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)
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Draining into the Baltic Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted north-west (Danish border) to east (Polish border).
- Schwentine (in Kiel)
- Trave (in Lübeck-Travemünde)
- Wakenitz (in Lübeck)
- Warnow (in Warnemünde)
- Recknitz (in Ribnitz-Damgarten)
- Peene (in Peenemünde)
- Tollense (in Demmin)
- Peenestrom branch of river Oder (from Oder Lagoon)
- Świna/Swine (in Świnoujście, Poland)
- Uecker (into Szczecin Lagoon in Ueckermünde)
- Oder (into Szczecin Lagoon near Szczecin, Poland)
- Lusatian Neisse (Lausitzer Neiße) (near Eisenhüttenstadt)
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)
- Chiemsee (in Seebruck)
- Tiroler Achen (in Grabenstätt)
- Vils (in Vilshofen)
- Große Vils
- Kleine Vils
- Isar (near Deggendorf)
- Ammer/Amper (near Moosburg)
- Glonn (in Allershausen)
- Würm (near Dachau)
- Loisach (near Wolfratshausen)
- Ammer/Amper (near Moosburg)
- Große Laber (near Straubing)
- Regen (in Regensburg)
- Naab (near Regensburg)
- Vils (in Kallmünz)
- Altmühl (in Kelheim)
- Abens (near Neustadt (Donau))
- Ilm (near Neustadt (Donau))
- Paar (near Vohburg)
- Friedberger Ach (near Oberhausen)
- Lech (near Donauwörth)
- Schmutter (in Donauwörth)
- Zusam (in Donauwörth)
- Wörnitz (in Donauwörth)
- Brenz (in Lauingen)
- Mindel (near Günzburg)
- Günz (in Günzburg)
- Leibi (in Nersingen)
- Blau (in Ulm)
- Iller (in Ulm)
- Breitach (near Oberstdorf)
- Trettach (near Oberstdorf)
- Stillach (near Oberstdorf)
- Riß (near Ehingen)
- Lauter (near Ehingen)
- Ablach (near Mengen)
- Lauchert (near Sigmaringen)
- 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).
- Maas (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands)
- Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
- Lippe (in Wesel)
- Emscher (near Dinslaken)
- Ruhr (in Duisburg)
- Düssel (in Düsseldorf)
- Erft (in Neuss)
- Wupper/Wipper (in Leverkusen)
- Dhünn (in Leverkusen)
- Sieg (in Bonn)
- Ahr (near Sinzig)
- Wied (in Neuwied)
- Nette (near Neuwied)
- Moselle (in Koblenz)
- Elzbach (in Moselkern)
- Alf (in Alf)
- Lieser (near Bernkastel-Kues)
- Dhron (in Neumagen-Dhron)
- Salm (near Klüsserath)
- Feller Bach (in Riol)
- 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)
- Schwarzbach (near Zweibrücken)
- Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
- Prüm (near Echternach)
- Our (in Wallendorf)
- Lahn (in Lahnstein)
- Wisper (in Lorch)
- Nahe (in Bingen)
- Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
- Glan (near Bad Sobernheim)
- Lauter (in Lauterecken)
- Selz (in Ingelheim)
- Main (in Mainz)
- Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
- Kinzig (in Hanau)
- Gersprenz (near Aschaffenburg)
- Aschaff (in Aschaffenburg)
- Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
- Fränkische Saale (in Gemünden am Main)
- Brend (in Bad Neustadt)
- Regnitz (in Bamberg)
- Pegnitz (in Fürth)
- Rednitz (in Fürth)
- Fränkische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
- Schwäbische Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
- Weißer Main (near Kulmbach)
- Roter Main (near Kulmbach)
- Neckar (in Mannheim)
- Elz (near Mosbach)
- 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)
- Kander (near Weil am Rhein)
- 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)
- Ems (near Delfzijl, Netherlands)
- Jade (into Jadebusen near Varel)
- 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 Holle)
- 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)
- Lachte (in Celle)
- Lutter (near Lachendorf)
- Oker (in Müden (Aller))
- Schunter (near Braunschweig)
- Scheppau (near Königslutter)
- Gose/Abzucht (near Goslar)
- Schunter (near Braunschweig)
- Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
- Westfälische Aa (in Herford)
- Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
- Fulda (in Hannoversch Münden)
- Eder (in 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)
- Ilmenau (near Winsen (Luhe))
- Jeetzel (in Hitzacker)
- Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
- Aland (in Schnackenburg)
- Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
- Karthane (in Wittenberge)
- Havel (near Havelberg)
- Tanger (near Tangermünde)
- Ohre (near Burg)
- Saale (in Barby)
- Bode (in Nienburg (Saale)
- Wipper (Saale) (near Bernburg)
- Weiße Elster (near Halle (Saale))
- Unstrut (near Naumburg)
- Wipper (Unstrut) (near Heldrungen)
- Gera (in Straußfurt)
- Ilm (in Großheringen)
- Orla (in Orlamünde)
- Schwarza (in Schwarza)
- Mulde (in Dessau)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
- Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- 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)
- Biela (in Königstein)
- Kirnitzsch (in Bad Schandau)
- Ohře/Eger (in Litoměřice, Czech Republic)
- Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
- Eider (in Tönning)
- Treene (in Friedrichstadt)
Alphabetical list
A-E
Aabach, Aar, Abens, Ablach, Acher, Afte, Agger, Ahr, Aland, Alf, Aller, Alme, Alsenz, Alster, Altmühl, Alz, Ammer/Amper, Aschaff, Berkel, Bever, Biela, Bille, Blau, Blies, Bode, Böhme, Breg, Breitach, Brend, Brenz, Brigach, Bröl, Chambach, Chemnitz, Dahme, Danube, Dhron, Dhünn, Diemel, Dill, Dinkel, Dosse, Düssel, Eder, Eider, Elbe, Elde, Elz (Neckar), Elz (Rhine), Elzbach, Ems, Emscher, Ennepe, Enz, Erft
F-K
Felda, Feller Bach, Ferndorfbach, Fils, Fränkische Rezat, Fränkische Saale, Freiberger Mulde, Friedberger Ach, Fuhse, Fulda, Gera, Gersprenz, Glan, Glonn, Göltzsch, Gose/Abzucht, Gottleuba, Grane, Große Laber, Große Vils, Günz, Hamme, Hase, Hasel, Haune, Havel, Heller, Hönne, Hörsel, Hunte, Ihme, Iller, Ilm (Bavaria), Ilm (Thuringia), Ilmenau, Ilz, Inde, Inn, Innerste, Isar, Jade, Jagst, Jahna, Jeetzel, Karthane, Kinzig (Main), Kinzig (Rhine), Kirnitzsch, Kleine Vils, Kocher, Kyll
L-O
Lachte, Lahn, Lauchert, Lauter (Danube), Lauter (Glan), Lauter (Rhine), Lech, Leda, Leibi, Leine, Lenne, Lesum, Lieser, Linzer Aach, Lippe, Löcknitz, Lockwitz, Loisach, Lusatian Neisse, Lutter (Lachte), Main, Mindel, Möhne, Moselle, Müglitz, Mulde, Münstersche Aa, Murg, Murr, Mže/Mies, Naab, Nahe, Neckar, Nette (Innerste), Nette (Niers), Nette (Rhine), Neue Jäglitz, Neumagen, 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, Prießnitz, Prims, Prüm, Queich, Rauruwer, Recknitz, Rednitz, Regen, Regnitz, Rems, Rench, Rhin, Rhine/Rhein, Rhume, Riß, Riveris, Roter Main, Rott, Ruhr, Rur, Ruwer, Saalach, Saale, Saar, Salm, Salzach, Sauer, Sauer (France), Scheppau, Schleuse, Schmalkalde, Schmutter, Schnauder, Schunter, Schwäbische Rezat, Schwalm, Schwarza, Schwarzbach (Blies), Schwarze Elster, Schwarzer Regen, Schwentine, Selz, Sieber, Sieg, Soeste, Söse, Spree, Sprotte, Starzel, Stepenitz, Stillach, Stockacher Aach, Stör, Swalm
T-Z
Tanger, Tauber, Tiroler Achen, Tollense, Traun (Alz), Trave, Treene, Trettach, Uecker, Ulster, Unstrut, Vechte, Vils (Danube), Vils (Lech), Vils (Naab), Volme, Wakenitz, Warnow, Weida, Weil, Weiße Elster, Weißeritz, Weißer Main, Weißer Regen, Werra, Werre, Wertach, Wesenitz, Weser, Westfälische Aa, Wied, Wiese, Wietze (Aller), Wietze (Örtze), Wipper (Saale), Wipper (Unstrut), Wisper, Wörnitz, Wümme, Wupper, Würm, Wurm, Zschopau, Zusam, Zwickauer Mulde
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