List of countries without rivers

There are currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural river flowing within them, though some of them have streams or seasonal watercourses such as wadis.^[1]

The Arabian Peninsula is the largest subregion in the world without any permanent natural river. Countries in this subregion have wadis instead.

The Chinese special administrative region of Macau has no permanent natural rivers other than a small man-made canal named Canal Dos Patos (鴨涌河). Due to environment issues, this small canal is currently being backfilled with land by the local government. Eventually, this small canal will cease to exist.^[2]

Sovereign states

Africa

Djibouti (See List of wadis of Djibouti)
Libya (See List of wadis of Libya)

Asia

Bahrain^[3]
Kuwait (See List of wadis of Kuwait)
Maldives^[4]
Oman (See List of wadis of Oman)
Qatar (See List of wadis of Qatar)
Saudi Arabia^[5] (See List of wadis of Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates (See List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates)
Yemen (See List of wadis of Yemen)

Europe

Oceania

Dependencies and other territories

Asia

Europe

Gibraltar^[11]

North America

Oceania

References

^ Which Countries Don't Have Rivers?
^ ^a ^b 臭水鴨涌河掃進歷史垃圾箱 – 青茂口岸帶動景觀交通大變革 (in Chinese)
^ Creative Media Applications, Inc. (2004), The Middle East: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, vol. 1, Greenwood Press, p. 7, ISBN 0-313-32923-0.
^ Weightman, Barbara A. (2011), Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia (3 ed.), John Wiley & Sons, p. 266, ISBN 978-0-470-87628-2.
^ Oxford Business Group (2007), The Report: Emerging Saudi Arabia 2007, Oxford Business Group, p. 114, ISBN 978-1-902339-66-5 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help) ("The Kingdom has no rivers, lakes or any permanent body of standing water...").
^ Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000), The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia, vol. 1, University of Hawaii Press, p. 582, ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.
^ Ridgell, Reilly (1995), Pacific Nations and Territories: the Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia (3 ed.), Bess Press, p. 79, ISBN 1-57306-006-2.
^ Ridgell 1995, p. 92.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica – Tonga
^ "Tuvalu", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, May 26, 2011, retrieved June 27, 2011.
^ Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 414.
^ Green, Richard; Commonwealth Secretariat (2006), The Commonwealth Yearbook 2006, Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd., p. 404, ISBN 978-0-9549629-4-4.
^ Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 405.
^ "Water Suppliers in the Cayman Islands – Water Authority Cayman". waterauthority.ky. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2006), Pub. 120 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Ocean (4 ed.), ProStar Publications, p. 307, ISBN 1-57785-663-5.

External links

"GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server

[1] Which Countries Don't Have Rivers?

[Macau-2] 臭水鴨涌河掃進歷史垃圾箱 – 青茂口岸帶動景觀交通大變革 (in Chinese)

[3] Creative Media Applications, Inc. (2004), The Middle East: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, vol. 1, Greenwood Press, p. 7, ISBN 0-313-32923-0.

[4] Weightman, Barbara A. (2011), Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia (3 ed.), John Wiley & Sons, p. 266, ISBN 978-0-470-87628-2.

[5] Oxford Business Group (2007), The Report: Emerging Saudi Arabia 2007, Oxford Business Group, p. 114, ISBN 978-1-902339-66-5 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help) ("The Kingdom has no rivers, lakes or any permanent body of standing water...").

[6] Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000), The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia, vol. 1, University of Hawaii Press, p. 582, ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.

[7] Ridgell, Reilly (1995), Pacific Nations and Territories: the Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia (3 ed.), Bess Press, p. 79, ISBN 1-57306-006-2.

[8] Ridgell 1995, p. 92.

[9] Encyclopædia Britannica – Tonga

[10] "Tuvalu", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, May 26, 2011, retrieved June 27, 2011.

[11] Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 414.

[12] Green, Richard; Commonwealth Secretariat (2006), The Commonwealth Yearbook 2006, Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd., p. 404, ISBN 978-0-9549629-4-4.

[13] Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 405.

[14] "Water Suppliers in the Cayman Islands – Water Authority Cayman". waterauthority.ky. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[15] National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2006), Pub. 120 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Ocean (4 ed.), ProStar Publications, p. 307, ISBN 1-57785-663-5.

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v t e Rivers, streams and springs
Rivers (lists)	Alluvial river Braided river Blackwater river Channel Channel pattern Channel types Confluence Distributary Drainage basin Subterranean river River bifurcation River ecosystem River source Tributary
Streams	Arroyo Bourne Burn Chalk stream Coulee Current Stream bed Stream channel Streamflow Stream gradient Stream pool Perennial stream Winterbourne
Springs (list)	Estavelle/Inversac Geyser Holy well Hot spring list list in the US Karst spring list Mineral spring Ponor Rhythmic spring Spring horizon
Sedimentary processes and erosion	Abrasion Anabranch Aggradation Armor Bed load Bed material load Granular flow Debris flow Deposition Dissolved load Downcutting Erosion Headward erosion Knickpoint Palaeochannel Progradation Retrogradation Saltation Secondary flow Sediment transport Suspended load Wash load Water gap
Fluvial landforms	Ait Alluvial fan Antecedent drainage stream Avulsion Bank Bar Bayou Billabong Canyon Chine Cut bank Estuary Floating island Fluvial terrace Gill Gulch Gully Glen Meander scar Mouth bar Oxbow lake Riffle-pool sequence Point bar Ravine Rill River island Rock-cut basin Sedimentary basin Sedimentary structures Strath Thalweg River valley Wadi
Fluvial flow	Helicoidal flow International scale of river difficulty Log jam Meander Plunge pool Rapids Riffle Shoal Stream capture Waterfall Whitewater
Surface runoff	Agricultural wastewater First flush Urban runoff
Floods and stormwater	100-year flood Crevasse splay Flash flood Flood Urban flooding Non-water flood Flood barrier Flood control Flood forecasting Flood-meadow Floodplain Flood pulse concept Flooded grasslands and savannas Inundation Storm Water Management Model Return period
Point source pollution	Effluent Industrial wastewater Sewage
River measurement and modelling	Baer's law Baseflow Bradshaw model Discharge (hydrology) Drainage density Exner equation Groundwater model Hack's law Hjulström curve Hydrograph Hydrological model Hydrological transport model Infiltration (hydrology) Main stem Playfair's law Relief ratio River Continuum Concept Rouse number Runoff curve number Runoff model (reservoir) Stream gauge Universal Soil Loss Equation WAFLEX Wetted perimeter Volumetric flow rate
River engineering	Aqueduct Balancing lake Canal Check dam Dam Drop structure Daylighting Detention basin Erosion control Fish ladder Floodplain restoration Flume Infiltration basin Leat Levee River morphology Retention basin Revetment Riparian-zone restoration Stream restoration Weir
River sports	Canyoning Fly fishing Rafting River surfing Riverboarding Stone skipping Triathlon Whitewater canoeing Whitewater kayaking Whitewater slalom
Related	Aquifer Aquatic toxicology Body of water Hydraulic civilization Limnology Riparian zone River valley civilization River cruise Sacred waters Surface water Wild river
Rivers by length Rivers by discharge rate Drainage basins Whitewater rivers Flash floods River name etymologies Countries without rivers

List of countries without rivers

Sovereign states

Africa

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Dependencies and other territories

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

See also

References

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