List of rivers of Europe
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These are the main rivers in Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone - which includes Russia in the east). See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. For clarity, only rivers longer than 100 kilometres (or very significant in another way) are shown in this list. Shorter rivers can be found in the lists by country.
Longest rivers
Rivers over 250 km:
River | km | mi | Draining into (tributary of) |
Volga | 3,692 | 2,294 | Caspian Sea[1] |
Danube | 2,860 | 1,780 | Black Sea |
Ural | 2,428 | 1,509 | Caspian Sea |
Dnieper | 2,290 | 1,420 | Black Sea |
Don | 1,950 | 1,210 | Sea of Azov |
Pechora | 1,809 | 1,124 | Barents Sea |
Kama | 1,805 | 1,221 | Caspian Sea (Volga) |
Northern Dvina–Vychegda | 1,774 | 1,102 | White Sea |
Oka | 1,500 | 932 | Caspian Sea (Volga) |
Belaya | 1,430 | 889 | Caspian Sea (Kama) |
Dniester | 1,362 | 846 | Black Sea |
Rhine | 1,236 | 768 | North Sea |
Elbe | 1,091 | 678 | North Sea |
Donets | 1,050 | 653 | Black Sea (Don) |
Vistula | 1,047 | 651 | Baltic Sea |
Tagus | 1,038 | 645 | Atlantic Ocean |
Daugava | 1,020 | 630 | Baltic Sea |
Loire | 1,013 | 629 | Atlantic Ocean |
Tisza | 965 | 603 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Prut | 953 | 592 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Sava | 940 | 586 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Neman | 937 | 582 | Baltic Sea |
Meuse | 925 | 575 | North Sea |
Ebro | 910 | 570 | Mediterranean |
Douro | 897 | 557 | Atlantic Ocean |
Kuban | 870 | 540 | Sea of Azov |
Mezen | 857 | 533 | Barents Sea |
Oder | 854 | 531 | Baltic Sea |
Rhône | 813 | 505 | Mediterranean |
Warta | 808 | 502 | Baltic Sea (Vistula) |
Mureș | 789 | 493 | Black Sea (Tisza — Danube) |
Seine | 776 | 482 | Atlantic Ocean |
Bug | 772 | 480 | Baltic Sea (Vistula) (Narew) |
Göta älv-Klarälven | 756 | 470 | Kattegat |
Drava | 749 | 465 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Guadiana | 742 | 461 | Atlantic Ocean |
Siret | 706 | 439 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Po | 682 | 424 | Adriatic Sea |
Guadalquivir | 657 | 408 | Atlantic Ocean |
Glomma | 621 | 386 | Skagerrak |
Olt | 615 | 382 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Garonne | 602 | 374 | Atlantic Ocean |
Neva–Svir–Suna | 578 | 361 | Baltic Sea |
Kemijoki | 550 | 342 | Baltic Sea |
Moselle | 545 | 338 | North Sea (Rhine) |
Dal River | 542 | 337 | Baltic Sea |
Torne | 522 | 324 | Baltic Sea |
Neris | 510 | 320 | Baltic Sea (Neman River) |
Narew | 484 | 301 | Baltic Sea (Vistula) |
Maritsa/Evros | 480 | 298 | Aegean Sea |
Mur | 480 | 298 | Black Sea (Danube) (Drava) |
Ume River | 467 | 290 | Baltic Sea |
Ångerman River | 463 | 288 | Baltic sea |
Lule River | 461 | 287 | Baltic Sea |
Kalix River | 461 | 287 | Baltic Sea |
Vindel River | 453 | 281 | Baltic Sea (Ume River) |
Gauja | 452 | 281 | Baltic Sea |
San | 443 | 275 | Baltic Sea (Vistula) |
Ljusnan | 443 | 275 | Baltic Sea |
Skellefte River | 440 | 273 | Baltic Sea |
Indal River | 430 | 267 | Baltic Sea |
Vltava | 430 | 267 | North Sea (Elbe) |
Ialomița | 417 | 259 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Struma | 415 | 258 | Aegean Sea |
Adige | 410 | 255 | Adriatic Sea |
Tiber | 406 | 254 | Mediterranean |
Váh | 406 | 252 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Pite River | 402 | 250 | Baltic Sea |
Faxälven | 399 | 248 | Baltic Sea (Ångerman River) |
Ljungan | 399 | 248 | Baltic Sea |
Rába | 398 | 247 | Danube |
Vardar | 388 | 241 | Aegean Sea |
Someș | 388 | 241 | Black Sea (Danube) (Tisa) |
Paatsjoki–Ivalojoki | 380 | 236 | Barents Sea |
Muonionjoki | 380 | 236 | Baltic Sea (Torne) |
Iijoki | 370 | 230 | Baltic Sea |
Iskar | 368 | 228 | Black Sea (Danube) |
River Shannon | 361 | 224 | Atlantic Ocean |
Numedalslågen | 359 | 223 | Skagerrak |
Vorma–Gudbrandsdalslågen | 358 | 222 | Skagerrak (Glomma) |
Morava | 354 | 220 | Black Sea (Danube) |
River Severn | 354 | 220 | Atlantic Ocean |
Argeș | 350 | 217 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Tundzha | 350 | 217 | Aegean Sea (Maritsa) |
Tana–Anarjohka | 348 | 216 | Barents Sea |
Thames | 346 | 215 | North Sea |
Drina | 346 | 215 | Black Sea (Danube) (Sava) |
Venta | 346 | 215 | Baltic Sea |
Minho | 340 | 212 | Atlantic Ocean (Lugo) |
Jiu | 339 | 211 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Timiș | 339 | 211 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Drin | 335 | 208 | Adriatic Sea |
Haliacmon | 322 | 200 | Aegean Sea |
Västerdal River | 315 | 196 | Baltic Sea (Dal River) |
West Morava/(Zapadna Morava) | 308 | 191 | Black Sea (Danube) (Great Morava) |
Drammenselva–Begna | 308 | 191 | Skagerrak |
Norrström | 306 | 190 | Baltic Sea |
Buzău | 302 | 188 | Black Sea (Danube) (Siret) |
Ounasjoki | 300 | 186 | Baltic Sea (Kemijoki) |
Šešupė | 298 | 185 | Baltic Sea (Neman River) |
Kupa | 297 | 185 | Black Sea (Danube) (Sava) |
South Morava/(Južna Morava) | 295 | 183 | Black Sea (Danube) (Great Morava) |
Dâmbovița | 286 | 178 | Black Sea (Danube) (Argeș) |
Yantra | 285 | 177 | Black Sea (Danube) |
Motala ström | 285 | 177 | Baltic Sea |
Bistrița | 283 | 176 | Black Sea (Danube) (Siret) |
Jijia | 275 | 171 | Black Sea (Danube) (Prut) |
Vjosë/Aoos | 272 | 169 | Adriatic Sea |
Bosna | 271 | 168 | Black Sea (Danube) (Sava) |
Skiensvassdraget | 271 | 168 | Skagerrak |
Fjällsjöälven | 263 | 163 | Baltic Sea (Ångerman River) |
Lainio River | 260 | 162 | Baltic Sea (Torne) |
Snarumselva–Hallingdalselva | 257 | 160 | Skagerrak (Drammenselva) |
Bega | 256 | 159 | Black Sea (Danube) (Tisa) |
In the list below, the European rivers are grouped by the sea or ocean into which they flow. They are sorted along the coastline of the seas and oceans. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted in orographic order, i.e., by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea.
- Note for additions: please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river.
Barents Sea and White Sea (Arctic Ocean)
The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway).
In Russia:
- Pechora (north-east of Naryan-Mar)
- Northern Dvina (in Severodvinsk)
- Pinega (in Ust-Pinega)
- Yomtsa (near Bolshaya Gora)
- Vaga (near Bereznik)
- Uftyuga (near Krasnoborsk)
- Vychegda (in Kotlas)
- Yug (in Veliki Ustyug)
- Sukhona (in Veliki Ustyug)
- Mezen (near Mezen)
- Onega (in Onega)
In Norway:
- Paatsjoki/Pasvikelva (into Bøkfjord near Kirkenes)
- Näätämö/Neidenelva (into Neidenfjord near Neiden)
- Tana (into Tanafjord north of Tana Bru)
- Karasjohka (near Karigasniemi)
- Anarjohka (near Karigasniemi)
- Lakselva (into Porsangerfjorden in Lakselv)
Atlantic Ocean
On Iceland
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- Jökulsá á Fjöllum (north coast)
- Þjórsá (south coast)
Norwegian coast
In Norway:
- Altaelva (in Alta into Altafjord in western Finnmark)
- Reisaelva (in Nordreisa, Troms)
- Målselva (into Malangen in Målselv, Troms)
- Saltdalselva (in Saltdal, Nordland)
- Ranelva (in Rana, Nordland)
- Vefsna (in Mosjøen, Nordland)
- Namsen (in Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag)
- Nidelva (into Trondheimsfjord at Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag)
- Gaula (in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag)
- Orkla River (into Trondheimsfjord at Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag)
- Surna River (into Surnadalsfjord at Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal)
- Driva (into Sunndalsfjord at Sunndalsøra, Møre og Romsdal)
- Rauma (in Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal)
- Lærdalselvi (into Sognefjord at Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane)
Irish coast
In Northern Ireland:
In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):
- Swilly (Letterkenny)
- Shannon (near Limerick)
- Suck (near Ballinasloe)
- Brosna
- Barrow (near Waterford) - Ireland
British coast
The Bristol Channel:
- Severn Estuary (near Cardiff and Weston-Super-Mare)
- Severn (at the Second Severn Crossing near Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire)
- Teme (near Worcester)
- Avon (Upper) (in Tewkesbury)
- Wye (near Chepstow)
- Avon (Lower) (near Bristol)
- Usk (in Newport)
- Taff (in Cardiff)
- Severn (at the Second Severn Crossing near Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire)
French, Spanish and Portuguese coast
The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Tarifa).
In France:
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- Aulne (near Brest)
- Odet (near Quimper)
- Blavet (in Lorient)
- Vilaine (in Pénestin)
- Loire (in Saint-Nazaire)
- Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
- Erdre (in Nantes)
- Maine (near Angers)
- Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
- Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
- Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
- Clain (in Châtellerault)
- Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
- Indre (east of Candes-Saint-Martin)
- Cher (in Villandry)
- Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
- Arnon (near Vierzon)
- Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
- Loiret (in Orléans)
- Allier (near Nevers)
- Sioule (near Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
- Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
- Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
- Arroux (in Digoin)
- Sèvre Niortaise (north of La Rochelle)
- Charente (near Rochefort)
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- Garonne (into Gironde estuary near Bordeaux)
- Adour (in Bayonne)
- Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
- Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
In Spain:
- Nervión (near Bilbao)
- Pas (near Santander)
- Sella (in Ribadesella)
- Nalón (in Muros de Nalón)
- Minho/Miño (near Caminha) - Portugal, Spain
In Portugal:
- Limia (near Viana do Castelo Municipality)
- Cávado (near Esposende)
- Douro/Duero (in Porto) - Portugal, Spain
- Tâmega (near Penafiel, Portugal)
- Paiva (near Castelo de Paiva, Portugal)
- Sabor (near Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal)
- Côa (in Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Portugal)
- Águeda (near Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality, Portugal)
- Pisuerga (near Valladolid, Spain)
- Vouga (in Ria de Aveiro)
- Mondego (in Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
- Tagus/Tejo/Tajo (near Lisbon) - Portugal, Spain
Tagus at Lisbon - Zêzere (in Constância, Portugal)
- Alagón (near Alcántara, Spain)
- Jarama (in Aranjuez, Spain)
- Manzanares (crosses Madrid, Spain)
- Tajuña (near Madrid, Spain)
- Sado (in Setúbal)
- Mira (near Vila Nova de Milfontes)
In Spain:
- Guadiana (near Ayamonte) - Portugal, Spain
- Chanza (near Mértola, Portugal)
- Ardila (near Moura Municipality, Portugal)
- Záncara (near Alcázar de San Juan, Spain)
- Rio Tinto (in Huelva)
- Guadalquivir (in Sanlúcar de Barrameda)
- Genil (in Palma del Río)
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from Helsingborg (south Sweden).
In Sweden
- Motala ström (in Norrköping)
- Dal River (near Gävle)
- Västerdalälven (in Djurås)
- Österdalälven (in Djurås)
- Ljusnan (in Söderhamn)
- Ljungan (near Sundsvall)
- Indal River (near Sundsvall)
- Ångerman River (near Kramfors)
- Ume River (in Umeå)
- Skellefte River (in Skellefteå)
- Pite River (in Piteå)
- Lule River (in Luleå)
- Kalix River (in Kalix)
- Torne River/Torne älv/Tornionjoki (in Tornio) - Sweden, Finland
- Tengeliönjoki (in Aavasaksa) - Finland
- Muonionjoki (near Pajala) - Finland, Sweden
- Könkämäeno (near Kaaresuvanto) - Finland, Sweden
- Lätäseno (near Kaaresuvanto) - Finland
- Lainioälven (near Junosuando) - Sweden
In Finland
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- Kemijoki (in Kemi)
- Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi)
- Käkkälöjoki (near Hetta)
- Kitinen (near Pelkosenniemi)
- Luiro (near Pelkosenniemi)
- Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi)
- Iijoki (in Ii)
- Oulujoki (in Oulu)
- Kalajoki (in Kalajoki)
- Kyrönjoki (near Vaasa)
- Kokemäenjoki (in Pori)
- Aurajoki (in Turku)
- Kymijoki (in Kotka and near Ruotsinpyhtää)
In Russia
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- Neva (in Saint Petersburg)
- Okhta (in Saint Petersburg)
- Izhora (in Ust-Izhora)
- Tosna (in Otradnoye)
- Lake Ladoga (in Shlisselburg)
- Volkhov (near Volkhov)
- Tigoda (near Kirishi)
- Vishera (near Velikiy Novgorod)
- Lake Ilmen (in Velikiy Novgorod)
- Msta (near Velikiy Novgorod)
- Uver (near Berezovsky Ryadok)
- Berezayka (in Berezovsky Ryadok)
- Lake Mstino (near Vyshny Volochyok)
- Tsna (near Vyshny Volochyok)
- Pola (near Staraya Russa)
- Lovat (near Staraya Russa)
- Shelon (near Shimsk)
- Msta (near Velikiy Novgorod)
- Syas (in Syasstroy)
- Vuoksi (in Solovyovo and Priozersk)
- Svir (near Lodeynoye Pole)
- Volkhov (near Volkhov)
- Luga (in Ust-Luga)
In Estonia
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- Narva (near Narva) - Estonia, Russia
- Valgejõgi
- Jägala (at Jõesuu)
- Pirita (at Tallinn)
- Keila (at Keila-Joa)
- Kasari (at Matsalu)
- Pärnu (in Pärnu)
In Latvia
- Salaca (near border of Estonia) - Latvia
- Gauja (near Riga) - Latvia (on border of Estonia)
- Daugava/Zahodniaja Dzvina/Zapadnaya Dvina/Western Dvina (near Riga) - Latvia, Belarus, Russia
- Lielupe (near Jūrmala) - Latvia
- Venta River (in Ventspils) - Latvia, Lithuania
In Lithuania
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- Šventoji (in Šventoji)
- Dangė (in Klaipėda)
- Nemunas River/Neman/Niemen/Nioman/Memel (near Šilutė) - Belarus, Lithuania, Russia
In Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
- Pregolya/Pregel (near Kaliningrad)
- Łyna/Lava (in Znamensk)
- Instruch/Inster (in Chernyakhovsk)
- Angrapa (in Chernyakhovsk)
- Pissa (near Chernyakhovsk)
- Krasnaya River (in Gusev)
In Poland
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- Wisła/Vistula (near Gdańsk)
- Łeba (near Łeba)
- Słupia (in Ustka)
- Wieprza (in Darłowo)
- Parsęta (in Kołobrzeg)
- Rega (near Trzebiatów)
- Dziwna (in Dziwnow)
- branch of river Oder via Oder Lagoon
- Odra/Oder (main branch Świna, in Świnoujście) - Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
- Ina/Ihna (near Szczecin)
- Warta/Warthe (in Kostrzyn nad Odrą)
- Noteć (in Santok)
- Drawa (in Krzyż Wielkopolski)
- Obra (in Skwierzyna)
- Prosna (near Pyzdry)
- Noteć (in Santok)
- Lusatian Neisse/Nysa Łużycka (in Kosarzyn)
- Bóbr (in Krosno Odrzańskie)
- Barycz (near Głogów)
- Nysa Kłodzka (near Brzeg)
- Mała Panew (near Opole)
- Opava (in Ostrava)
In Germany
- Peenestrom (in Peenemünde)
- Recknitz (in Ribnitz-Damgarten)
- Warnow (in Warnemünde)
- Trave (in Lübeck–Travemünde)
The rivers in this section are sorted west (Istanbul) to east (Sochi).
In Bulgaria
- Veleka - Bulgaria, Turkey (at Sinemorets)
- Kamchiya (near Varna)
- Luda Kamchiya (near Dalgopol)
- Provadiya River (in Varna)
In Romania
- Danube (in Sulina)- Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine,
Danube at Ulm - Prut (near Giurgiulesti)
- Siret (in Galați)
- Călmățui (near Berteștii de Jos)
- Ialomița (near Hârșova)
- Mostiștea (near Mânăstirea)
- Argeș (in Oltenița)
- Rusenski Lom (in Ruse)
- Vedea (near Giurgiu)
- Yantra (near Svishtov)
- Rositsa (near Dolna Oryahovitsa)
- Olt (near Turnu Măgurele)
- Osam (near Nikopol)
- Vit (near Gulyantsi)
- Iskar (near Gigen)
- Ogosta (near Kozloduy)
- Jiu (near Bechet)
- Timok (near Bregovo)
- Nera (near Bela Crkva)
- Caraș (near Bela Crkva)
- Timiș/Temes/Tamiš (in Pančevo)
- Velika Morava (near Smederevo)
- Južna Morava (near Kruševac)
- Zapadna Morava (near Kruševac)
- Sava (in Belgrade)
- Tisza/Tisa/Theiß (near Titel)
- Mureș/Maros (in Szeged)
- Târnava/Küküllő (near Teiuș)
- Târnava Mare/Nagy-Küküllő (in Blaj)
- Târnava Mică/Kis-Küküllő (in Blaj)
- Arieș/Aranyos (near Luduș)
- Târnava/Küküllő (near Teiuș)
- Körös/Criș (near Csongrád)
- Crișul Repede/Sebes-Körös (near Gyoma)
- Crișul Alb/Fehér-Körös (near Gyula)
- Crișul Negru/Fekete-Körös (near Gyula)
- Zagyva (in Szolnok)
- Sajó/Slaná (in Tiszaújváros)
- Bodrog (in Tokaj)
- Crasna/Kraszna (in Vásárosnamény)
- Someș/Szamos (near Vásárosnamény)
- Someșul Mic (in Dej)
- Someșul Mare (in Dej)
- Mureș/Maros (in Szeged)
- Drave (near Osijek)
- Mur (near Legrad)
- Ledava (near Muraszemenye)
- Ščavnica (in Razkrižje)
- Sulm (near Leibnitz)
- Mürz (in Bruck an der Mur)
- Bednja (near Mali Bukovec)
- Gurk (near Völkermarkt)
- Gail (in Villach)
- Mur (near Legrad)
- Sió (near Szekszárd)
- Lake Balaton (in Siófok)
- Ipeľ (in Szob)
- Hron (near Esztergom)
- Váh (in Komárno)
- Nitra (near Komárno)
- Little Danube (in Kolárovo)
- branch of Danube (in Bratislava)
- Orava (in Kraľovany)
- Rába/Raab (near Győr)
- Leitha (near Mosonmagyaróvár)
- Morava/March (in Bratislava-Devin)
- Wien (in Vienna)
- Kamp (in Grafenwörth)
- Ybbs (in Ybbs an der Donau)
- Enns (in Enns)
- Traun (in Linz)
- Inn (in Passau)
- Vils (in Vilshofen)
- Isar (near Deggendorf)
- Große Laaber (near Straubing)
- Regen (in Regensburg)
- Naab (near Regensburg)
- Altmühl (in Kelheim)
- Abens (near Neustadt (Donau))
- Paar (near Vohburg)
- Lech (near Donauwörth)
- Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
- Brenz (in Lauingen)
- Blau (in Ulm)
- Iller (in Ulm)
- Riß (near Erbach an der Donau)
In Ukraine
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- Dniester/Dnister/Nistru (near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) - Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria
- Stryi (through Stryi and Lviv)
- Zbruch (near Khotyn)
- Tysmenytsia
- Seret (near Zalischyky)
- Bystrytsia (near Ivano-Frankivsk)
- Southern Bug (near Mykolaiv)
- Inhul (in Mykolayiv)
- Dnieper (near Kherson) - Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
- Inhulets (near Kropyvnytskyi)
- Bazavluk (near Pokrov)
- Bilozerka (near Nikopol)
- Konka (near Zaporizhzhia)
- Samara (near Dnipropetrovsk)
- Vorskla (near Verkhn'odniprovs'k)
- Psel (in Kremenchuk)
- Sula (near Kremenchuk)
- Supiy (near Cherkasy)
- Tiasmyn (near Chyhyryn)
- Ros (near Kaniv)
- Trubizh (in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi)
- Stuhna (near Kiev)
- Desna (in Kiev)
- Irpin (near Kiev)
- Teteriv (near Chernobyl)
- Prypiat (near Chernobyl)
- Horyn River (Ukraine)
- Sluch (near Novohrad-Volynskyi)
- Horyn River (Ukraine)
- Sozh (in Loev/Loeu, Belarus)
- Berezina (near Rechytsa, Belarus)
- Śvisłač (near Asipovichy, Belarus)
- Druć (in Rahachou/Rogachev, Belarus)
- Salhir (into Lake Syvash, northeastern Crimea)
In Russia
- Mius (into Sea of Azov near Taganrog) - Russia, Ukraine
- Don (into Sea of Azov near Azov)
- Manych (east of Rostov-on-Don)
- Sal (in Semikarakorsk)
- Donets (near Semikarakorsk) - Russia, Ukraine
- Voronezh (near Voronezh)
- Kuban (into Sea of Azov near Temryuk)
- Laba (in Ust-Labinsk)
The rivers in this section are sorted west to north-east.
In Russia
- Sulak (near Makhachkala)
- Andi Koysu (near Gimry)
- Terek (near Kizlyar)
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- Volga (near Astrakhan)
- Yeruslan (near Kamyshin)
- Tereshka (near Saratov)
- Bolshoy Irgiz (near Volsk)
- Samara (in Samara)
- Sok (near Samara)
- Bolshoy Cheremshan (near Dimitrovgrad)
- Kama (south of Kazan)
- Vyatka (near Nizhnekamsk)
- Belaya (near Neftekamsk)
- Chusovaya (near Perm)
- Yegoshikha River (in Perm)
- Mulyanka River (in Perm)
- Vishera (near Solikamsk)
- Kazanka (in Kazan)
- Sviyaga (west of Kazan)
- Bolshaya Kokshaga (near Kokshaisk)
- Vetluga (near Kozmodemyansk)
- Sura (in Vasilsursk)
- Kerzhenets (near Lyskovo)
- Oka (in Nizhny Novgorod)
- Unzha (near Yuryevets)
- Kostroma (in Kostroma)
- Kotorosl (in Yaroslavl)
- Sheksna (near Rybinsk)
- Mologa (near Rybinsk)
- Medveditsa (near Sknyatino)
- Dubna (in Dubna)
- Tvertsa (near Tver)
- Vazuza (in Zubtsov)
In Kazakhstan
North coast
The rivers in this section are sorted west (Lizard Point, Cornwall) to east (Ramsgate).
In Britain:
- Fal (in Falmouth)
- Fowey (in Fowey)
- Tamar (near Plymouth)
- Tavy (near Plymouth)
- Dart (in Dartmouth)
- Exe (in Exmouth)
- Stour (Dorset) (in Christchurch)
- Avon (Hampshire) (in Christchurch)
- Arun (in Littlehampton)
- Adur (in Shoreham-by-Sea)
- Ouse (Sussex) (in Newhaven)
- Cuckmere
- Rother (in Rye)
- Stour (Kent) (near Ramsgate)
South coast
The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).
In France:
- Canche (near Le Touquet)
- Authie (near Berck)
- Somme (near Abbeville)
- Seine (in Le Havre)
Seine in Paris - Risle (in Berville-sur-Mer)
- Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
- Epte (near Vernon)
- Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
- Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris)
- Grand Morin (near Meaux)
- Saulx (in Vitry-le-François)
- Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx)
- Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing)
- Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
- Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
- Touques (in Deauville)
- Dives (in Cabourg)
- Orne (in Ouistreham)
- Vire (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
- Rance (in Saint-Malo)
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from the (Mull of Kintyre).
In Britain:
- Clyde (near Glasgow)
Clyde at Glasgow - Dee (Galloway) (in Kirkcudbright)
- Eden (near Carlisle)
- Ribble (in Lytham St Annes)
- Mersey (near Liverpool)
- Irwell (near Irlam)
- Dee (Wales) (in Flint)
In Ireland:
- Slaney (in Wexford)
- Avoca (in Arklow)
- Liffey (in Dublin)
- Boyne (in Drogheda)
- Castletown (in Dundalk)
Mediterranean
Western Mediterranean
This section includes the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The rivers are sorted from west (Tarifa) to east (Reggio Calabria).
In Spain:
- Guadalhorce (in Málaga)
- Segura (in Guardamar del Segura)
- Guadalentin (near Murcia)
- Mundo (near Hellín)
- Júcar/Xúquer (in Cullera)
- Turia/Túria (in Valencia)
- Ebro/Ebre (near Tortosa)
- Segre (in Mequinenza)
- Cinca (near Mequinenza)
- Noguera Ribagorzana (near Lleida)
- Noguera Pallaresa (near Balaguer)
- Valira (in La Seu d'Urgell)
- Gállego (in Zaragoza)
- Aragón (near Tudela)
- Segre (in Mequinenza)
- Francolí (near Tarragona)
- Gaià (near Tarragona)
- Foix (near Vilanova i la Geltrú)
- Llobregat (between Barcelona and El Prat de Llobregat)
- Besòs (at Sant Adrià del Besòs)
- Ter (in l'Estartit)
- Fluvià (near Sant Pere Pescador)
In France:
- Têt (near Perpignan)
- Aude (near Narbonne)
- Orb (in Valras-Plage)
- Hérault (near Agde)
- Rhône (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône) - Switzerland, France
Rhône at Beaucaire - Gardon (in Beaucaire)
- Durance (in Avignon)
- Ardèche (in Pont-Saint-Esprit)
- Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme)
- Isère (near Valence)
- Drac (in Grenoble)
- Arc (near Albertville)
- Saône (in Lyon)
- Doubs (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs)
- Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
- Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
- Arve (in Geneva)
- Argens (in Fréjus)
- Var (near Nice)
In Italy:
- Arno (near Pisa)
Arno in Florence - Ombrone (near Grosseto)
- Tiber/Tevere (in Ostia)
- Volturno (in Castel Volturno)
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, from Otranto, southern Italy, to Vlorë in southern Albania.
In Italy:
- Ofanto (near Barletta)
- Trigno (near Vasto)
- Sangro (near Ortona)
- Aterno-Pescara (in Pescara)
- Tronto (near San Benedetto del Tronto)
- Metauro (in Fano)
- Marecchia (near Rimini)
- Rubicon (near Cesenatico)
- Savio (near Cesena)
- Montone (near Forlì)
- Reno (near Comacchio)
- Po (several branches near Porto Tolle)
- Panaro (near Ferrara)
- Secchia (near Mantua)
- Mincio (near Mantua)
- Oglio (near Mantua)
- Taro (north of Parma)
- Adda (in Cremona)
- Trebbia (in Piacenza)
- Ticino (in Pavia)
- Tanaro (near Alessandria)
- Stura di Demonte (near Bra)
- Sesia (near Casale Monferrato)
- Dora Baltea (in Crescentino)
- Orco (in Chivasso)
- Dora Riparia (in Turin)
- Adige (south of Chioggia)
- Bacchiglione (near Chioggia)
- Brenta (near Chioggia)
- Piave (north-east of Venice)
- Soča/Isonzo (near Monfalcone) - Slovenia, Italy
In Croatia:
- Rječina/Enea (in Rijeka)
- Krka (near Šibenik)
- Cetina (in Omiš)
- Neretva (near Ploče) - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
- Ombla/Rijeka Dubrovačka (near Dubrovnik, Croatia) - after just few hundred meters Ombla continues as ria called the Rijeka Dubrovačka, and waters of the Ombla belong to the Trebišnjica, a sinking river which is entirely in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Neretva (underground outlets coastal Bosnia and Herzegovina, with major estuary in delta near Ploče, Croatia) - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
- Trebišnjica (outlets in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina) - as sinking river Trebišnjica is entirely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which outflows through karstic underground. Through porous and extremely large and complex karstic underground and cave systems the Trebišnjica enters marshland Hutovo Blato in Bosnia, from where continues as the Krupa to the Neretva, while other portion of its waters, with many smaller and one major coastal outlet, appears on the coast in Neum in Bosnia, in Slano and most significantly near Dubrovnik in Croatia as the Ombla river with major outflow which just after a few hundred meters continues as ria called the Rijeka Dubrovačka.
In Montenegro:
- Bojana/Bunë (near Ulcinj) - Albania, Montenegro
- Morača (into Lake Scutari near Žabljak Crnojevića)
In Albania:
- Drin (near Lezhë)
- White Drin (in Kukës)
- Black Drin (in Kukës)
- Mat (near Laç)
- Erzen (near Shijak)
- Shkumbin (near Lushnjë)
- Seman (near Fier)
- Vjosë/Aoos (near Vlorë) - Greece, Albania
West coast
The rivers in this section are sorted south-west to north-east from Reggio Calabria to Otranto.
In Italy:
East coast
The rivers in this section are sorted north-west to south-east from Vlorë to Cape Malea.
In Greece
- Thyamis (near Igoumenitsa)
- Arachthos (in Kommeno)
- Acheloos (near Astakos)
- Evinos (near Missolonghi)
- Pineios (near Gastouni)
- Alfeios (near Pyrgos)
- Neda (near Kyparissia)
The rivers in this section are sorted west (Cape Malea) to east (Istanbul).
In Greece:
- Spercheios (near Lamia)
- Pineios (near Larissa)
- Titaresios (near Larissa)
- Aliakmon (near Thessaloniki)
- Vardar/Axios (near Thessaloniki) - Republic of Macedonia, Greece
- Struma/Strimonas (in Amphipolis, near Serres) - Bulgaria, Greece
- Mesta/Nestos (near Thasos) - Bulgaria, Greece
- Dospat/Despatis (near Potamoi)
In Turkey:
- Maritsa/Evros/Meriç (near Alexandroupoli) - Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece
- Ergene (near İpsala)
- Tundzha (in Edirne)
- Arda (near Edirne)
- Sazliyka (near Simeonovgrad)
- Stryama (near Sadovo)
- Vacha (near Plovdiv)
- Topolnitsa (near Pazardzhik)
The rivers in this section are given clockwise along the North Sea coast, starting from Bergen, Norway.
In Norway
- Glomma (into Oslofjord at Fredrikstad)
- Vorma (out of Lake Mjøsa into Glomma at Årnes)
- Gudbrandsdalslågen (into Lake Mjøsa in Oppland)
- Renaelva (in Hedmark into Glomma at Åmot)
- Vorma (out of Lake Mjøsa into Glomma at Årnes)
- Numedalslågen (in Larvik, Vestfold)
- Hallingdalselva (through Hallingdal into Lake Krøderen, Buskerud)
- Begna (in Buskerud)
- Dramselva (into Oslofjord in Drammen, Buskerud)
- Skien (into Møsvatn, Telemark)
- Tinn (into Møsvatn, Telemark)
- Nidelva (in Arendal, Aust-Agder)
- Otra (in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder)
In Sweden
- Göta älv (into Kattegat in Gothenburg)
- Lake Vänern
- Klarälven/Trysilelva (into Vänern near (Karlstad))
- Lake Vänern
- Viskan (into Kattegat near Varberg)
- Ätran (into Kattegat in Falkenberg)
- Nissan (into Kattegat in Halmstad)
- Lagan (into Kattegat near Laholm)
In Denmark
In Germany
- Eider (in Tönning)
- Elbe/Labe (near Cuxhaven) - Czech Republic, Germany
Elbe at Dresden - Oste (near Otterndorf)
- Stör (near Glückstadt)
- Ilmenau (near Winsen (Luhe))
- Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
- Aland (in Schnackenburg)
- Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
- Havel (near Havelberg)
- Ohre (near Burg)
- Saale (in Barby)
- Bode (in Nienburg (Saale))
- White Elster (near Halle (Saale))
- Unstrut (near Naumburg)
- Ilm (in Großheringen)
- Mulde (in Dessau)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
- Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Black Elster (near Wittenberg)
- Ploučnice (in Děčín)
- Bílina (in Ústí nad Labem)
- Ohře (in Litoměřice)
- Vltava (in Mělník)
- Berounka (near Prague)
- Lužnice (in Týn nad Vltavou)
- Jizera (near Čelákovice)
- Cidlina (near Poděbrady)
- Orlice (in Hradec Králové)
- Weser (near Bremerhaven)
- Hunte (in Elsfleth)
- Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
- Hamme (in Ritterhude)
- Wümme (in Ritterhude)
- Aller (near Verden (Aller))
- Leine (near Schwarmstedt)
- Fuhse (in Celle)
- Oker in Müden
- Schunter (near Braunschweig)
- Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
- Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
- Fulda (in Hannoversch Münden)
- Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
- Ems (near Delfzijl) - Germany, Netherlands
In the Netherlands
- Zwarte Water (into IJsselmeer near Genemuiden) - Netherlands
- IJssel (into IJsselmeer near Kampen) - Netherlands
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- Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hoek van Holland) - Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands
- Linge (in Gorinchem)
- Lippe (in Wesel)
- Emscher (near Dinslaken)
- Ruhr (in Duisburg)
- Düssel (in Düsseldorf)
- Erft (in Neuss)
- Wupper (in Leverkusen)
- Sieg (in Bonn)
- Ahr (near Sinzig)
- Wied (in Neuwied)
- Moselle (in Koblenz)
- Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
- Ruwer (near Trier-Ruwer)
- Saar (near Konz)
- Nied (near Rehlingen-Siersburg)
- Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
- Prüm (near Echternach)
- Our (in Wallendorf)
- Alzette (in Ettelbrück)
- Seille (in Metz)
- Meurthe (in Frouard)
- Madon (in Neuves-Maisons)
- Vologne (near Éloyes)
- Moselotte (in Remiremont)
- Lahn (in Lahnstein)
- Nahe (in Bingen)
- Main (in Mainz)
- Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
- Kinzig (in Hanau)
- Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
- Franconian Saale (in Gemünden)
- Regnitz (in Bamberg)
- Neckar (in Mannheim)
- Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
- Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
- Enz (in Besigheim)
- Fils (in Plochingen)
- Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
- Murg (near Rastatt)
- Ill (near Strasbourg)
- Kinzig (near Kehl)
- Elz (near Lahr)
- Wiese (in Basel)
- Aare (in Koblenz)
- Thur (near Schaffhausen)
- Ill (near Feldkirch)
- Vorderrhein (near Chur)
- Hinterrhein (near Chur)
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- Meuse/Maas (main branch near Hellevoetsluis) - France, Belgium, Netherlands
- Dieze (near 's-Hertogenbosch)
- Aa (in 's-Hertogenbosch)
- Dommel (in 's-Hertogenbosch)
- Niers (in Gennep)
- Swalm (in Swalmen)
- Rur/Roer (in Roermond)
- Geul (near Meerssen)
- Jeker/Geer (in Maastricht)
- Ourthe (in Liège)
- Vesdre (near Liège)
- Amblève (in Comblain-au-Pont)
- Salm (in Trois-Ponts)
- Sambre (in Namur)
- Lesse (in Dinant-Anseremme)
- Viroin (in Vireux-Molhain)
- Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
- Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
- Chiers (in Bazeilles)
- Dieze (near 's-Hertogenbosch)
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- Scheldt/Schelde/Escaut (near Flushing, Netherlands) - France, Belgium, Netherlands
In Belgium
- Yser (in Nieuwpoort) - France, Belgium
In France
- Aa (in Gravelines)
In Britain
- Medway (near Sheerness)
- Thames (near Southend-on-Sea)
- Crouch (at Burnham-on-Crouch)
- Colne (estuary that joins the sea near Brightlingsea.)
- Blackwater (tidal estuary at West Mersea.)
- Stour ( at Harwich, Suffolk)
- Deben (estuary at Felixstowe)
- Alde (at Snape, Suffolk)
- Waveney (in Great Yarmouth)
- Yare (in Great Yarmouth)
- Mun (in Mundesley Norfolk)
- Great Ouse (in King's Lynn)
- Nene (Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire)
- Witham (The Wash)
- Humber (near Cleethorpes)
- Tees (near Middlesbrough)
- Wear (In Sunderland)
- Tyne (at South Shields)
- North Tyne (in Acomb)
- South Tyne (in Acomb)
- Tweed (in Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Tweed at Abbotsford - Tay (near Dundee)
- Dee (in Aberdeen)
- Don (in Aberdeen)
- Ythan (in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire)
- Spey (near Elgin)
See also
- Geography of Europe
- List of European rivers with alternative names
- Latin names of European rivers
- European river zonation
- List of rivers by discharge
Other continents
- List of rivers of Asia
- List of rivers of Africa
- List of rivers of the Americas
- List of rivers of Oceania
- Lists of rivers
References
- ^ Dècouvre L'EUROPE
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