List of rivers of Germany

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This article lists 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 (the Meuse, for example) do not flow through Germany themselves, but they are mentioned for having German tributaries. They appear in italics. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 kilometres (31 mi) (or have longer tributaries) are included. An alphabetical list of all German rivers that have an article in Wikipedia appears at the end of the article.

The rivers of Germany flow into the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the North Sea. The most important rivers of Germany include:

  • 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) and drain into the Baltic Sea:

Draining into the Black Sea[]

These rivers drain into the Black Sea:

Draining into the North Sea[]

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west (Netherlands) to east (Danish border) and drain into the North Sea:

  • Maas (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands)
    • Niers (in Gennep, Netherlands)
    • Rur/Roer (in Roermond, Netherlands)
  • Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands)
    • Lippe (in Wesel)
      • Alme (in Paderborn)
    • 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)
    • Lahn (in Lahnstein)
      • Aar (in Diez)
      • Weil (in Weilburg)
      • Dill (in Wetzlar)
      • Ohm (in Cölbe)
    • Nahe (in Bingen)
      • Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
      • Glan (near Bad Sobernheim)
    • Selz (in Ingelheim)
    • Main (in Mainz)
    • Neckar (in Mannheim)
      • Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
      • Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
      • Enz (in Besigheim)
      • 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)
    • Elz (near Lahr)
    • Wiese (near Basel)
    • Wutach (in Waldshut-Tiengen)
  • IJssel (into the IJsselmeer near Kampen, Netherlands)
  • Zwarte Water (into the IJsselmeer near Genemuiden, Netherlands)
  • Ems (near Delfzijl, Netherlands)
  • Weser (near Bremerhaven)
    • Hunte (in Elsfleth)
    • Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
    • Aller (near Verden (Aller))
      • Böhme (near Rethem)
      • Leine (near Schwarmstedt)
        • Innerste (near Sarstedt)
        • Rhume (in Northeim)
          • Oder (Harz) (in Katlenburg-Lindau)
      • Örtze (in Winsen)
      • Fuhse (in Celle)
      • Oker (in Müden (Aller))
        • Schunter (near Braunschweig)
    • Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
    • Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
    • Fulda (in Hann. Münden)
    • Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
  • Elbe (near Cuxhaven)
  • 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, Enz (Prüm), Erft

F-K[]

Feller Bach, Fils, Franconian Saale, Franconian Rezat, Franconian 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, another Rott, Ruhr, Rur, Ruwer, Ryck, Saalach, Saale, Saar, Salm, Salzach, Sauer, Sauer (France), Scheppau, Schmutter, Schozach, Schwarze Elster, Schunter, Schutter, Swabian Rezat, Schwalm (Eder), Schwalm (Meuse), Schwarza, Schwarzbach (Blies), Schwarze Laber, Schwentine, Seeve, Selbitz, Selz, Sieg, Soeste, Spree, Sprotte, Stepenitz (Elbe), Stepenitz (Trave), Stör, Sulm, 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, White 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[]

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