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:
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:
- Schwentine (in Kiel)
- Trave (in Lübeck-Travemünde)
- Stepenitz (near Travemünde)
- Warnow (in Warnemünde)
- Recknitz (in Ribnitz-Damgarten)
- Peenestrom (in Peenemünde)
- Świna/Swine (in Świnoujście, Poland)
- Uecker (into Oder Lagoon in Ueckermünde)
- Oder (into Oder Lagoon near Szczecin, Poland)
- Lusatian Neisse (Lausitzer Neiße) (near Eisenhüttenstadt)
Draining into the Black Sea
These rivers drain into the Black Sea:
- Danube (in Sulina, Romania)
- Inn (in Passau)
- Rott (in Schärding)
- Rott (in Rott am Inn)
- Salzach (in Haiming)
- Saalach (in Freilassing)
- Alz (in Marktl)
- Chiemsee (in Seebruck)
- Tiroler Achen (in Grabenstätt)
- Chiemsee (in Seebruck)
- Isen (in Neuötting)
- Ilz (in Passau)
- Vils (in Vilshofen)
- Isar (near Deggendorf)
- Amper/Ammer (near Moosburg)
- Loisach (near Wolfratshausen)
- Große Laber (near Straubing)
- Regen (in Regensburg)
- Naab (near Regensburg)
- Schwarze Laber (in Sinzing)
- 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)
- Iller (in Ulm)
- Rot (in Erbach an der Donau)
- Riß (near Ehingen)
- Lauchert (near Sigmaringen)
- Inn (in Passau)
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)
- Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands)
- Lippe (in Wesel)
- 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)
- Elzbach (in Moselkern)
- Alf (in Alf)
- Lieser (near Bernkastel-Kues)
- Salm (near Klüsserath)
- Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
- 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)
- Nahe (in Bingen)
- Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
- Glan (near Bad Sobernheim)
- Selz (in Ingelheim)
- Main (in Mainz)
- Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
- Kinzig (in Hanau)
- Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
- Franconian Saale (in Gemünden am Main)
- Regnitz (in Bamberg)
- Pegnitz (in Fürth)
- Rednitz (in Fürth)
- Franconian Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
- Swabian Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
- Itz (in Baunach)
- Red Main (near Kulmbach)
- Neckar (in Mannheim)
- Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
- Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
- Enz (in Besigheim)
- Glems (near Markgröningen-Unterriexingen)
- 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)
- Schutter (near Kehl)
- Elz (near Lahr)
- Wiese (near Basel)
- Wutach (in Waldshut-Tiengen)
- 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)
- Weser (near Bremerhaven)
- Hunte (in Elsfleth)
- Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
- Wümme (in Ritterhude)
- Aller (near Verden (Aller))
- Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
- Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
- Fulda (in Hann. Münden)
- Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
- Hörsel (near Eisenach)
- Ulster (in Philippsthal)
- 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)
- Havel (near Havelberg)
- Dosse (near Havelberg)
- Rhin (near Warnau)
- Plane (near Brandenburg)
- Nuthe (in Potsdam)
- Spree (in Berlin-Spandau)
- Dahme (in Berlin-Köpenick)
- Ohre (near Burg)
- Saale (in Barby)
- Bode (in Nienburg (Saale))
- Wipper (Saale) (near Bernburg)
- White Elster (near Halle (Saale))
- Unstrut (near Naumburg)
- Wipper (Unstrut) (near Heldrungen)
- Gera (in Straußfurt)
- Ilm (in Großheringen)
- Schwarza (in Schwarza)
- Mulde (in Dessau)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
- Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
- Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
- Black Elster (near Wittenberg)
- Weißeritz (in Dresden)
- Wild Weißeritz (in Freital)
- Wesenitz (in Pirna)
- Ohře/Eger (in Litoměřice, Czech Republic)
- Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
- 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 (Suhle), 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 (Middle 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 (Rhine), 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
- List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg
- List of rivers of Bavaria
- List of rivers of Brandenburg
- List of rivers of Berlin
- List of rivers of Bremen
- List of rivers of Hesse
- List of rivers of Lower Saxony
- List of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
- List of rivers of Saarland
- List of rivers of Saxony
- List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
- List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
- List of rivers of Thuringia