List of rivers of Europe

Main European drainage divides (red lines) separating catchments (green regions)

These are the main rivers in Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone - which includes Russia in the east). See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. For clarity, only rivers longer than 100 kilometres (or very significant in another way) are shown in this list. Shorter rivers can be found in the lists by country.

Longest rivers

Rivers over 250 km:

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
River km mi Draining into
(tributary of)
Volga3,6922,294Caspian Sea[1]
Danube2,8601,780Black Sea
Ural2,4281,509Caspian Sea
Dnieper2,2901,420Black Sea
Don1,9501,210Sea of Azov
Pechora1,8091,124Barents Sea
Kama1,8051,221Caspian Sea (Volga)
Northern Dvina–Vychegda1,7741,102White Sea
Kura1,515941Caspian Sea
Oka1,500932Caspian Sea (Volga)
Belaya1,430889Caspian Sea (Volga) (Kama)
Dniester1,362846Black Sea
Vyatka1,314816Caspian Sea (Volga) (Kama)
Elbe–Vltava1,252778North Sea
Rhine1,236768North Sea
Desna1,130700 Black Sea (Dnieper)
Vychegda1,130700White Sea (Northern Dvina)
Elbe1,091678North Sea
Aras1,072666Caspian Sea (Kura)
Donets1,050653Sea of Azov (Don)
Vistula1,047651Baltic Sea
Oder–Warta1,045650 Baltic Sea
Daugava/Western Dvina1,020630Gulf of Riga
Neva–Lake Ladoga–Volkhov–
Lake Ilmen–Msta–Tsna		1,020630Gulf of Finland
Loire1,013629Atlantic Ocean
Tagus1,007645Atlantic Ocean
Sava990615Black Sea (Danube)
Khopyor979608Black Sea (Don)
Tisza965603Black Sea (Danube)
Prut953592Black Sea (Danube)
Meuse / Maas950590North Sea
Sukhona–Lake Kubenskoye–
Kubena		941585White Sea (Northern Dvina)
Neman937582Baltic Sea
Ufa918570 Caspian Sea (Volga) (Kama) (Belaya)
Ebro910570Mediterranean Sea
Kuban906563Sea of Azov
Douro / Duero897557Atlantic Ocean
Vetluga889552Caspian Sea (Volga)
Mezen857533Barents Sea
Manych–Kalaus856532Black Sea (Don)
Oder854531Baltic Sea//Oder Lagoon
Sura841523Caspian Sea (Volga)
Rhône813505Mediterranean Sea
Warta808502Baltic Sea (Oder)
Southern Bug806501Black Sea
Kuma802498Caspian Sea
Sakmara798496Caspian Sea (Ural)
Sal798496Black Sea (Don)
Narew–Western Bug796495Baltic Sea (Vistula)
Mureș789493Black Sea (Danube) (Tisza)
Pinega779484White Sea (Northern Dvina)
Seine776482English Channel
Western Bug772480Baltic Sea (Vistula) (Narew)
Pripyat761473Black Sea (Dnieper)
Weser-Werra751467North Sea
Drava / Drau749465Black Sea (Danube)
Seym748465Black Sea (Dnieper) (Desna)
Medveditsa745463Black Sea (Don)
Northern Dvina River744462White Sea
Guadiana742461Atlantic Ocean
Göta älv-Vänern-Klarälven720447 Kattegat
Psel717446Black Sea (Dnieper)
Onega–Lake Lacha–Svid–
Lake Vozhe–Vozhega		714444White Sea
Emba712442Caspian Sea
Siret706439Black Sea (Danube)
Klyazma686426Caspian Sea (Volga) (Oka)
Po682424Adriatic Sea
Bolshoy Irgiz675419Caspian Sea (Volga)
Horyn659409Black Sea (Dnieper) (Pripyat)
Guadalquivir657408Atlantic Ocean
Moksha656408Caspian Sea (Volga) (Oka)
Narva–Lake Peipus–Velikaya650403Gulf of Finland
Sozh648403Black Sea (Dnieper)
Ilek623387Caspian Sea (Ural)
Terek623387Caspian Sea
Glomma621386Skagerrak
Olt615382Black Sea (Danube)
Vashka605376White Sea (Mezen)
Garonne602374Atlantic Ocean/Gironde estuary
Samara594369Caspian Sea (Volga)
Chusovaya592368Caspian Sea (Volga) (Kama)
Neva–Lake Ladoga–Svir–
Lake Onega–Suna		578361Gulf of Finland
Vaga575357White Sea (Northern Dvina)
Ik571355Caspian Sea (Volga) (Kama)
Usa565351Barents Sea (Pechora)
Berezina561349Black Sea (Dnieper)
Kemijoki550342Gulf of Bothnia
Inhulets549341Black Sea (Dnieper)
Kolva546339Barents Sea (Pechora) (Usa)
Moselle545338North Sea (Rhine)
Dal River542337Baltic Sea
Izhma531330Barents Sea (Pechora)
Unzha-Kema531330Caspian Sea (Volga)
Main527327North Sea (Rhine)
Torne522324Gulf of Bothnia
Inn517321Black Sea (Danube)
Marne514319English Channel (Seine)
Neris/Viliya510320Baltic Sea (Neman River)
Shapkina499310Barents Sea (Pechora)
Júcar498309Mediterranean Sea
Styr494307Black Sea (Dnieper) (Pripyat)
Drina–Tara487303Black Sea (Danube) (Sava)
Narew484301Baltic Sea (Vistula)
Dordogne482300Atlantic Ocean/Gironde estuary
Lot481299Atlantic Ocean (Garonne)
Maritsa/Evros480298Aegean Sea
Mur480298Black Sea (Danube) (Drava)
Saône473294Mediterranean Sea (Rhône)
Tana–Anarjohka472293Barents Sea/Tanafjord
Ume River467290Gulf of Bothnia
Vorskla464288Black Sea (Dnieper)
Ångerman463288Baltic sea
Lule River461287Baltic Sea
Kalix River461287Gulf of Bothnia
Gauja460286Gulf of Riga
Mologa456283Caspian Sea (Volga)
Doubs453281Mediterranean Sea (Rhône) (Saône)
Vindel River453281Baltic Sea (Ume River)
Weser452281North Sea
Gauja452281Baltic Sea
Sluch451280Black Sea (Dnieper) (Pripyat) (Horyn)
San443275Baltic Sea (Vistula)
Ljusnan443275Gulf of Bothnia
Skellefte River440273Gulf of Bothnia
Oskol/Oskil436271Sea of Azov (Don) (Donets)
Indal River430267Gulf of Bothnia
Velikaya430267Gulf of Finland (Narva) (Lake Peipus)
Vltava430267North Sea (Elbe)
Ponoy River426265White Sea
Unzha426265Caspian Sea (Volga)
Allier421262Atlantic Ocean (Loire)
Ptsich421262Black Sea (Dnieper) (Pripyat)
Ialomița417259Black Sea (Danube)
Struma415258Aegean Sea
Saale413257North Sea (Elbe)
Ilych411255Barents Sea (Pechora)
Adige 410255Adriatic Sea
Tiber 406254Mediterranean
Váh 406252Black Sea (Danube)
Pite River402250Gulf of Bothnia
Spreec.400c.250 North Sea (Elbe) (Havel)
Faxälven399248Baltic Sea (Ångerman)
Ljungan399248Baltic Sea
Rába/Raab398247Danube
Tundzha390242Aegean Sea (Maritsa)
Vardar388241Aegean Sea
Someș388241Black Sea (Danube) (Tisza)
Noteć388241Baltic Sea (Oder) (Warta)
Charente381237Atlantic Ocean
Tarn381237Atlantic Ocean (Garonne)
Paatsjoki–Ivalojoki380236Barents Sea
Muonionjoki380236Baltic Sea (Torne)
Ems371231North Sea
Iijoki370230Gulf of Bothnia
Cher368229Atlantic Ocean (Loire)
Iskar368228Black Sea (Danube)
Kubena368228White Sea (Northern Dvina) (Sukhona River)
Neckar367228North Sea (Rhine)
Körös–Crișul Alb365227Black Sea (Danube) (Tisza)
Sula365227Black Sea (Dnieper)
Teteriv365227Black Sea (Dnieper)
Pyoza363226White Sea (Mezen)
Vienne363226Atlantic Ocean (Loire)
River Shannon361224Atlantic Ocean
Tana361224Barents Sea/Tanafjord
Scheldt360224North Sea
Paatsjoki–Lake Inari–Ivalo360224 Barents Sea/Varangerfjord
Genil358222Atlantic Ocean (Guadalquivir)
Vorma–Mjøsa–
Gudbrandsdalslågen		358222Skagerrak (Glomma)
Aisne356221 English Channel (Seine) (Oise)
Inhul354220Black Sea (Southern Bug)
Kostroma354220Caspian Sea (Volga)
Morava354220Black Sea (Danube)
River Severn354220Atlantic Ocean
Numedalslågen352219Skagerrak
Alazani351218Caspian Sea (Kura)
Argeș350217Black Sea (Danube)
Kuloy350217White Sea
Minho350217Atlantic Ocean
Oril346215 Black Sea (Dnieper)
Ros346215 Black Sea (Dnieper)
Thames346215North Sea
Drina346215Black Sea (Danube) (Sava)
Venta346215Baltic Sea
Oise341212 English Channel (Seine)
Jiu339211Black Sea (Danube)
Timiș339211Black Sea (Danube)
Sulak–Andi Koysu336209Caspian Sea
Drin335208Adriatic Sea
Rioni327203Black Sea
Svislach327203Black Sea (Dnieper) (Berezina)
Uday327203Black Sea (Dnieper) (Sula)
Havel325202North Sea (Elbe)
Segura325202Mediterranean Sea
Adour324201Atlantic Ocean
Durance324201 Mediterranean Sea (Rhône)
Luga River324201 Gulf of Finland
Vovcha323201Black Sea (Dnieper) (Samara)
Haliacmon322200Aegean Sea
Iori320199Caspian Sea (Kura)
Samara320199Black Sea (Dnieper)
Loir317197Atlantic Ocean (Loire) (Maine) (Sarthe)
Ohře/Eger316196North Sea (Elbe)
Västerdal River315196Baltic Sea (Dal River)
Adda313194Adriatic Sea (Po)
Sarthe313194Atlantic Ocean (Loire) (Maine)
Yeya311193Sea of Azov
Lielupe–Nemunėlis/Mēmele310192Gulf of Riga
Drammenselva308191Skagerrak/Drammensfjord
Khorol308191Black Sea (Dnieper) (Psel)
West Morava308191Black Sea (Danube) (Great Morava)
Norrström306190Baltic Sea
Buzău302188Black Sea (Danube) (Siret)
Ounasjoki300186Gulf of Bothnia (Kemijoki)
Shchara300186Baltic Sea (Neman River)
Werra300186North Sea (Weser)
River Trent298185North Sea/Humber Estuary
Šešupė298185Baltic Sea (Neman River)
Kupa297185Black Sea (Danube) (Sava)
Isar295183Black Sea (Danube)
South Morava295183Black Sea (Danube) (Great Morava)
Ubort292181Black Sea (Dnieper) (Pripyat)
Yonne292181English Channel (Seine)
Aveyron291181Atlantic Ocean (Garonne) (Tarn)
Mulde290180North Sea (Elbe)
Aare288179North Sea (Rhine)
Dâmbovița286178Black Sea (Danube) (Argeș)
Isère286178Mediterranean Sea (Rhône)
Yantra285177Black Sea (Danube)
Motala ström285177Baltic Sea
Tormes284176Atlantic Ocean (Douro)
Bistrița283176Black Sea (Danube) (Siret)
Pisuerga283176Atlantic Ocean (Douro)
Leine281175North Sea (Weser) (Aller)
Plyussa281175Gulf of Finland (Narva)
Oglio280174Adriatic Sea (Po)
Turia280174Mediterranean Sea
Kitinen278173Gulf of Bothnia (Kemijoki)
Ibar276171Black Sea (Danube) (Morava) (West Morava)
Tanaro276171Adriatic Sea (Po)
Esla275171Atlantic Ocean (Douro)
Jijia275171Black Sea (Danube) (Prut)
Bóbr272169Baltic Sea (Oder)
Vjosë/Aoos272169Adriatic Sea
Bosna271168Black Sea (Danube) (Sava)
Indre271168Atlantic Ocean (Loire)
Segre265165Mediterranean Sea (Ebro)
Lech264164Black Sea (Danube)
Creuse264164Atlantic Ocean (Loire) (Vienne)
Aller260162North Sea (Weser)
Lainio River260162Baltic Sea (Torne)
White Elster257160North Sea (Elbe) (Saale)
Aidar256159Sea of Azov (Don) (Donets)
Bega256159Black Sea (Danube) (Tisza)
Uzh256159Black Sea (Dnieper) (Pripyat)
Isle255158Atlantic Ocean (Dordogne)
Enns254158Black Sea (Danube)
Snov253157Black See (Dnieper) (Desna)
Lusatian Neisse252157Baltic Sea (Oder)
Skien River252157Skagerrak/Frierfjord

In the list below, the European rivers are grouped by the sea or ocean into which they flow. They are sorted along the coastline of the seas and oceans. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted in 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:

In Norway:

Atlantic Ocean

On Iceland

The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull

Norwegian coast

In Norway:

Irish coast

In Northern Ireland:

In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):

British coast

The Bristol Channel:

French, Spanish and Portuguese coast

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

In France:

The Loire in Orléans.
The Garonne in Toulouse.
The Pas in Cantabria, Spain.

In Spain:

In Portugal:

In Spain:

Baltic Sea

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

In Sweden

Dal River (Swedish: Dalälven) in Sweden

In Finland

Aurajoki flowing past Turku cathedral

In Russia

The Neva in Saint Petersburg

In Estonia

Narva River as it flows between Ivangorod in Russia and Narva in Estonia

In Latvia

Lielupe River as it flows past Jelgava Palace

In Lithuania

Nemunas River
Širvinta River
Vilnia River

In Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

In Poland

The Vistula in Płock
The Oder in Szczecin

In Germany

The Trave in Lübeck

Black Sea

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

In Bulgaria

In Romania

In Ukraine

Dniester river near Ţipova in Moldova

In Russia

Caspian Sea

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

In Russia

Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)

In Kazakhstan

English Channel

North coast

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

In Britain:

River Dart

South coast

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

In France:

Irish Sea

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

In Britain:

In Ireland:

Samuel Beckett Bridge spanning the Liffey in Dublin

Mediterranean

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:

Ebro in Zaragoza

In France:

In Italy:

Adriatic Sea

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

In Italy:

The Adige in Verona

In Croatia:

In Bosnia and Herzegovina:

In Montenegro:

In Albania:

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

Aegean Sea

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

In Greece:

In Turkey:

North Sea

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

In Norway

In Sweden

In Denmark

In Germany

The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.

In the Netherlands

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

In Belgium

In France

In Britain

Aerial view of the Thames in London
The mouth of the Gaywood River at King's Lynn.
The Mouth of the River Burn at Overy Creek, Norfolk

See also

Other continents

References

  1. ↑ Dècouvre L'EUROPE

https://web.archive.org/web/20060721130302/http://www.smhi.se/sgn0102/n0204/vdragreg.pdf

European countries

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