List of rivers of Europe

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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:

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.

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[edit] Barents Sea and White Sea (Arctic Ocean)

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway).

In Russia:

In Norway:

[edit] Atlantic Ocean

[edit] On Iceland

The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull
The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull

[edit] Norwegian coast

In Norway:

[edit] Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English coast

In Northern Ireland:

In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):

In England (Bristol Channel):

[edit] French, Spanish, and Portuguese coast

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

In France:

The Loire in Orléans.
The Loire in Orléans.
The Garonne in Toulouse.
The Garonne in Toulouse.

In Spain:

In Portugal:

In Spain:

[edit] Baltic Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from Helsingborg (south Sweden).

[edit] In Sweden

[edit] In Finland

[edit] In Russia

[edit] In Estonia

[edit] In Latvia

[edit] In Lithuania

Neman River
Neman River
Širvinta River
Širvinta River
Vilnia River
Vilnia River

[edit] In Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

[edit] In Poland

[edit] In Germany

[edit] Black Sea

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

[edit] In Romania

[edit] In Ukraine

Dnieper in Kiev
Dnieper in Kiev

[edit] In Russia

[edit] Caspian Sea

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

[edit] In Russia

Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)
Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)

[edit] In Kazakhstan

[edit] English Channel

[edit] North coast

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

In England:

[edit] South coast

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

In France:

[edit] Irish Sea

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

In Scotland:

In England:

In Wales:

In Ireland:

[edit] Mediterranean Sea

[edit] 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:

In France:

In Italy:

[edit] Adriatic Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, from Otranto, southern Italy, to Vlorë in southern Albania.

In Italy:

In Croatia:

In Montenegro:

In Albania:

[edit] Ionian Sea

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:

[edit] Aegean Sea

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

In Greece:

In Turkey:

[edit] North Sea

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

[edit] In Norway

[edit] In Sweden

[edit] In Denmark

[edit] In Germany

The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.
The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.

[edit] In the Netherlands

The Rhine at the Loreley
The Rhine at the Loreley
Limmat in Zürich
Limmat in Zürich
Hotton, view on the Ourthe river and the city church.
Hotton, view on the Ourthe river and the city church.
The Scheldt in Antwerp
The Scheldt in Antwerp

[edit] In Belgium

[edit] In France

[edit] In England

[edit] In Scotland

[edit] See also

[edit] European countries

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List of rivers of Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia2 · Austria · Azerbaijan4 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus2 · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia4 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan1 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia1 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey1 · Ukraine · United Kingdom

Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia4 · Adjara2 · Åland · Azores · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Kosovo · Madeira · Nagorno-Karabakh2 · Nakhichevan2 · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus2, 3

1 Has significant territory in Asia. 2 Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. 3 Only recognised by Turkey. 4 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia.

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