List of rivers of Germany

This is a list of rivers, which are at least partially located in Germany. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted geographically, along the coast. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea (the lower in the list, the more upstream). Some rivers (e.g. Meuse) do not flow through Germany themselves, but they are mentioned for having German tributaries. They are given in italics. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. An alphabetical list of German rivers is given at the end.

The rivers of Germany flow into the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the North Sea. The most important rivers of Germany are:

• flowing into the Baltic Sea: Oder
• flowing into the Black Sea: Danube (and its main tributaries Inn, Isar, and Lech)
• flowing into the North Sea: Rhine (and its main tributaries Moselle, Main and Neckar), Weser and Elbe (and its main tributaries Havel and Saale)

Draining into the Baltic Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted north-west (Danish border) to east (Polish border).

• Schwentine (in Kiel)
• Trave (in Lübeck-Travemünde)
  • Stepenitz (near Travemünde)
• Warnow (in Warnemünde)
  • Nebel (in Bützow)
• Recknitz (in Ribnitz-Damgarten)

• Peene (in Peenemünde)
  • Tollense (in Demmin)
  • Peenestrom branch of river Oder (from Oder Lagoon)

• Świna/Swine (in Świnoujście, Poland)
  • Uecker (into Szczecin Lagoon in Ueckermünde)
  • Oder (into Szczecin Lagoon near Szczecin, Poland)
    • Lusatian Neisse (Lausitzer Neiße) (near Eisenhüttenstadt)

Draining into the Black Sea

• Danube (in Sulina, Romania)
  • Ilz (in Passau)
  • Inn (in Passau)
    • Rott (in Schärding)
    • Salzach (in Haiming)
      • Saalach (in Freilassing)
    • Alz (in Marktl)
      • Chiemsee (in Seebruck)
        • Tiroler Achen (in Grabenstätt)
  • Vils (in Vilshofen)
  • Isar (near Deggendorf)
    • Ammer/Amper (near Moosburg)
    • Loisach (near Wolfratshausen)
  • Große Laber (near Straubing)
  • Regen (in Regensburg)
    • Chamb (in Cham)
  • Naab (near Regensburg)
    • Vils (in Kallmünz)
  • Altmühl (in Kelheim)
  • Abens (near Neustadt (Donau))
    • Ilm (near Neustadt (Donau))
  • Paar (near Vohburg)
  • Friedberger Ach (near Oberhausen)
  • Lech (near Donauwörth)
    • Wertach (in Augsburg)
  • Schmutter (in Donauwörth)
  • Zusam (in Donauwörth)
  • Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
  • Brenz (in Lauingen)
  • Mindel (near Günzburg)
  • Günz (in Günzburg)
  • Iller (in Ulm)
  • Rot (in Erbach an der Donau)
  • Riß (near Ehingen)
  • Lauchert (near Sigmaringen)

Draining into the North Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west (Netherlands) to east (Danish border).

• Maas (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands)
  • Niers (in Gennep, Netherlands)
  • Rur/Roer (in Roermond, Netherlands)
    • Wurm (near Heinsberg)
    • Inde (in Jülich)

• Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
  • Lippe (in Wesel)
    • Alme (in Paderborn)
  • Emscher (near Dinslaken)
  • Ruhr (in Duisburg)
    • Volme (near Hagen)
    • Lenne (near Hagen)
    • Möhne (in Neheim-Hüsten)
  • Erft (in Neuss)
  • Wupper/Wipper (in Leverkusen)
  • Sieg (in Bonn)
    • Agger (in Siegburg)
    • Nister (in Wissen)
  • Ahr (near Sinzig)
  • Wied (in Neuwied)
  • Moselle (in Koblenz)
    • Elzbach (in Moselkern)
    • Alf (in Alf)
    • Lieser (near Bernkastel-Kues)
    • Salm (near Klüsserath)
    • Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
    • Saar (near Konz)
      • Nied (near Rehlingen-Siersburg)
      • Prims (in Dillingen)
      • Blies (in Sarreguemines)
        • Schwarzbach (near Zweibrücken)
    • Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
      • Prüm (near Echternach)
        • Nims (in Irrel)
      • Our (in Wallendorf)
  • Lahn (in Lahnstein)
    • Aar (in Diez)
    • Weil (in Weilburg)
    • Dill (in Wetzlar)
    • Ohm (in Cölbe)
  • Nahe (in Bingen)
    • Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
    • Glan (near Bad Sobernheim)
  • Selz (in Ingelheim)
  • Main (in Mainz)
    • Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
      • Wetter (in Niddatal)
    • Kinzig (in Hanau)
    • Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
    • Fränkische Saale (in Gemünden am Main)
    • Regnitz (in Bamberg)
      • Pegnitz (in Fürth)
      • Rednitz (in Fürth)
        • Fränkische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
        • Schwäbische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
    • Roter Main (near Kulmbach)
  • Neckar (in Mannheim)
    • Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
    • Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
    • Enz (in Besigheim)
    • Murr (in Marbach am Neckar)
    • Rems (in Remseck)
    • Fils (in Plochingen)
  • Queich (near Germersheim)
  • Pfinz (near Germersheim)
  • Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
  • Murg (near Rastatt)
  • Sauer (in Seltz, France)
  • Acher (near Lichtenau)
  • Rench (near Lichtenau)
  • Kinzig (near Kehl)
  • Elz (near Lahr)
  • Wiese (near Basel)
  • Wutach (in Waldshut-Tiengen)

• IJssel (into the IJsselmeer near Kampen, Netherlands)
  • Berkel (in Zutphen, Netherlands)
  • Oude IJssel/Issel (in Doesburg, Netherlands)

• Zwarte Water (into the IJsselmeer near Genemuiden, Netherlands)
  • Vechte (near Zwolle, Netherlands)
    • Dinkel (in Neuenhaus)

• Ems (near Delfzijl, Netherlands)
  • Hase (in Meppen)

• Weser (near Bremerhaven)
  • Hunte (in Elsfleth)
  • Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
    • Wümme (in Ritterhude)
  • Aller (near Verden (Aller))
    • Böhme (near Rethem)
    • Leine (near Schwarmstedt)
      • Innerste (near Sarstedt)
      • Rhume (in Northeim)
        • Oder (Harz) (in Katlenburg-Lindau)
    • Örtze (in Winsen)
    • Fuhse (in Celle)
    • Oker (in Müden (Aller))
      • Schunter (near Braunschweig)
  • Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
  • Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
  • Fulda (in Hannoversch Münden)
    • Eder (in Edermünde)
      • Schwalm (near Fritzlar)
    • Haune (in Bad Hersfeld)
  • Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
    • Hörsel (near Eisenach)
    • Ulster (in Philippsthal)

• Elbe (near Cuxhaven)
  • Oste (near Otterndorf)
  • Stör (near Glückstadt)
  • Alster (in Hamburg)
  • Bille (near Hamburg)
  • Ilmenau (near Winsen (Luhe))
  • Jeetzel (in Hitzacker)
  • Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
    • Elde (near Lenzen)
  • Aland (in Schnackenburg)
  • Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
  • Havel (near Havelberg)
    • Dosse (near Havelberg)
    • Rhin (near Warnau)
    • Plane (near Brandenburg)
    • Nuthe (in Potsdam)
    • Spree (in Berlin-Spandau)
      • Dahme (in Berlin-Köpenick)
  • Ohre (near Burg)
  • Saale (in Barby)
    • Bode (in Nienburg (Saale)
    • Wipper (Saale) (near Bernburg)
    • Weiße Elster (near Halle (Saale))
      • Parthe (in Leipzig)
      • Pleiße (in Leipzig)
      • Weida (near Gera)
    • Unstrut (near Naumburg)
      • Wipper (Unstrut) (near Heldrungen)
      • Gera (in Straußfurt)
    • Ilm (in Großheringen)
    • Schwarza (in Schwarza)
  • Mulde (in Dessau)
    • Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
      • Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
    • Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
      • Zschopau (near Döbeln)
  • Schwarze Elster (near Wittenberg)
  • Weißeritz (in Dresden)
    • Wilde Weißeritz (in Freital)
  • Wesenitz (in Pirna)
  • Ohře/Eger (in Litoměřice, Czech Republic)
  • Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
    • Berounka (near Prague, Czech Republic)
      • Mže/Mies (in Pilsen, Czech Republic)

• Eider (in Tönning)
  • Treene (in Friedrichstadt)

Alphabetical list

A-E

Aabach, Acher, Agger, Ahr, Aland, Aller, Alme, Alsenz, Alster, Altmühl, Alz, Ammer (Neckar), Ammer/Amper, Berkel, Bever, Biber, Biela, Bille, Bist, Blau, Blies, Bode, Böhme, Breg, Breitach, Brend, Brenz, Brigach, Chamb, Chemnitz, Dahme, Danube, Diemel, Dill, Dinkel, Dosse, Düssel, Echaz, Eder, Eider, Elbe, Elde, Elz (Neckar), Elz (Rhine), Elzbach, Ems, Emscher, Ennepe, Enz, Erft

F-K

Feller Bach, Fils, Fränkische Saale, Freiberger Mulde, Friedberger Ach, Fuhse, Fulda, Garte, Gera, Glan, Gose/Abzucht, Gottleuba, Hamme, Hase, Havel, Heller, Hönne, Hunte, Ihme, Iller, Ilm (Thuringia), Ilmenau, Ilz, Inde, Inn, Innerste, Isar, Jade, Jagst, Kander]], Kinzig (Main), Kinzig (Rhine), Kocher, Kyll

L-O

Lahn, Lauter (Glan), Lauter (Rhine), Lech, Leda, Leibi, Leine, Lenne, Lesum, Lippe, Löcknitz, Loisach, Lusatian Neisse, Lutter (Lachte), Main, Mandau, Maurine, Mindel, Möhne, Moselle, Mulde, Münstersche Aa, Murg, Murr, Mže/Mies, Naab, Nahe, Nebel, Neckar, Neetze, Nette (Innerste), Nette (Niers), Nette (Rhine), Nidda, Nied, Niers, Nims, Oder, Ohm, Ohre, Ohře/Eger, Oker, Orla, Oste, Oude IJssel, Our

P-S

Paar, Pader, Peene, Pegnitz, Pfinz, Pleiße, Prüm, Queich, Recknitz, Rednitz, Regen, Regnitz, Rems, Rench, Rheider Au, Rhin, Rhine/Rhein, Riß, Rot, Rote Weißeritz, Rott, Ruhr, Rur, Ruwer, Ryck, Saalach, Saale, Saar, Salm, Salzach, Sauer, Sauer (France), Scheppau, Schmutter, Schozach, Schunter, Schwalm, Schwarza, Schwarzbach (Blies), Schwarze Elster, Selz, Sieg, Soeste, Spree, Sprotte, Stepenitz (Brandenburg), Stepenitz (Mecklenburg), Stör, Sulm, Swalm, Swist

T-Z

Tanger, Tauber, Tiroler Achen, Tollense, Trave, Treene, Uecker, Unstrut, Usa, Vechte, Vils (Danube), Vils (Lech), Volme, Wakenitz, Warnow, Weida, Weil, Weiße Elster, Weißeritz, Werra, Werre, Wertach, Wesenitz, Weser, Westfälische Aa, Wetter, Wied, Wiese, Wipper (Saale), Wipper (Unstrut), Wisper, Wörnitz, Wümme, Wupper, Würm, Wurm, Wutach, Zschopau, Zusam, Zwickauer Mulde