- List of rivers of Germany
This is a list of
river s, which are at least partially located inGermany . 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 German rivers is given at the end.The rivers of Germany flow into the
Baltic Sea , theBlack Sea and theNorth 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 andNeckar ),Weser andElbe (and its main tributariesHavel andSaale )Draining into the
Baltic Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-west (Danish border) to east (Polish border).
*
Schwentine (inKiel )
*Trave (inLübeck -Travemünde )
**Stepenitz (near Travemünde)
*Warnow (inWarnemünde )
**Nebel (inBützow )
*Recknitz (inRibnitz-Damgarten )*
Peenestrom (inPeenemünde )
**Peene (nearAnklam )
***Tollense (inDemmin )
**branch of river Oder (fromSzczecin Lagoon )*"
Świna /Swine" (inŚwinoujście ,Poland )
**Uecker (into Szczecin Lagoon inUeckermünde )
**Oder (into Szczecin Lagoon nearSzczecin , Poland)
***Lusatian Neisse (Lausitzer Neiße) (nearEisenhüttenstadt )Draining into the
Black Sea *
Danube (inSulina ,Romania )
**Inn (inPassau )
***Rott (inSchärding )
***Salzach (inHaiming )
****Saalach (inFreilassing )
***Alz (in Marktl)
****Chiemsee (inSeebruck )
*****Tiroler Achen (inGrabenstätt )
**Ilz (in Passau)
**Vils (inVilshofen )
**Isar (nearDeggendorf )
***Amper /Ammer (nearMoosburg )
***Loisach (nearWolfratshausen )
**Große Laber (nearStraubing )
**Regen (inRegensburg )
***Chamb (in Cham)
**Naab (nearRegensburg )
***Vils (inKallmünz )
**Altmühl (inKelheim )
**Abens (nearNeustadt (Donau) )
***Ilm (near Neustadt (Donau))
**Paar (nearVohburg )
**Friedberger Ach (near Oberhausen)
**Lech (nearDonauwörth )
***Wertach (inAugsburg )
**Schmutter (inDonauwörth )
**Zusam (in Donauwörth)
**Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
**Brenz (inLauingen )
**Mindel (nearGünzburg )
**Günz (in Günzburg)
**Iller (inUlm )
**Rot (inErbach an der Donau )
**Riß (nearEhingen )
**Lauchert (nearSigmaringen )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 )
**Niers (inGennep , Netherlands)
**Rur /Roer (inRoermond , Netherlands)
***Wurm (nearHeinsberg )
***Inde (inJülich )*
Rhine /Rhein (main branch atHoek van Holland ,Netherlands )
**Lippe (inWesel )
***Alme (inPaderborn )
**Emscher (nearDinslaken )
**Ruhr (inDuisburg )
***Volme (nearHagen )
***Lenne (near Hagen)
***Möhne (inNeheim-Hüsten )
**Erft (inNeuss )
**Wupper /Wipper (inLeverkusen )
**Sieg (inBonn )
***Agger (inSiegburg )
***Nister (inWissen )
**Ahr (nearSinzig )
**Wied (inNeuwied )
**Moselle (inKoblenz )
***Elzbach (inMoselkern )
***Alf (in Alf)
***Lieser (nearBernkastel-Kues )
***Salm (nearKlüsserath )
***Kyll (nearTrier -Ehrang)
***Saar (nearKonz )
****Nied (nearRehlingen-Siersburg )
****Prims (in Dillingen)
****Blies (inSarreguemines )
*****Schwarzbach (nearZweibrücken )
***Sauer (inWasserbillig )
****Prüm (nearEchternach )
*****Nims (inIrrel )
****Our (inWallendorf )
**Lahn (inLahnstein )
***Aar (inDiez )
***Weil (inWeilburg )
***Dill (inWetzlar )
***Ohm (inCölbe )
**Nahe (inBingen )
***Alsenz (nearBad Kreuznach )
***Glan (nearBad Sobernheim )
**Selz (inIngelheim )
**Main (inMainz )
***Nidda (inFrankfurt -Höchst)
****Wetter (inNiddatal )
***Kinzig (inHanau )
***Tauber (inWertheim am Main )
***Fränkische Saale (inGemünden am Main )
***Regnitz (inBamberg )
****Pegnitz (inFürth )
****Rednitz (inFürth )
*****Fränkische Rezat (inGeorgensgmünd )
*****Schwäbische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
***Roter Main (nearKulmbach )
**Neckar (inMannheim )
***Jagst (nearBad Friedrichshall )
***Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
***Enz (inBesigheim )
***Murr (inMarbach am Neckar )
***Rems (inRemseck )
***Fils (inPlochingen )
**Queich (nearGermersheim )
**Pfinz (near Germersheim)
**Lauter (inLauterbourg )
**Murg (nearRastatt )
**Sauer (inSeltz ,France )
**Acher (near Lichtenau)
**Rench (near Lichtenau)
**Kinzig (nearKehl )
**Elz (nearLahr )
**Wiese (nearBasel )
**Wutach (inWaldshut-Tiengen )*"
IJssel " (into theIJsselmeer nearKampen, Netherlands )
**Berkel (inZutphen , Netherlands)
**Oude IJssel /Issel (inDoesburg , Netherlands)*"
Zwarte Water " (into the IJsselmeer nearGenemuiden , Netherlands)
**Vechte (nearZwolle , Netherlands)
***Dinkel (inNeuenhaus )*Ems (near
Delfzijl , Netherlands)
**Hase (in Meppen)*Weser (near
Bremerhaven )
**Hunte (inElsfleth )
**Lesum (inBremen-Vegesack )
***Wümme (inRitterhude )
**Aller (near Verden (Aller))
***Böhme (nearRethem )
***Leine (nearSchwarmstedt )
****Innerste (nearSarstedt )
****Rhume (inNortheim )
*****Oder (Harz) (inKatlenburg-Lindau )
***Örtze (inWinsen )
***Fuhse (inCelle )
***Oker (in Müden (Aller))
****Schunter (near Braunschweig)
**Werre (inBad Oeynhausen )
**Diemel (inBad Karlshafen )
**Fulda (inHannoversch Münden )
***Eder (inEdermünde )
****Schwalm (nearFritzlar )
***Haune (inBad Hersfeld )
**Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
***Hörsel (nearEisenach )
***Ulster (inPhilippsthal )*
Elbe (nearCuxhaven )
**Oste (nearOtterndorf )
**Stör (nearGlückstadt )
**Alster (inHamburg )
**Bille (near Hamburg)
**Ilmenau (nearWinsen (Luhe) )
**Jeetzel (inHitzacker )
**Löcknitz (nearDömitz )
***Elde (nearLenzen )
**Aland (inSchnackenburg )
**Stepenitz (inWittenberge )
**Havel (nearHavelberg )
***Dosse (near Havelberg)
***Rhin (nearWarnau )
***Plane (near Brandenburg)
***Nuthe (inPotsdam )
***Spree (in Berlin-Spandau )
****Dahme (in Berlin-Köpenick )
**Ohre (nearBurg )
**Saale (in Barby)
***Bode (inNienburg (Saale)
***Wipper (Saale) (nearBernburg )
***Weiße Elster (nearHalle (Saale) )
****Parthe (inLeipzig )
****Pleiße (in Leipzig)
****Weida (nearGera )
***Unstrut (nearNaumburg )
****Wipper (Unstrut) (nearHeldrungen )
****Gera (inStraußfurt )
***Ilm (inGroßheringen )
***Schwarza (in Schwarza)
**Mulde (inDessau )
***Zwickauer Mulde (nearColditz )
****Chemnitz (nearWechselburg )
***Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
****Zschopau (nearDöbeln )
**Schwarze Elster (nearWittenberg )
**Weißeritz (inDresden )
***Wilde Weißeritz (inFreital )
**Wesenitz (inPirna )
**Ohře /Eger (inLitoměřice ,Czech Republic )
**"Vltava " (inMělník , Czech Republic)
***"Berounka " (nearPrague , Czech Republic)
****Mže /Mies (inPilsen , Czech Republic)*Eider (in
Tönning )
**Treene (inFriedrichstadt )Alphabetical list
A-E
Aabach,
Acher , Agger,Ahr , Aland,Aller , Alme, Alsenz,Alster ,Altmühl ,Alz ,Ammer (Neckar) , Ammer/Amper,Berkel , Bever, Biber, Biela,Bille , Bist, Blau,Blies , Bode, Böhme, Breg,Breitach , Brend, Brenz,Brigach ,Chamb , Chemnitz, Dahme,Danube ,Diemel , Dill,Dinkel ,Dosse ,Düssel ,Echaz ,Eder , Eider,Elbe ,Elde ,Elz (Neckar) ,Elz (Rhine) ,Elzbach , Ems,Emscher ,Ennepe ,Enz ,Erft F-K
Feller Bach , Fils,Fränkische Saale ,Freiberger Mulde ,Friedberger Ach ,Fuhse , Fulda,Garte , Gera, Glan, Gose/Abzucht,Gottleuba , Hamme,Hase ,Havel , Heller,Hönne ,Hunte ,Ihme ,Iller ,Ilm (Thuringia) , Ilmenau,Ilz ,Inde , Inn,Innerste ,Isar , Jade,Jagst , Kander,Kinzig (Main) ,Kinzig (Rhine) ,Kocher ,Kyll L-O
Lahn ,Lauter (Glan) ,Lauter (Rhine) , Lech, Leda,Leibi ,Leine ,Lenne ,Lesum , Lippe, Löcknitz,Loisach ,Lusatian Neisse ,Lutter (Lachte) ,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, Oder, Ohm,Ohre , Ohře/Eger,Oker , Orla,Oste ,Oude IJssel , OurP-S
Paar , Pader,Peene , Pegnitz,Pfinz ,Pleiße , Prüm,Queich ,Recknitz ,Rednitz , Regen,Regnitz ,Rems ,Rench ,Rheider Au ,Rhin , Rhine/Rhein,Riß , Rot,Rote Weißeritz , Rott,Ruhr ,Rur , Ruwer,Ryck ,Saalach ,Saale , Saar, Salm,Salzach ,Sauer ,Sauer (France) ,Scheppau ,Schmutter ,Schozach ,Schunter ,Schwalm , Schwarza,Schwarzbach (Blies) ,Schwarze Elster ,Schwentine ,Selz ,Sieg ,Soeste ,Spree ,Sprotte ,Stepenitz (Brandenburg) ,Stepenitz (Mecklenburg) ,Stör , Sulm,Swalm ,Swist T-Z
Tanger,
Tauber ,Tiroler Achen ,Tollense ,Trave , Treene,Uecker ,Unstrut , Usa,Vechte ,Vils (Danube) ,Vils (Lech) ,Volme ,Wakenitz ,Warnow , Weida, Weil, Weiße Elster,Weißeritz ,Werra ,Werre , Wertach,Wesenitz , Weser,Westfälische Aa , Wetter, Wied,Wiese ,Wipper (Saale) ,Wipper (Unstrut) ,Wisper , Wörnitz, Wümme,Wupper ,Würm ,Wurm , Wutach, Zschopau,Zusam ,Zwickauer Mulde
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