebrada Magunchal
• Quebrada Seca
• Quilca River
• Rímac River
• Pachitea River
• Perené River
• San Antonio River
• Santa River
• Tambo River
• Tambopata River
• Tigre River
• Tumbes River
• Ucayali River
• Urubamba River
• Utcubamba River
• Virú River
• Yavarí River
• Zarumilla River

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Ríos del Perú para niños