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South America’s Amazon River is the world’s largest because it carries more water to the sea than any other river. The Amazon’s discharge at its mouth is approximately 7 million cubic feet per second. The Amazon is the world’s second longest river as well, coming in just a tad shorter than the Nile River at 4,049 miles (6,516 kilometers) long.
