Major World Rivers That Start with “S”

Several significant rivers begin with the letter S:

• Seine (France) – flows through Paris.
• St. Lawrence (North America) – connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.
• Salween (Southeast Asia) – runs through China, Myanmar, Thailand.
• Snake (USA) – major Columbia River tributary in the Pacific Northwest.
• Shire (Africa) – drains Lake Malawi into the Zambezi.
• Songhua (China) – key waterway in Manchuria.
• Senegal (West Africa) – forms part of the Mauritania–Senegal border.
• Saskatchewan (Canada) – prairie river feeding Lake Winnipeg.
• Sutlej (South Asia) – Indus tributary through India/Pakistan.
• Syr Darya (Central Asia) – flows to the Aral Sea.

These rivers support agriculture, transport, hydropower, and ecosystems across continents.