List of rivers in 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. An alphabetical list of German rivers 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)

Contents

1 Draining into the Baltic Sea

2 Draining into the Black Sea

3 Draining into the North Sea

4 Alphabetical list

4.1 A-E
4.2 F-K
4.3 L-O
4.4 P-S
4.5 T-Z

5 See also

Draining into the Baltic Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted north-west (Danish border) to east (Polish border).

Peene (in Peenemünde)
- Tollense (in Demmin)
- branch of river Oder (from Lagoon of Szczecin)

Świna (in Świnoujście, Poland)
- Oder/Odra (into Lagoon of Szczecin)
  - Lusatian Neisse/Nysa Łużycka (in Kosarzyn, Poland)

Draining into the Black Sea

Danube (in Sulina, Romania)
- Ilz (in Passau)
- Inn (in Passau)
  - Rott (in Schärding)
  - Salzach (in Haiming)
    - Saalach (in Freilassing)
  - Alz (in Marktl)
    - Traun (in Altenmarkt an der Alz)
- Vils (in Vilshofen)
  - Große Vils
  - Kleine Vils
- Isar (near Deggendorf)
  - Ammer/Amper (near Moosburg)
    - Glonn (in Allershausen)
    - Würm (near Dachau)
  - Loisach (near Wolfratshausen)
- Große Laaber (near Straubing)
- Regen (in Regensburg)
  - Chambach (in Cham)
  - Weißer Regen
  - Schwarzer Regen
- Naab (near Regensburg)
  - Vils (in Kallmünz)
- Altmühl (in Kelheim)
- Abens (near Neustadt (Donau))
  - Ilm (near Neustadt (Donau))
- Paar (near Vohburg)
- Lech (near Donauwörth)
  - Wertach (in Augsburg)
- Schmutter (in Donauwörth)
- Zusam (in Donauwörth)
- Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
- Brenz (in Lauingen)
- Mindel (near Günzburg)
- Günz (in Günzburg)
- Blau
- Iller (in Ulm)
  - Breitach (near Oberstdorf)
  - Trettach (near Oberstdorf)
  - Stillach (near Oberstdorf)
- Riß (near Ehingen)
- Lauchert
- Brigach (near Donaueschingen)
- Breg (near Donaueschingen)

Draining into the North Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west (Netherlands) to east (Danish border).

Meuse/Maas (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands)
- Niers (in Gennep, Netherlands)
- Swalm (in Swalmen, Netherlands)
- Rur/Roer (in Roermond, Netherlands)
  - Wurm (near Heinsberg)
  - Inde (in Jülich)

Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
- Lippe (in Wesel)
  - Alme (in Paderborn)
    - Afte (in Büren)
      - Aabach (in Bad Wünnenberg)
- Emscher (near Dinslaken)
- Ruhr (in Duisburg)
  - Volme (near Hagen)
    - Ennepe (in Hagen)
  - Lenne (near Hagen)
  - Hönne (near Fröndenberg)
  - Möhne (in Neheim-Hüsten)
- Düssel (in Düsseldorf)
- Erft (in Neuss)
- Wupper (in Leverkusen)
  - Dhünn (in Leverkusen)
  - Wipper (in Wipperfürth)
- Sieg (in Bonn)
  - Agger (in Siegburg)
  - Bröl (in Hennef)
  - Nister (in Wissen)
  - Heller (in Betzdorf)
  - Ferndorfbach (in Siegen)
- Ahr (near Sinzig)
- Wied (in Neuwied)
- Moselle (in Koblenz)
  - Elzbach (in Moselkern)
  - Alf (in Alf)
  - Lieser (near Bernkastel-Kues)
  - Dhron (in Neumagen-Dhron)
  - Salm (near Klüsserath)
  - Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
  - Ruwer (near Trier-Ruwer)
    - Riveris (near Waldrach)
    - Rauruwer (near Hinzenburg)
  - Saar (near Konz)
    - Nied (near Rehlingen-Siersburg)
    - Prims (in Dillingen)
    - Blies (in Sarreguemines)
  - Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
    - Prüm (near Echternach)
      - Nims (in Irrel)
    - Our (in Wallendorf)
- Lahn (in Lahnstein)
  - Aar (in Diez)
  - Weil (in Weilburg)
  - Dill (in Wetzlar)
  - Ohm (in Cölbe)
- Wisper (in Lorch)
- Nahe (in Bingen)
  - Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
- Main (in Mainz)
  - Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
  - Kinzig (in Hanau)
  - Gersprenz (near Aschaffenburg)
  - Aschaff (in Aschaffenburg)
  - Tauber (in Wertheim)
  - Franconian Saale (in Gemünden)
  - Regnitz (in Bamberg)
    - Pegnitz (in Fürth)
    - Rednitz (in Fürth)
      - Fränkische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd near Roth)
      - Schwäbische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd near Roth)
  - Weißer Main (near Kulmbach)
  - Roter Main (near Kulmbach)
- Neckar (in Mannheim)
  - Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
  - Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
  - Enz (in Besigheim)
  - Rems (near Ludwigsburg)
  - Fils (in Plochingen)
- Queich (near Germersheim)
- Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
- Murg (near Rastatt)
- Kinzig (near Kehl)
- Elz (near Lahr)
- Wiese (near Basel)

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)
- Vechte (near Zwolle, Netherlands)

Ems (near Delfzijl, Netherlands)
- Hase (in Meppen)

Weser (near Bremerhaven)
- Hunte (in Elsfleth)
- Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
  - Hamme (in Ritterhude)
  - Wümme (in Ritterhude)
- Aller (near Verden (Aller))
  - Böhme (near Rethem)
  - Leine (near Schwarmstedt)
    - Ihme (in Hanover)
    - Innerste (near Sarstedt)
      - Nette (near Derneburg)
      - Grane (in Langelsheim)
    - Rhume (in Northeim)
      - Söse (near Northeim)
      - Oder (Harz) (in Katlenburg-Lindau)
        Sieber (in Hattorf am Harz)
  - Wietze (near Wietze)
  - Örtze (in Winsen)
    - Wietze (near Faßberg)
  - Fuhse (in Celle)
  - Oker (in Müden (Aller))
    - Schunter (near Braunschweig)
      - Scheppau (near Königslutter)
- Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
  - Westfälische Aa (in Herford)
- Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
- Fulda (in Hannoversch Münden)
  - Eder (in Edermünde)
    - Schwalm (near Edermünde)
  - Haune (in Bad Hersfeld)
- Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
  - Hörsel (near Eisenach)
  - Ulster (in Philippsthal)
  - Felda (near Dorndorf)
  - Schmalkalde (in Schmalkalden)
  - Hasel (near Meiningen)
  - Schleuse (near Themar)

Elbe (near Cuxhaven)
- Oste (near Otterndorf)
- Stör (near Glückstadt)
- Alster (in Hamburg)
- Bille (near Hamburg)
- Jeetzel (in Hitzacker)
- Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
  - Elde (near Dömitz)
- Aland (in Schnackenburg)
- Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
  - Karthane (in Wittenberge)
- Havel (near Havelberg)
  - Neue Jäglitz (near Havelberg)
  - Dosse (near Kuhlhausen)
  - Rhin (near Warnau)
  - Plane (near Brandenburg)
  - Nuthe (in Potsdam)
  - Spree (in Berlin-Spandau)
    - Dahme (in Berlin-Köpenick)
- Tanger (near Tangermünde)
- Ohre (Saxony-Anhalt) (near Rogätz)
- Saale (in Barby)
  - Bode (in Nienburg (Saale)
  - Wipper (Harz) (near Bernburg)
  - Weiße Elster (near Halle (Saale))
    - Parthe (in Leipzig)
    - Pleiße (in Leipzig)
    - Schnauder (near Groitzsch)
    - Göltzsch (near Greiz)
  - Unstrut (near Naumburg)
  - Ilm (in Großheringen)
  - Orla (in Orlamünde)
  - Schwarza (in Schwarza)
- Mulde (in Dessau)
  - Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
    - Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
  - Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
    - Zschopau (near Döbeln)
- Schwarze Elster (near Wittenberg)
- Jahna (in Riesa)
- Weißeritz (in Dresden)
- Prießnitz (in Dresden)
- Lockwitz (in Dresden)
- Müglitz (in Heidenau)
- Wesenitz (in Pirna)
- Gottleuba (in Pirna)
- Kirnitzsch (in Bad Schandau)
- Ohře/Eger (in Litoměřice)

Eider (in Tönning)

Alphabetical list

List of rivers in Germany

Draining into the Baltic Sea

Draining into the Black Sea

Draining into the North Sea

Alphabetical list

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F-K

L-O

P-S

T-Z

See also

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