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List of rivers of Europe

These are the main rivers of Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone - which includes Russia in the east). See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc.

The longest rivers of Europe are:
*Volga, draining into the Caspian Sea;
*Danube and Dnieper, draining into the Black Sea;
*Rhine and Elbe, draining into the North Sea;
*Vistula, draining into the Baltic Sea;
*Loire and Tagus, draining into the Atlantic Ocean;
*Rhône, draining into the Mediterranean Sea;
*Po, draining into the Adriatic Sea.

In the list below, the European rivers are grouped by sea or ocean they flow into. They are sorted along the coast line of the seas and oceans. Rivers that flow into other rivers are in the 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)
**Usa (west of Usinsk)
***Kolva (near Usinsk)
*Northern Dvina (in Severodvinsk)
**Pinega (in Ust-Pinega)
**Yomtsa (near Bolshaya Gora)
**Vaga (near Bereznik)
**Uftyuga (near Krasnoborsk)
**Vychegda (in Kotlas)
***Vishera
**Yug (in Veliki Ustyug)
**Sukhona (in Veliki Ustyug)
*Mezen (near Mezen)
*Onega (in Onega)

In Norway:
*Pasvikelva (eastern Finnmark at the border with Russia)
*Neidenelva (into Bøkfjorden near Kirkenes)
*Tana river (into Tanafjord in northeastern Finnmark)
*Karasjohka (through Finnmark into Tana river)
*Lakselva (in Lakselv in Porsanger)

Atlantic Ocean

On Iceland

*Jökulsá á Fjöllum (north coast)

The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull

*Þjórsá (south coast)

Norwegian coast

In Norway:
*Lakselva (in Lakselv in Porsanger, Finmark)
*Altaelva (in Alta into Altafjord in western Finnmark)
*Reisaelva (in Nordreisa, Troms)
*Målselva (into Malangen in Målselv, Troms)
*Ranelva (in Rana, Nordland)
*Vefsna (in Mosjøen, Nordland)
*Namsen (in Namsos into Namsenfjord in Nord-Trøndelag)
*Orkla River (into Trondheimsfjord at Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag)
*Gaula (in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag)
*Nidelva (into Trondheimsfjord at Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag)
*Rauma (in Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal)
*Lærdalselvi (into Sognefjord at Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane)

Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English coast

In Northern Ireland:
*Bann (in Coleraine)

In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):
*Shannon (near Limerick)
Shannon_River-Seabhcan.JPG

River Shannon at Limerick City

**Suck (near Ballinasloe)
**Brosna
*Barrow (near Waterford) - Ireland
**Suir (near Waterford)
**Nore (in New Ross)

In England (Bristol Channel):
*Severn (near Bristol) - Wales, England
**Wye (near Chepstow)
***Trothy (near Monmouth)
***Monnow (in Monmouth)
**Avon (in Tewkesbury)

French, Spanish, and Portuguese coast

The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Tarifa).

In France:
*Aulne (near Brest)
*Odet (near Quimper)
*Blavet (in Lorient)
*Vilaine (in Pénestin)
**Oust (in Redon)

The Loire in Orléans.

*Loire (in Saint-Nazaire)
**Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
**Erdre (in Nantes)
**Maine (near Angers)
***Mayenne (near Angers)
***Sarthe (near Angers)
****Loir (north of Angers)
*****Braye (in Pont-de-Braye)
****Huisne (in Le Mans)
**Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
***Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
****Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
***Clain (in 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)
**Vendée (in Marans)
*Charente (near Rochefort)

The Garonne in Toulouse.

*Garonne (into Gironde estuary near Bordeaux)
**Dordogne (near Bordeaux)
***Isle (in Libourne)
****Dronne (near Libourne)
***Vézère (near Le Bugue)
****Corrèze (in Brive-la-Gaillarde)
***Cère (near Bretenoux)
**Lot (near Aiguillon)
***Truyère (in Entraygues-sur-Truyère)
**Baïse (near Aiguillon)
**Gers (near Agen)
**Tarn (near Castelsarassin)
***Aveyron (near Montauban)
****Viaur (in Laguépie)
***Agout (in Saint-Sulpice)
**Gimone (near Castelsarassin)
**Save (in Grenade)
**Ariège (in Toulouse)
***Hers (in Cintegabelle)
*Adour (in Bayonne)
**Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
**Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)

In Spain:
*Nervión (near Bilbao)
*Minho/Miño (near Caminha) - Portugal, Spain
**Sil (near Ourense)

In Portugal:
*Douro/Duero (in Porto) - Portugal, Spain
**Tâmega (near Penafiel)
**Pisuerga (near Valladolid)
*Mondego (in Figueira da Foz)
*Tagus (near Lisbon) - Portugal, Spain
Lisbon-from-san-jorge-castle.jpg

Tagus at Lisbon

**Zêzere (in Constância)
**Alagón (near Alcántara)
**Jarama (in Aranjuez)
***Manzanares (near Madrid)
*Sado (in Setúbal)

In Spain:
*Guadiana (near Ayamonte) - Spain, Portugal
**Zancara (near Alcázar de San Juan)
*Tinto (in Huelva)
*Guadalquivir (in Sanlúcar de Barrameda) - Spain

Baltic Sea

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)
*Ume River (in Umeå)
*Lule River (in Luleå)
*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
**Lainoälven (near Junosuando) - Sweden

In Finland:
*Kemijoki (in Kemi)
**Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi)
***Käkkälöjoki (near Hetta)
**Kitinen (near Pelkosenniemi)
***Luiro (near Pelkosenniemi)
*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:
*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)
*****Ravan
*****Chagoda
****Vishera (near Velikiy Novgorod)
****Lake Ilmen (in Velikiy Novgorod)
*****Msta (near Velikiy Novgorod)
******Uver (near Berezovsky Ryadok)
******Berezayka (in Berezovsky Ryadok)
*******Valdayka
******Mstino Lake (near Vyshny Volochyok)
*******Tsna (near Vyshny Volochyok)
*****Pola (near Staraya Russa)
*****Lovat (near Staraya Russa)
******Polist (near Staraya Russa)
******Kunya (in Kholm)
*****Shelon (near Shimsk)
***Syas (in Syasstroy)
***Vuoksi (in Taipale and Priozersk)
***Svir (near Lodeynoye Pole)
****Pasha (near Lodeynoye Pole)
****Oyat (near Lodeynoye Pole)
****Lake Onega
*****Vodla (near Pudozh)
*****Vytegra (near Vytegra)
*Luga (in Ust-Luga)
**Oredezh (near Luga)

In Estonia:
*Narva (near Narva) - Estonia, Russia
*Pärnu (in Pärnu) - Estonia

In Latvia:
*Gauja (near Riga) - Latvia, Estonia
*Daugava/Zapadnaya Dvina/Western Dvina (near Riga) - Latvia, Belarus, Russia
**Polota (in Polatsk)
*Lielupe (near Jūrmala) - Latvia
*Venta River (in Ventspils) - Latvia, Lithuania

In Lithuania:
*Nemunas/Nioman/Memel (near Šilutė) - Belarus, Lithuania, Russia
**Šešupė (near Neman)
**Neris (in Kaunas)
***Šventoji (in Jonava)
**Shchara (near Mosty Vtoryye)
**Niamiha (near Minsk?)

In Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast):
*Pregolya (near Kaliningrad)
**Lava/Łyna (in Znamensk)
**Instruch/Inster (in Chernyakhovsk)
**Angrapa (in Chernyakhovsk)
***Pissa (near Chernyakhovsk)
***Krasnaya (in Gusev)

In Poland:
*Pasłęka (near Braniewo)
*Nogat (near Elbląg)
**branch of river Vistula (near Malbork)
*Vistula/Wisła (near Gdańsk)
**Wda (in Chełmno)
**Brda (near Bydgoszcz)
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Brda at Bydgoszcz

**Drwęca (near Toruń)
**Bzura (in Wyszogród)
**Narew (in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki)
***Wkra (near Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki)
***Bug/Buh (near Serock)
****Mukhavets/Muchawiec (in Brest)
***Biebrza (near Wizna)
**Pilica (near Warka)
**Kurówka (near Puławy)
**Wieprz (in Dęblin)
**San (near Sandomierz)
***Wisłok (in Tryńcza)
**Wisłoka (in Gawłuszowice)
**Nida (in Nowy Korczyn)
**Dunajec (in Opatowiec)
***Poprad (near Nowy Sącz)
*Łeba (near Łeba)
*Słupia (in Ustka)
*Wieprza (in Darłowo)
*Parsęta (in Kołobrzeg)
*Rega (near Trzebiatów)
*Dziwna (in Dziwnow)
**branch of river Oder (from Lagoon of Szczecin)
*Oder/Odra (main branch Świna, in Świnoujście) - Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
**Ina/Ihna (near Szczecin)
**Warta (in Kostrzyn nad Odrą)
***Noteć (in Santok)
****Drawa (in Krzyż Wielkopolski)
***Obra (in Skwierzyna)
***Prosna (near Pyzdry)
**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:
*Peene (in Peenemünde)
**Tollense (in Demmin)
**branch of river Oder (from Lagoon of Szczecin)
*Recknitz (in Ribnitz-Damgarten)
*Warnow (in Warnemünde)
*Trave (in Lübeck-Travemünde)

Black Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Istanbul) to east (Sochi).

In Romania

*Danube (in Sulina)- Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine,
Ulm2-midsize.jpg

Danube at Ulm

**Prut (near Reni)
***Bahlui (near Iaşi)
**Siret (in Galaţi)
***Buzău (near Galaţi)
***Bârlad (in Lieşti)
***Bistriţa (near Bacău)
***Moldova (near Roman)
****Moldoviţa
***Suceava (in Liteni)
**Ialomiţa (near Hârşova)
***Prahova (near Adâncata)
**Argeş (in Olteniţa)
***Dâmboviţa (in Budeşti)
**Vedea (near Giurgiu)
**Yantra (near Svishtov)
**Osam (near Nikopol)
**Olt (near Turnu Măgurele)
***Cibin (in Tălmaciu)
****Hârtibaciu (near Sibiu)
**Vit (near Gulyantsi)
**Iskar (near Corabia)
**Jiu (near Oryahovo)
***Motru (near Filiaşi)
**Nera (near Bela Crkva)
**Caraş (near Bela Crkva)
**Velika Morava (near Smederevo)
***Južna Morava (near Kruševac)
***Zapadna Morava (near Kruševac)
****Ibar (in Kraljevo)
**Timiş/Temes/Tamiš (in Pančevo)
**Sava (in Belgrade)
***Bosut (near Ravnje)
***Drina (near Bijeljina)
****Tara
****Piva
***Bosna (in Bosanski Šamac)
***Vrbas (in Srbac)
***Una (in Jasenovac)
***Lonja-Trebež-Veliki Strug (near Lipovljani, Trebež, Veliki Strug)
****Ilova (near Lipovljani)
*****Toplica (in Garešnica)
****Pakra (near Lipovljani)
****Česma (near Novoselec)
*****Glogovnica (in Čazma)
***Sunja (in Puska, near Novska)
***Kupa (in Sisak)
****Odra (near Sisak)
****Glina (near Glina)
****Korana (in Karlovac)
*****Mrežnica (in Karlovac)
****Dobra (near Karlovac)
***Sutla (in Brdovec municipality near Zaprešić)
***Krka
***Savinja
**Tisza/Tisa/Theiß (near Titel)
***Mureş/Maros (in Szeged)
****Târnava/Küküllő (near Teiuş)
*****Târnava Mare/Nagy-Küküllő (in Blaj)
*****Târnava Mică/Kis-Küküllő (in Blaj)
****Arieş/Aranyos (near Luduş)
***Körös/Criş (near Csongrád)
****Crişul Repede/Sebes-Körös (near Gyoma)
*****Barcău/Berettyó (in Szeghalom)
****Crişul Alb/Fehér-Körös (near Gyula)
****Crişul Negru/Fekete-Körös (near Gyula)
***Zagyva (in Szolnok)
***Sajó/Slaná (in Tiszaújváros)
****Hornád/Hernád (near Miskolc)
***Bodrog (in Tokaj)
****Ondava (near Cejkov)
****Latorica/Liatorytsia (near Cejkov)
*****Laborec/Laborets (near Oborin)
******Uzh/Uh (near Pavlovce nad Uhom)
******Cirocha (in Humenné)
*****Stara
*****Vicha
*****Kerepets
***Crasna/Kraszna (in Vásárosnamény)
***Someş/Szamos (near Vásárosnamény)
****Someşul Mic (in Dej)
****Someşul Mare (in Dej)
*****Şieu (in Beclean)
******Bistriţa (near Bistriţa)
**Drave (near Kopački Rit and Aljmaš)
***Vučica (near Petrijevci)
***Karašica (near Belišće)
***Komarnica (near Novo Virje)
****Koprivnica - channel Bistra (near Hlebine)
****Čivićevac - Rogstrug - channel Matočina (near Molve)
***Mura (near Legrad)
****Mürz (in Bruck an der Mur)
***Bednja (near Mali Bukovec)
***Plitvica (near Veliki Bukovec)
***Gurk (near Völkermarkt)
***Gail (in Villach)
**Sió (near Szekszárd)
***Lake Balaton (in Siófok)
****Zala (near Keszthely)
**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)
***Thaya/Dyje (near Hohenau)
***Bečva (near Přerov)
**Wien (in Vienna)
**Kamp (in Grafenwörth)
**Ybbs (in Ybbs an der Donau)
**Enns (in Enns)
**Traun (in Linz)
**Inn (in Passau)
***Rott (in Schärding)
***Salzach (in Haiming)
****Saalach (in Freilassing)
***Ziller (in Münster)
**Vils (in Vilshofen)
**Isar (near Deggendorf)
***Ammer/Amper (near Moosburg)
***Loisach
**Große Laaber (near Straubing)
**Regen (in Regensburg)
**Naab (near Regensburg)
***Vils (in Kallmünz)
**Altmühl (in Kelheim)
**Abens (near Neustadt (Donau))
**Paar (near Vohburg)
**Lech (near Donauwörth)
***Wertach (in Augsburg)
**Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
**Iller (in Ulm)

In Ukraine

Dnieper in Kiev

*Dniester/Dnister/Nistru (near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) - Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria
**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 Kirovohrad)
**Bazavluk (near Ordzhonikidze)
**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)
***Oster (near Oster)
***Seim (in Sosnytsia)
***Sudost (north of Novhorod-Siverskyi)
**Irpin (near Kiev)
**Teteriv (near Chernobyl)
**Prypiat (near Chernobyl)
***Horyn River (Ukraine)
****Sluch (near Novohrad-Volynskyi)
**Sozh (in Loev/Loeu, Belarus)
**Berezina (near Rechytsa, Belarus)
***Śvisłač (near Asipovichy, Belarus)
**Druć (in Rahachou/Rogachev, Belarus)

The Salhir River during the winter season in Simferopol.

*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)

Caspian Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west to north-east.

In Russia:
*Terek (near Kizlyar)

Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)

*Volga (near Astrakhan)
**Samara (in Samara)
**Kama (south of Kazan)
***Vyatka (near Nizhnekamsk)
***Belaya (near Neftekamsk)
****Ufa (in Ufa)
***Chusovaya (near Perm)
****Sylva (near Perm)
***Vishera (near Solikamsk)
****Kolva (near Cherdyn)
**Kazanka (in Kazan)
**Sviyaga (west of Kazan)
**Vetluga (near Kozmodemyansk)
**Sura (in Vasilsursk)
**Kerzhenets (near Lyskovo)
**Oka (in Nizhny Novgorod)
***Klyazma (in Gorbatov)
***Moksha (near Yelatma)
****Tsna (near Sasovo)
***Pra (near Kasimov)
***Moskva (in Kolomna)
****Pakhra (near Moscow)
****Istra (near Moscow)
***Upa (near Suvorov)
**Unzha (near Yuryevets)
**Kostroma (in Kostroma)
**Kotorosl (in Yaroslavl)
**Sheksna (near Rybinsk)
**Mologa (near Rybinsk)

In Kazakhstan:
*Ural (in Atyrau)

English Channel

North coast

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Lizard Point, Cornwall) to east (Ramsgate).

In England:
*Fal (in Falmouth)
*Fowey (in Fowey)
*Tamar (near Plymouth)
**Tavy (near Plymouth)
*Dart (in Dartmouth)
*Teign (in Teignmouth)
*Exe (in Exmouth)
*Frome (near Bournemouth)
*Stour (Dorset) (in Christchurch)
*Avon (Hampshire) (in Christchurch)
**Bourne (in Salisbury)
*Test (near Southampton)
*Itchen (in Southampton)
*Arun (in Littlehampton)
**Rother (in Pulborough)
*Adur (in Shoreham-by-Sea)
*Ouse (Sussex) (in Newhaven)
*Rother (in Rye)
*Stour (Kent) (near Ramsgate)

South coast

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

In France:
*Authie (near Berck)
*Somme (near Abbeville)
*Seine (in Le Havre)
Paris.seine.750pix.jpg

Seine in Paris

**Risle (in Berville-sur-Mer)
**Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
***Iton (near Louviers)
**Epte (near Vernon)
**Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
***Aisne (in Compiègne)
****Vesle (in Condé-sur-Aisne)
****Aire (near Grandpré)
**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)
***Armançon (in Migennes)
***Cure (near Vermenton)
**Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
*Touques (in Deauville)
*Dives (in Cabourg)
*Orne (in Ouistreham)
**Odon (in Caen)
*Vire (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
*Rance (in Saint-Malo)

Irish Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from the (Mull of Kintyre).

In Scotland:
*Clyde (near Glasgow)
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Clyde at Glasgow

*Dee (Galloway) (in Kirkcudbright)

In England:
*Eden (near Carlisle)
*Ribble (in Lytham St Annes)
*Mersey (near Liverpool)

In Wales:
*Dee (Wales) (in Flint) - Wales, England

In Ireland:
*Slaney (in Wexford)
*Avoca (in Arklow)
*Liffey (in Dublin)
*Boyne (in Drogheda)

Mediterranean Sea

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:
*Segura (in Guardamar del Segura) - Spain
**Guadalentin (near Murcia)
**Mula (in Molina de Segura)
**Benamor (in Calasparra)
**Mundo (near Hellín)
*Júcar/Xúquer (in Cullera)
*Turia (in Valencia)
*Ebro/Ebre (near Tortosa)
**Segre (in Mequinenza)
***Cinca (near Mequinenza)
***Noguera Ribargorzana (near Lleida)
***Noguera Pallaresa (near Balaguer)
***Valira (in La Seu d'Urgell)
**Aragón (near Tudela)
*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)
*Tordera (in Blanes)
*Ter (in l'Estartit)
*Fluvià (near l'Escala)

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)
***Verdon (in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance)
**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)
****Loue (near Dole)
***Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
**Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
**Arve (in Geneva)
*Argens (in Fréjus)
*Var (near Nice)

In Italy:
*Arno (near Pisa)
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Arno river in Florence

*Ombrone (near Grosseto)
*Tiber/Tevere (in Ostia)
**Aniene (in Rome)
**Nera (near Orte)
*Volturno (in Castel Volturno)

Adriatic Sea

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)
*Tronto (near San Benedetto del Tronto)
*Metauro (in Fano)
*Reno (near Comacchio)
*Po (several branches near Porto Tolle)
**Panaro (near Ferrara)
**Secchia (near Mantua)
**Mincio (near Mantua)
**Oglio (near Mantua)
***Chiese (near Asola)
**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/Etsch (south of Chioggia)
**Isarco/Eisack (near Bozen-Bolzano)
*Bacchiglione (near Chioggia)
*Brenta (near Chioggia)
*Piave (north-east of Venice)
*Soča/Isonzo (near Monfalcone) - Slovenia, Italy

In Croatia:
*Zrmanja (near Obrovac)
*Krka (near Šibenik)
**Čikola
*Cetina (in Omiš)
*Neretva (near Ploče) - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
**Rama
**Krupa

In Montenegro:
*Bojana/Bunë (near Ulcinj) - Albania, Montenegro

In Albania:
*Drin (in Lezhë)
**Drini i Bardhë/Beli Drim (in Kukës)
**Drini i Zi/Crni Drim (in Kukës)
*Mat (near Laç)
*Shkumbin (near Lushnjë)
*Seman (near Fier)
**Devoll (near Kuçovë)
*Vjosë/Aoos (near Vlorë) - Greece, Albania

Ionian Sea

West coast

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west to north-east from Reggio Calabria to Otranto.

In Italy:
*Sinni (near Policoro)
*Agri (in Policoro)
*Basento (in Metaponto)

East coast

The rivers in this section are sorted north-west to south-east from Vlorë to Cape Malea.

In Greece:
*Achelóos (near Aitoliko)
*Pineiós (near Gastouni)
*Alfeiós (near Pyrgos)
**Erymanthus

Aegean Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Cape Malea) to east (Istanbul).

In Greece:
*Spercheiós (near Lamia)
*Pineiós (near Larissa)
*Aliákmon (near Thessaloniki)
*Vardar/Axiós (near Thessaloniki) - Republic of Macedonia, Greece
*Struma/Strimónas (in Amphipolis) - Bulgaria, Greece
*Mesta/Néstos (near Thasos)

In Turkey:
*Maritsa/Évros/Meriç (near Alexandroupoli) - Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece
**Tundzha (in Edirne)
**Arda (near Edirne)

North Sea

The rivers in this section are given clockwise along the North Sea coast, starting from Bergen, Norway.

In Norway

*Otta (in Oppland into Gudbrandsdalslågen at Otta)
*Gudbrandsdalslågen (into Lake Mjøsa in Oppland)
*Vorma (out of Lake Mjøsa into Glomma at Årnes)
*Glomma (into Oslofjord at Fredrikstad)
*Renaelva (in Hedmark into Glomma at Åmot)
*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) - Norway, Sweden
**Lake Vänern
***Klarälven/Trysilelva (near (Karlstad))
*Ätran (into Kattegat in Falkenberg)
*Nissan (into Kattegat in Halmstad)

In Denmark

*Gudenå (into Kattegat near Randers)

In Germany

*Eider (in Tönning)
*Elbe/Labe (near Cuxhaven) - Czech Republic, Germany

Elbe at Dresden

**Oste (near Otterndorf)
**Stör (near Glückstadt)
**Alster (in Hamburg)
**Ilmenau (near Winsen (Luhe))
**Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
***Elde (near Dömitz)
**Aland (in Schnackenburg)
**Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
**Havel (near Havelberg)
***Dosse (near Kuhlhausen)
***Rhin (near Warnau)
***Spree (in Berlin-Spandau)
****Dahme (in Berlin-Köpenick)
**Tanger (near Tangermünde)
**Ohre (near Burg)
**Saale (in Barby)
***Bode (in Nienburg (Saale))
***Weiße Elster (near Halle (Saale))
****Pleiße (in Leipzig)
***Unstrut (near Naumburg)
***Ilm (in Großheringen)
**Mulde (in Dessau)
***Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
***Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
****Zschopau (near Döbeln)
**Schwarze Elster (near Wittenberg)
**Wesenitz (in Pirna)
**Bilina (in Ústí nad Labem)
**Ohře (in Litoměřice)
**Vltava (in Mělník)
***Berounka (near Prague)
***Lužnice (in Týn nad Vltavou)
**Jizera (near Čelákovice)
**Cidlina (near Poděbrady)

The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.

*Weser (near Bremerhaven)
**Hunte (in Elsfleth)
**Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
***Hamme (in Ritterhude)
***Wümme (in Ritterhude)
**Aller (near Verden (Aller))
***Leine (near Schwarmstedt)
****Innerste (near Sarstedt)
***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 Edermünde)
**Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
*Ems (near Delfzijl) - Germany, Netherlands
**Hase (in Meppen)

In the Netherlands

*Zwarte Water (into IJsselmeer near Genemuiden) - Netherlands
**Vecht (Overijssel)/Vechte (near Zwolle)
***Regge (near Ommen)
***Dinkel
*IJssel (into IJsselmeer near Kampen) - Netherlands
**Berkel (in Zutphen)
**Oude IJssel (in Doesburg)
**branch of the river Rhine (near Pannerden)

The Rhine at the Loreley

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Limmat in Zürich

*Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hoek van Holland) - Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands
**Lippe (in Wesel)
**Emscher (near Dinslaken)
**Ruhr (in Duisburg)
***Lenne (near Hagen)
**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)
***Ohm (in Cölbe)
**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)
****Pegnitz (river) (in Fürth)
****Rednitz (in Fürth)
**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)
***Limmat (in Brugg)
***Reuss (in Brugg)
***Emme (near Solothurn)
***Saane/Sarine (near Bern)
**Thur (near Schaffhausen)
**Ill (near Feldkirch)
**Vorderrhein (near Chur)
**Hinterrhein (near Chur)
**Linge (river) in the Netherlands.
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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)
***Wurm (near Heinsberg)
***Inde (in Jülich)
**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)

The Scheldt in Antwerp

*Scheldt/Schelde/Escaut (near Flushing, Netherlands) - France, Belgium, Netherlands
**Rupel (in Rupelmonde)
***Nete (in Rumst)
***Dijle (in Rumst)
****Zenne (in Mechelen)
****Demer (in Rotselaar)
**Durme (in Temse)
**Dender (in Dendermonde)
***Mark (near Lessines)
**Leie (in Ghent)
***Deûle (in Deûlémont)
**Scarpe (Mortagne-du-Nord)
**Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut)

In Belgium

*Yser (in Nieuwpoort) - France, Belgium

In France

*Aa (in Gravelines)

In England

*Thames (near Southend-on-Sea)
*Great Ouse (in King's Lynn)
*Nene (near King's Lynn)
*Humber (near Cleethorpes)
**Trent (near Scunthorpe)
**Ouse (near Scunthorpe)
***Aire (in Goole)
*Tees (near Middlesbrough)
*Tyne (at South Shields)
**North Tyne (in Acomb)
**South Tyne (in Acomb)
*Tweed (in Berwick-upon-Tweed) - Scotland, England
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Tweed at Abbotsford

In Scotland

*Tyne (near Dunbar)
*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 countries

Other contintents

*Rivers of Asia
*Rivers of Africa
*Rivers of the Americas
*Rivers of Australia



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