List of rivers of Switzerland


[Image:Karte Schweiz Details.png|thumb|350px|Map of Switzerland showing major lakes and rivers]
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland. Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, the Rhône, the Po, the Danube or the Adige. Of these, only the Rhine and Rhône flow through Switzerland. The waters therefore drain into either the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea or the Black Sea.
Some of the larger rivers, such as the Aare, Limmat and Rhine, are in part navigable and include recreational boat lines.
Below, rivers are grouped by length, drainage area, orography and in alphabetical order. A list of border rivers is also given.

Rivers by length

Rivers with over in Switzerland
RankRiverLength Length
1Rhine-
2Aare -
3Rhône-
4Reuss-
5Linth and Limmat together-
6Thur-
7Saane/La Sarine-

Rivers by drainage area

Image:Sarine-Saane near Fribourg.jpg|thumb|Saane/La Sarine at Fribourg
Basins covering more than, counting only the area in Switzerland.

Rivers by orography

[Image:Suisse hydrologie 1.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|The five river basins of Switzerland: ]
Switzerland is drained into four directions:

Drainage basins

Witenwasserenstock mountain is the triple divide of the drainage basins between the Rhine, Rhône and Po. Lunghin Pass is the triple divide between the Rhine, Danube and Po.
Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea. Some rivers do not flow through Switzerland themselves, but they are mentioned for having Swiss tributaries. They are given in italics. The five drainage basins are highlighted in bold.

Border rivers

International

Between cantons

Alphabetical list

A–E

F–K

L–O

P–S

T–Z