List of rivers of Peru


This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.

Longest rivers

The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according to a 2005 statistical publication by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática listing the 44 most important rivers of Peru.
RiverLength Length Outflow
1.Jurua31001926Amazon
1.Ucayali1,7711100Amazon
2.Marañón1,414879Amazon
3.Putumayo1,380858Amazon
4.Yavarí1,184736Amazon
5.Huallaga1,138707Marañón
6.Urubamba862536Ucayali
7.Mantaro724450Apurímac
8.Amazon713443Atlantic Ocean
9.Apurímac690429Ucayali
10.Napo667414Amazon
11.Madre de Dios655407Amazon

By Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than 400 kilometers are in bold font.

Atlantic Ocean