| Name | Drainage Area(sq.km) | Percentage toTotal |
| Total Rivers | 9559370 | 100 |
| Exorheic Rivers | 6114728 | 63.97 |
| Yangtze River | 1808500 | 18.92 |
| Heilongjiang and Suifenhe Rivers | 875342 | 9.16 |
| Yellow River | 752443 | 7.87 |
| Zhujiang and Related Rivers | 580640 | 6.07 |
| Yaluzangbo River and Southern Tibet Rivers | 369258 | 4.15 |
| Liaohe, Yalujiang and Related Coastal Rivers | 345207 | 3.61 |
| Huihe and Related Coastal Rivers in Shandong Prov. | 329211 | 3.44 |
| Hailuanhe River | 318161 | 3.33 |
| Yunjiang and Langcangjiang Rivers | 240652 | 2.52 |
| Rivers in Zhejiang, Fujian and Taiwan | 239803 | 2.51 |
| Nujiang and West Yunnan Rivers | 157156 | 1.64 |
| Western Tibet Rivers | 57340 | 0.6 |
| Ertix Rivers | 50000 | 0.02 |
| Inland Rivers | 3408659 | 35.66 |
| Rivers in Tarim Basin | 1074810 | 11.24 |
| Rivers in Qiangtang | 721182 | 7.54 |
| Rivers in Upper Reach Area of Yellow River | 488301 | 5.11 |
| Rivers in Zhunger Basin | 316530 | 3.31 |
| Rivers in Qinghai Province | 316285 | 3.31 |
| Rivers in Inner Mongolia | 300067 | 3.14 |
| Rivers in Central Asia | 93130 | 0.97 |
| Closed areas of Songhuajiang, Yellow River and Southern Tibet | 90353 | 0.95 |
Last Updated on 10/5/98
By China Data Center