List of rivers of Europe
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThese 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 (3,692 km/2,294 mi), draining into the Caspian Sea
- Danube (2,860 km/1,777 mi), draining into the Black Sea
- Ural (2,428 km/1,509 mi), draining into the Caspian Sea
- Dnieper (2,290 km/1,423 mi), draining into the Black Sea
- Don (1,950 km/1,212 mi), draining into the Sea of Azov
- Dniester (1,362 km/846 mi), draining into the Black Sea
- Rhine (1,320 km/820 mi), draining into the North Sea
- Elbe (1,091 km/678 mi), draining into the North Sea
- Vistula (1,047 km/651 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
- Daugava (1,020 km/634 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
Other long rivers are:
- 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)
- 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:
- 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) *
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum (north coast)
- Þjórsá (south coast)
Atlantic Ocean
On Iceland
Norwegian coast
In Norway:- 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)
Irish coast
In Northern Ireland:
In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):
- Shannon (near Limerick)
- Swilly (Letterkenny)
- Suck (near Ballinasloe)
- Brosna
- Barrow (near Waterford) - Ireland
Scottish, Welsh, and English coast
In England (Bristol Channel):
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Garonne (into Gironde estuary near Bordeaux)
- Dordogne (near Bordeaux)
- Lot (near Aiguillon)
- Baïse (near Aiguillon)
- Gers (near Agen)
- Tarn (near Castelsarrasin)
- Gimone (near Castelsarrasin)
- Save (in Grenade)
- Ariège (in Toulouse)
- Hers-Vif (in Cintegabelle)
- Adour (in Bayonne)
- Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
- Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
In Spain:
- Nervión (near Bilbao)
- Pas (in Cantabria)
- Deva (between Cantabria and Asturias)
- Sella Asturias
- Piles Asturias(near Gijón)
- Nalón Asturias
- Nora Asturias
- Minho/Miño (near Caminha) - Portugal, Spain
- Guadiana (near Ayamonte) - Spain, Portugal
- Záncara (near Alcázar de San Juan)
- Tinto (in Huelva)
- Guadalquivir (in Sanlúcar de Barrameda) - Spain
- Genil (in Palma del Río)
In Portugal:
- Douro/Duero (in Porto) - Portugal, Spain
- Tâmega (near Penafiel, Portugal)
- Pisuerga (near Valladolid, Spain)
- Mondego (in Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
- Tagus/Tejo/Tajo (near Lisbon) - Portugal, Spain
- Zêzere (in Constância, Portugal)
- Alagón (near Alcántara, Spain)
- Jarama (in Aranjuez, Spain)
- Manzanares (crosses Madrid, Spain)
- Tajuña (near Madrid, Spain)
- Sado (in Setúbal, Portugal)
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)
- Ljusnan (in Söderhamn)
- Ljungan (near Sundsvall)
- Indal River (in Söderhamn)
- Fyris River (in Uppland)
- 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
- 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)
- Vishera (near Velikiy Novgorod)
- Lake Ilmen (in Velikiy Novgorod)
- Msta (near Velikiy Novgorod)
- Uver (near Berezovsky Ryadok)
- Berezayka (in Berezovsky Ryadok)
- Mstino Lake (near Vyshny Volochyok)
- Tsna (near Vyshny Volochyok)
- Pola (near Staraya Russa)
- Lovat (near Staraya Russa)
- Shelon (near Shimsk)
- Syas (in Syasstroy)
- Vuoksi (in Taipale and Priozersk)
- Svir (near Lodeynoye Pole)
- Luga (in Ust-Luga)
In Estonia
- Narva (near Narva) - Estonia, Russia
- 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
- Daugava/Zahodniaja Dzvina/Zapadnaya Dvina/Western Dvina (near Riga) - Latvia, Belarus, Russia
- Lielupe (near Jūrmala) - Latvia
- Venta River (in Ventspils) - Latvia, Lithuania
In Lithuania
- Šventoji (in Šventoji)
- Dangė (in Klaipėda)
- Nemunas River/Neman/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 (in Gusev)
In Poland
- Pasłęka (near Braniewo)
- Nogat (near Elbląg)
- Vistula/Wisła (near Gdańsk)
- Wda (in Chełmno)
- Brda (in Bydgoszcz)
- Drwęca (near Toruń)
- Bzura (in Wyszogród)
- Narew (in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki)
- Pilica (near Warka)
- Kurówka (near Puławy)
- Wieprz (in Dęblin)
- San (near Sandomierz)
- Wisłoka (in Gawłuszowice)
- Nida (in Nowy Korczyn)
- Dunajec (in Opatowiec)
- 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
- Oder/Odra (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)
- 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 via Oder Lagoon
- 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,
- Prut (near Reni)
- Siret (in Galaţi)
- Buzău (near Galaţi)
- Bârlad (in Lieşti)
- Bistriţa (near Bacău)
- Moldova (near Roman)
- Suceava (in Liteni)
- Ialomiţa (near Hârşova)
- Argeş (in Olteniţa)
- Vedea (near Giurgiu)
- Olt (near Turnu Măgurele)
- Cibin (in Tălmaciu)
- Hârtibaciu (near Sibiu)
- Jiu (near Bechet)
- Nera (near Bela Crkva)
- Caraş (near Bela Crkva)
- Timiş/Temes/Tamiš (in Pančevo)
- Yantra (near Svishtov)
- Osam (near Nikopol)
- Vit (near Gulyantsi)
- Iskar (near Corabia)
- Velika Morava (near Smederevo)
- Južna Morava (near Kruševac)
- Zapadna Morava (near Kruševac)
- Sava (in Belgrade)
- Bosut (near Ravnje)
- Drina (near Bijeljina)
- Bosna (in Bosanski Šamac)
- Vrbas (in Srbac)
- Una (in Jasenovac)
- Lonja-Trebež-Veliki Strug (near Lipovljani, Trebež, Veliki Strug)
- 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)
- Crasna/Kraszna (in Vásárosnamény)
- Someş/Szamos (near Vásárosnamény)
- Someşul Mic (in Dej)
- Someşul Mare (in Dej)
- 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)
- Crişul Alb/Fehér-Körös (near Gyula)
- Crişul Negru/Fekete-Körös (near Gyula)
- Zagyva (in Szolnok)
- Sajó/Slaná (in Tiszaújváros)
- Bodrog (in Tokaj)
- Drave (near Kopački Rit and Aljmaš)
- Vučica (near Petrijevci)
- Karašica (near Belišće)
- Komarnica (near Novo Virje)
- 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)
- 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)
In Ukraine
- 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)
- 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)
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 (near Astrakhan)
- Samara (in Samara)
- 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)
- 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)
In Kazakhstan
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)
- 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:
- Liane (near Boulogne sur Mer)
- Canche (near Le Touquet)
- Authie (near Berck)
- Somme (near Abbeville)
- Seine (in Le Havre)
- 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)
Irish Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from the (Mull of Kintyre).In Scotland:
- Clyde (near Glasgow)
- Dee (Galloway) (in Kirkcudbright)
In England:
In Wales:- Dee (Wales) (in Flint) - Wales, England
In Ireland:
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
- 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)
- Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
- Arve (in Geneva)
- Argens (in Fréjus)
- Var (near Nice)
In Italy:
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)
- Aterno-Pescara (in Pescara)
- Tronto (near San Benedetto del Tronto)
- Metauro (in Fano)
- Marecchia (near Rimini)
- Rubicone (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:
- Zrmanja (near Obrovac)
- Krka (near Šibenik)
- Cetina (in Omiš)
- Neretva (near Ploče) - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
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)
- Vjosë/Aoos (near Vlorë) - Greece, Albania
Ionian Sea
West coastThe 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:
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 T