List of rivers of Gondor

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Location of the rivers of Gondor
Location of the rivers of Gondor
See also: Rivers of Middle-earth and Rivers of Beleriand

In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, there are two common lists of rivers of Gondor. The rivers Anduin, Sernui and Gilrain appear in both lists.

The Seven Rivers of Gondor are the following:

  1. The river Lefnui
    The Lefnui begins in the south-western valleys of the Starkhorn peak of the White Mountains, and flows south-west parallel to the mountain range, entering the Bay of Belfalas near the long cape of Andrast
  2. The river Morthond
    The Morthond begins on the southern edges of the Dwimorberg at the end of the Paths of the Dead in the White Mountains, then flows past the ancient fortress of Erech and the Green Hills of the Pinnath Gelin. After meeting its tributary Calenhir it enters the sea at Edhellond.
    Aragorn and company emerged from the Paths of the Dead in Morthond's vale and followed the river briefly to Erech on their way to southern Gondor.
  3. The river Ciril
    Ciril starts in an isolated peak in Lamedon, and flows past Calembel becoming a tributary of-
  4. The river Ringló
    Ringló arises as two smaller unnamed rivers in the White Mountains, on the southern arm that bends towards Belfalas.
    Flowing through the Gondorian city Ethring, it passes north of Tarnost where it is met by its tributary Ciril, and meets the sea at Edhellond, near Cobas Haven above Dol Amroth.
  5. The river Gilrain
    The Gilrain starts as two unnamed tributaries in the White Mountains, and flows south meeting the Sernui at Linhir.
  6. The river Sernui
    Also spelled Serni, it begins in the plains of Lebennin and meets the Bay of Belfalas north of Ethir Anduin at the city of Linhir
  7. The river Anduin.

The Five Rivers of Lebennin are the following:

  1. The river Anduin
  2. The river Celos
    Celos starts in the White Mountains and becomes a tributary of-
  3. the river Sirith
    Sirith meets Anduin at Pelargir,
  4. The river Sernui
  5. the river Gilrain

Other rivers in Gondor, not counted in either of the above lists, are:

  • Erui
  • Harnen
  • Mering Stream
  • Morgulduin
  • Poros

These are described in Rivers of Middle-earth.


Rivers from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium during the Third Age
Adorn | Anduin | Baranduin | Bruinen | Carnen | Celduin | Celebrant | Celos | Ciril | Deeping Stream | Enchanted River (Gûlduin) | Entwash | Erui | Forest River (Taurduin) | Gilrain | Gladden | Glanduin | Greylin | Gwathló (Greyflood) | Harnen | Isen | Langwell | Lefnui | Lhûn | Limlight | Mering Stream | Mitheithel (Hoarwell) | Morgulduin | Morthond | Nimrodel | Poros | Ringló | Sernui | Shirebourn | Sirith | Snowbourne | The Water | Withywindle