List of rivers of Germany
This is a list of rivers, which are at least partially located in Germany. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted geographically, along the coast. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea (the lower in the list, the more upstream). Some rivers (e.g. Meuse) do not flow through Germany themselves, but they are mentioned for having German tributaries. They are given in italics. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. An alphabetical list of all German rivers that have an article in Wikipedia is given at the end.
The rivers of Germany flow into the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the North Sea. The most important rivers of Germany are:
- flowing into the Baltic Sea: Oder
- flowing into the Black Sea: Danube (and its main tributaries Inn, Isar, and Lech)
- flowing into the North Sea: Rhine (and its main tributaries Moselle, Main and Neckar), Weser and Elbe (and its main tributaries Havel and Saale)
Draining into the Baltic Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted north-west (Danish border) to east (Polish border).
- Schwentine (in Kiel)
- Trave (in Lübeck-Travemünde)
- Stepenitz (near Travemünde)
- Warnow (in Warnemünde)
- Recknitz (in Ribnitz-Damgarten)
- Peenestrom (in Peenemünde)
- Świna/Swine (in Świnoujście, Poland)
- Uecker (into Oder Lagoon in Ueckermünde)
- Oder (into Oder Lagoon near Szczecin, Poland)
- Lusatian Neisse (Lausitzer Neiße) (near Eisenhüttenstadt)
Draining into the Black Sea
- Danube (in Sulina, Romania)
- Inn (in Passau)
- Rott (in Schärding)
- Salzach (in Haiming)
- Saalach (in Freilassing)
- Alz (in Marktl)
- Chiemsee (in Seebruck)
- Tiroler Achen (in Grabenstätt)
- Chiemsee (in Seebruck)
- Isen (in Neuotting)
- Ilz (in Passau)
- Vils (in Vilshofen)
- Isar (near Deggendorf)
- Amper/Ammer (near Moosburg)
- Loisach (near Wolfratshausen)
- Große Laber (near Straubing)
- Regen (in Regensburg)
- Naab (near Regensburg)
- Schwarze Laber (in Sinzing)
- Altmühl (in Kelheim)
- Abens (near Neustadt (Donau))
- Ilm (near Neustadt (Donau))
- Paar (near Vohburg)
- Friedberger Ach (near Oberhausen)
- Lech (near Donauwörth)
- Schmutter (in Donauwörth)
- Zusam (in Donauwörth)
- Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
- Brenz (in Lauingen)
- Mindel (near Günzburg)
- Günz (in Günzburg)
- Iller (in Ulm)
- Rot (in Erbach an der Donau)
- Riß (near Ehingen)
- Lauchert (near Sigmaringen)
- Inn (in Passau)
Draining into the North Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted south-west (Netherlands) to east (Danish border).
- Maas (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands)
- Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
- Lippe (in Wesel)
- Emscher (near Dinslaken)
- Ruhr (in Duisburg)
- Erft (in Neuss)
- Wupper/Wipper (in Leverkusen)
- Sieg (in Bonn)
- Ahr (near Sinzig)
- Wied (in Neuwied)
- Moselle (in Koblenz)
- Elzbach (in Moselkern)
- Alf (in Alf)
- Lieser (near Bernkastel-Kues)
- Salm (near Klüsserath)
- Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
- Saar (near Konz)
- Nied (near Rehlingen-Siersburg)
- Prims (in Dillingen)
- Blies (in Sarreguemines)
- Schwarzbach (near Zweibrücken)
- Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
- Prüm (near Echternach)
- Our (in Wallendorf)
- Lahn (in Lahnstein)
- Nahe (in Bingen)
- Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
- Glan (near Bad Sobernheim)
- Selz (in Ingelheim)
- Main (in Mainz)
- Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
- Kinzig (in Hanau)
- Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
- Fränkische Saale (in Gemünden am Main)
- Regnitz (in Bamberg)
- Pegnitz (in Fürth)
- Rednitz (in Fürth)
- Fränkische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
- Schwäbische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
- Itz (in Baunach)
- Red Main (near Kulmbach)
- Neckar (in Mannheim)
- Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
- Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
- Enz (in Besigheim)
- Glems (near Markgröningen-Unterriexingen)
- Murr (in Marbach am Neckar)
- Rems (in Remseck)
- Fils (in Plochingen)
- Queich (near Germersheim)
- Pfinz (near Germersheim)
- Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
- Murg (near Rastatt)
- Sauer (in Seltz, France)
- Acher (near Lichtenau)
- Rench (near Lichtenau)
- Kinzig (near Kehl)
- Schutter (near Kehl)
- Elz (near Lahr)
- Wiese (near Basel)
- Wutach (in Waldshut-Tiengen)
- IJssel (into the IJsselmeer near Kampen, Netherlands)
- Berkel (in Zutphen, Netherlands)
- Oude IJssel/Issel (in Doesburg, Netherlands)
- Zwarte Water (into the IJsselmeer near Genemuiden, Netherlands)
- Weser (near Bremerhaven)
- Hunte (in Elsfleth)
- Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
- Wümme (in Ritterhude)
- Aller (near Verden (Aller))
- Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
- Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
- Fulda (in Hannoversch Münden)
- Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
- Elbe (near Cuxhaven)
- Oste (near Otterndorf)
- Stör (near Glückstadt)
- Alster (in Hamburg)
- Bille (near Hamburg)
- Ilmenau (near Winsen (Luhe))
- Jeetzel (in Hitzacker)
- Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
- Elde (near Lenzen)
- Aland (in Schnackenburg)
- Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
- Havel (near Havelberg)
- Ohre (near Burg)
- Saale (in Barby)
- Bode (in Nienburg (Saale))
- Wipper (Saale) (near Bernburg)
- White Elster (near Halle (Saale))
- Unstrut (near Naumburg)
- Wipper (Unstrut) (near Heldrungen)
- Gera (in Straußfurt)
- Ilm (in Großheringen)
- Schwarza (in Schwarza)
- Mulde (in Dessau)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
- Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Black Elster (near Wittenberg)
- Weißeritz (in Dresden)
- Wild Weißeritz (in Freital)
- Wesenitz (in Pirna)
- Ohře/Eger (in Litoměřice, Czech Republic)
- Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
- Eider (in Tönning)
- Treene (in Friedrichstadt)
Alphabetical list
A-E
Aabach, Aar, Abens, Acher, Agger, Ahr, Aland, Alf, Aller, Alme, Alsenz, Alster, Altmühl, Alz, Ammer (Neckar), Ammer/Amper, Aue (Elbe), Aue, Berkel, Bever, Biber, Biela, Bille, Bist, Black Elster, Blau, Blies, Bode, Böhme, Breg, Breitach, Brend, Brenz, Brigach, Chamb, Chemnitz, Dahme, Danube, Diemel, Dill, Dinkel, Dosse, Dreisam, Düssel, Echaz, Eder, Eider, Elbe, Elde, Else, Elz (Neckar), Elz (Rhine), Elzbach, Ems, Emscher, Ennepe, Enz, Erft
F-K
Feller Bach, Fils, Franconian Saale, Fränkische Rezat, Fränkische Saale, Freiberger Mulde, Friedberger Ach, Fuhse, Fulda, Garte, Gera, Glan, Gose/Abzucht, Gottleuba, Große Laber, Günz, Hamme, Hase, Haune, Havel, Heller, Hönne, Hörsel, Hunte, Ihme, Iller, Ilm (Bavaria), Ilm (Thuringia), Ilmenau, Ilz, Inde, Inn, Innerste, Isar, Isen, Itz, Jade, Jagst, Jeetzel, Kammel, Kander, Kinzig (Main), Kinzig (Rhine), Kocher, Kyll
L-O
Lahn, Lauchert, Lauter (Glan), Lauter (Rhine), Lech, Leda, Leibi, Leine, Lenne, Lesum, Lieser, Lippe, Löcknitz, Loisach, Lusatian Neisse, Lutter (Lachte), Lutter (Leine), Lutter (Oder), Main, Mandau, Maurine, Mindel, Möhne, Moselle, Mulde, Münstersche Aa, Murg, Murr, Mže/Mies, Naab, Nahe, Nebel, Neckar, Neetze, Nette (Innerste), Nette (Niers), Nette (Rhine), Nidda, Nied, Niers, Nims, Nister, Nuthe, Oder, Oder (Harz), Ohm, Ohre, Ohře/Eger, Oker, Orla, Örtze, Oste, Oude IJssel, Our
P-S
Paar, Pader, Parthe, Peene, Pegnitz, Pfinz, Plane, Pleiße, Prims, Prüm, Queich, Recknitz, Red Main, Rednitz, Regen, Regnitz, Rems, Rench, Rheider Au, Rhin, Rhine, Rhume, Riß, Rot, Red Weißeritz, Red Main, Rott, Ruhr, Rur, Ruwer, Ryck, Saalach, Saale, Saar, Salm, Salzach, Sauer, Sauer (France), Scheppau, Schmutter, Schozach, Schwarze Elster, Schunter, Schutter, Schwäbische Rezat, Schwalm, Schwarza, Schwarzbach (Blies), Schwarze Laber, Schwentine, Seeve, Selbitz, Selz, Sieg, Soeste, Spree, Sprotte, Stepenitz (Brandenburg), Stepenitz (Mecklenburg), Stör, Sulm, Swalm, Swist
T-Z
Tanger, Tauber, Tiroler Achen, Tollense, Trave, Treene, Uecker, Ulster, Unstrut, Usa, Vechte, Vils (Danube), Vils (Lech), Vils (Naab), Volme, Wakenitz, Warnow, Weida, Weil, Weiße Elster, Weißeritz, Werra, Werre, Wertach, Wesenitz, Weser, Westfälische Aa, Wetter, White Elster, White Main, Wied, Wiese, Wild Weißeritz, Wipper (Saale), Wipper (Unstrut), Wisper, Wörnitz, Wümme, Wupper, Würm, Wurm, Wutach, Zaber, Zeegenbach, Zschopau, Zusam, Zwickauer Mulde
By state
- List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg
- List of rivers of Bavaria
- List of rivers of Brandenburg
- List of rivers of Bremen
- List of rivers of Hesse
- List of rivers of Lower Saxony
- List of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
- List of rivers of Saarland
- List of rivers of Saxony
- List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
- List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
- List of rivers of Thuringia
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