- List of tributaries of the Danube
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This is a list of tributaries of the Danube by order of entrance.
The Danube is Europe's second-longest river. It originates in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers—the Brigach and the Breg—which join at Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing generally eastwards for a distance of some 2,850 km (1,770 mi), passing through several Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania.
The Danube flows through—or forms a part of the borders of—ten countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine; in addition, the drainage basin includes parts of nine more countries: Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and Albania.
River Entering the Danube at Distance from mouth (Sulina) Side
of the
entranceLength Iller Ulm, Germany right 147 km Wörnitz Donauwörth, Germany left 132 km Zusam Donauwörth, Germany right 60 km Lech Marxheim (near Donauwörth), Germany right 264 km Paar near Vohburg, Germany right 134 km Abens near Neustadt (Donau), Germany right Altmühl Kelheim, Germany 2414.68 km left 230 km Hopfenbach Kelheim 2410.67 km right Schwarze Laber Schwalbennest 2387.90 km left Naab Regensburg, Germany 2385.30 left 165 km Regen Regensburg, Germany 2379.24 km left 165 km Sulzbach Donaustauf 2367.50 km left Otterbach Donaustauf 2367.60 km left Pfatter Gmünd 2349.31 km right Wiesent Gmünd 2346.43 km left Große Laaber near Straubing, Germany 2329.51 km right Aiterach Reibersdorf 2214.00 km right Kinsach Reibersdorf 2213.39 km left Isar near Deggendorf, Germany 2281.71 right 286 km Hengersberger Ohe Winzer 2264.21 km left Angerbach Hofkirchen 2256.89 km right Vils Vilshofen, Germany 2248.63 km right Gaissa Heining 2233.85 km left Ilz Passau 2225.43 km left Inn Passau, Germany 2225.20 km right 517 km Satzbach Löwmühle 2221.30 km left Kößelbach Kernmühle 2218.00 km right Erlau Erlau 2215.15 km left Dantelbach Dantelbach 2201.77 km left Rannabach Oberranna 2196.04 km left Kesselbach Kager-Niederranna 2194.55 km right Kleine Mühl Obermühl/Grafenau 2177.85 km left Große Mühl Untermühl/Partenstein/Austria 2168.00 km left Große Rodl Wilhering 2144.83 km left Bleicherbach Wilhering 2143.35 km left Traun near Linz, Austria 2124.73 km right 153 km Ipfbach Enghagen 2116.98 km right Gusen Enghagen 2113.60 km left Enns Mauthausen, Austria 2111.828 km right 254 km Aist Schwarzholz 2108.50 km left Isper Isperdorf 2065.70 km right Ybbs Ybbs an der Donau, Austria 2057.10 km right 130 km Erlauf Pöchlarn 2046.30 km left Pielach Schallemmersdorf 2034.35 km left Aggsbach Aggstein 2027.17 km right Endlingbach Aggstein 2026.97 km left Spitzerbach Spitz 2019.58 km left Fladnitz Krems 2000.60 km right Traisen Altenwörth 1979.10 km right Perschling Klein Schönbüchel 1972.10 km right Grosse Tulln River Tulln 1965.27 km right Schwechat Upstream of Schönau 1913.70 km right Russbach 1881.20 km left Morava Devín, Slovakia 1880.26 km left 358 km Vidrica 1871.50 km left Leitha near Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary[1] 1793.00 right 180 km Rába Győr, Hungary [2] 1793.00 right 322 km Conco Upstream of Komarom 1777.00 km right Váh Komárno, Slovakia 1765.80 km left 403 km Hron near Štúrovo, Slovakia 1716.00 km left 298 km Ipel near Szob, Hungary 1708.20 km left 232 km Lepence Lepence 1697.00 km right Benta 1621.75 km right Sió near Szekszárd, Hungary 1497.15 km right 121 km (360 km)[3] Vajastorok 1494.60 km left Drava near Osijek, Croatia 1382.50 km right 725 km Vuka Vukovar, Croatia 1333.10 km right 114 km Tisza near Titel, Serbia 1214.50 km left 1,026 km Sava Belgrade, Serbia 1170 km right 990 km[4] Tamiš near Pančevo, Serbia 1154.20 km left 359 km Jezava 1115.20 km right Velika Morava near Smederevo, Serbia 1104.50 km right 185 km (493 km, 550 km)[5] Mlava near Kostolac, Serbia 1091.60 km right 158 km Caraş near Stara Palanka, Serbia 1076.50 km left 110 km Nera near Stara Palanka, Serbian-Romanian border 1075.00 km left 124 km Ribiş Downstream of Baziaş 1070.00 km left Pârâul Ţiganilor 1059.79 km left Râul Mic 1058.80 km left Pek Veliko Gradište, Serbia 1057.10 km right 129 km Prva Upstream of Moldova Veche 1050.90 km left Valea Mare River Moldova Veche left Baronul Downstream of Moldova Veche left Boşneag 1045.30 km left Varad Upstream of Coronini 1042.40 km left Sicolovăţ 1039.40 km left Livadica 1037.30 km right Alibeg 1034.90 km left Liuborajdia 1031.90 km left Cruşoviţa 1029.60 km left Cezava Cezava 1026.80 km right Caoniţa 1026.65 km left Cameniţa 1025.70 km left Turski Potok 1025.30 km right Oraviţa Liubcova 1022.90 km left Dobra 1021.00 km right Zascoc 1020.10 km left Zidinac Zidinac 1019.00 km right Berzasca Berzasca 1017.80 km left Kozica right Suva 1015.50 km left Cozla Cozla 1013,30 km left Sirina Downstream of Cozla 1012.10 km left Pesaca 1009.40 km right Elişeva 1007.30 km left Boljetinska 1003.20 km right Saraoschi left Starişte 1000.90 km left Paolina 999.50 km left Suşcava 994.50 km left Ciuceavca 993.40 km left Zlatica 992.80 km right Porečka 988.20 km right 50 km Iuţi 988 km left Tişoviţa Tişoviţa 982.6o km left Reciţa Downstream of Tişoviţa 981.30 km left Liubotina 979.70 km left Plavişeviţa 976.20 km left Ponicova 972.80 km left Mraconia 967.00 km left Costineţiu 964.60 km left Suhodolu 963.40 km left Mala 961.40 km left Valea Satului Upstream of Ieşelniţa left Ieşelniţa Ieşelniţa 959.70 km left Dâlboca 957.70 km left Velika Kovila 956.90 km right Groţca 955.20 km left Cerna 953.20 km left 84 km Bahna 949.80 km left Dzevrin 949.20 km right Vodiţa left Kasajna 946.80 km right Jidoştiţa left Kladusnica 936.80 km right Dudaş 936.60 km left Topolniţa 927.80 km left Bistriţa 920.60 km left Slatina Slatina 879 km right Timok Bulgarian-Serbian border 845.65 right 203 km Drincea left Topolovetz 784.10 km right Vojniska 782.20 km right Vidbol 780.20 km right Artchar 768.50 km right Skomlia 762.50 km right Lom Lom, Bulgaria 741,70 km right 93 km Sărăceaua Cârna left Desnăţui Lake Bistreţu left Tzibritza 715.85 km right Nedeia 697.60 km left Jiu between the Bulgarian towns of Kozloduy and Oryahovo 691.55 km left 331 km Ogosta between the Jiu's mouth and Oryahovo, Bulgaria 684.50 km right 147 km Jieţ 681 km left Iskar Gigen, Pleven Province, Bulgaria 637.00 km right 368 km Celei Celei 634.10 km left Ursa Gârcov left Vit Somovit, Bulgaria 609.50 km right 189 km Olt Turnu Măgurele, Romania 604.00 km left 709 km Oltul Mic 600.60 km left Călmăţui left Osam Nikopol, Bulgaria 600.10 km right 314 km Sâi Turnu Măgurele left Yantra Svishtov, Bulgaria 536.70 km right 285 km Vedea Bujoru, Romania left 224 km Pasărea Slobozia left Rusenski Lom Ruse, Bulgaria 497.80 km right 45 km (196.9 km)[6] Argeş Olteniţa, Romania 430.00 km left 327 km Mostiştea left Berza Lake Gălăţui left Almălău Lake Bugeac right Begena Lake Bugeac right Galiţa Galiţa right Canlia Canlia right Canaraua Fetei Lake Oltina right Jegălia Jegălia left Valea Mare Lake Dunăreni right Vederoasa left Urluia Upstream of Rasova right Rasova Rasova right Peştera Cochirleni right Ţibrin right Dunărea Dunărea right Calachioi Capidava left Chichirgeaua Tichileşti right Ialomiţa Near Hârşova left 400 km Topolog Saraiu right Nămoleşti Gârliciu right Călmăţui left Başburun Ostrov left Aiorman Peceneaga left Greci left Cerna Lake Cerna right Valea Plopilor Măcin Branch right Jilila Lake Jijila right Siret Galaţi, Romania 155.05 km left 726 km Prut near Reni, Ukraine 134.144 km left 953 km Gârla Ciulineţul Lake Crapina left Luncaviţa Luncaviţa right See also
Notes
- ^ The Rába flows into the Mosoni-Duna, a branch of the Danube
- ^ The Rába flows into the Mosoni-Duna, a branch of the Danube
- ^ The Sió is 121 km long. As it flows out from the Balaton lake, measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the Zala river, it is 360 km long.
- ^ The Sava is 945 km long, but as it originates from two shorter rivers, Sava Dolinka and Sava Bohinjka, with the longer headwater of Sava Dolinka it measures 990 km.
- ^ The Velika Morava is created by the confluence of the Južna Morava and the Zapadna Morava. The Velika Morava proper is 185 km long, but also counting its longer branch, Zapadna Morava, it is 493 km long. The most distant water source in the Morava watershed is the source of the river Ibar, the longest tributary of the Zapadna Morava, which gives the Ibar-Zapadna Morava-Velika Morava river system a length of 550 km.
- ^ The Rusenski Lom is formed by the confluence of the Beli Lom and the Cherni Lom. The Rusenski Lom proper is about 45 km long, but counting its longer branch, the Beli Lom, it is 196.9 km long.
References
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta-Beograd; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- Atlas svijeta, Fifth edition (1974); Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod-Zagreb;
- Donaukommission - Die Donau von Kelheim bis Sulina [1]
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