List of rivers of Germany
The rivers listed here are either entirely or partially located in Germany, or form the country's international borders. The rivers of Germany flow into either the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea or the North Sea.
The main rivers of Germany include:
- flowing into the Baltic Sea: Oder
- flowing into the Black Sea: Danube
- flowing into the North Sea: Rhine, Weser and Elbe
Sorted by drainage basin
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.Some rivers 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 .
Draining into the Baltic Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted northwest to east and drain into the Baltic Sea:- Schwentine
- Trave
- *Stepenitz
- Warnow
- *Nebel
- Recknitz
- Peenestrom
- *Peene
- **Tollense
- *branch of river Oder
- Świna/Swine
- *Uecker
- *Oder
- **Lusatian Neisse
Draining into the Black Sea
These rivers drain into the Black Sea:- Danube
- *Inn
- **Rott
- **Rott
- **Salzach
- ***Saalach
- **Alz
- ***Chiemsee
- ****Tiroler Achen
- **Isen
- **Mangfall
- *Ilz
- *Vils
- *Isar
- **Amper/Ammer
- **Loisach
- *Große Laber
- *Regen
- **Chamb
- *Naab
- **Vils
- *Schwarze Laber
- *Altmühl
- *Abens
- **Ilm
- *Paar
- *Friedberger Ach
- *Lech
- **Wertach
- *Schmutter
- *Zusam
- *Wörnitz
- *Brenz
- *Mindel
- **Kammel
- *Günz
- *Iller
- *Rot
- *Riß
- *Lauchert
Draining into the North Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted southwest to east and drain into the North Sea:- Maas
- *Niers
- *Rur/Roer
- **Wurm
- **Inde
- Rhine/Rhein
- *Lower Rhine
- **Lippe
- ***Alme
- **Emscher
- **Ruhr
- ***Volme
- ***Lenne
- ***Möhne
- **Erft
- **Wupper/Wipper
- **Sieg
- ***Agger
- ***Nister
- *Middle Rhine
- **Ahr
- **Wied
- **Moselle
- ***Elzbach
- ***Alf
- ***Lieser
- ***Salm
- ***Kyll
- ***Saar
- ****Nied
- ****Prims
- ****Blies
- *****Schwarzbach
- ***Sauer
- ****Prüm
- *****Nims
- ****Our
- **Lahn
- ***Aar
- ***Weil
- ***Dill
- ***Ohm
- **Nahe
- ***Alsenz
- ***Glan
- *Upper Rhine
- **Selz
- **Main
- ***Nidda
- ****Wetter
- ***Kinzig
- ***Tauber
- ***Franconian Saale
- ***Regnitz
- ****Pegnitz
- ****Rednitz
- *****Franconian Rezat
- *****Swabian Rezat
- ***Itz
- ***Red Main
- **Neckar
- ***Jagst
- ***Kocher
- ***Enz
- ****Glems
- ***Murr
- ***Rems
- ***Fils
- **Queich
- **Pfinz
- **Lauter
- **Murg (Northern [Black Forest)|Murg]
- **Sauer
- **Acher
- **Rench
- **Kinzig
- ***Schutter
- **Elz
- **Kander
- **Wiese
- *High Rhine
- **Wehra
- **Murg
- **Alb
- **Wutach
- ***Schlücht
- ***Steina
- ***Klingengraben
- ****Schwarzbach
- **Biber
- *Lake Constance
- **Radolfzeller Aach
- **Stockacher Aach
- **Seefelder Aach
- **Brunnisach
- **Rotach
- **Schussen
- ***Scherzach
- ***Wolfegger Ach
- **Argen
- ***Bollenbach
- **Leiblach
- IJssel
- *Berkel
- *Oude IJssel/Issel
- Zwarte Water
- *Vechte
- **Dinkel
- Ems
- *Hase
- Weser
- *Hunte
- *Lesum
- **Wümme
- *Aller
- **Böhme
- **Leine
- ***Innerste
- ***Rhume
- ****Oder (Harz)
- **Örtze
- **Fuhse
- **Oker
- ***Schunter
- *Werre
- *Diemel
- *Fulda
- **Eder
- ***Schwalm
- **Haune
- *Werra
- **Hörsel
- **Ulster
- Elbe
- *Oste
- *Stör
- *Alster
- *Bille
- *Ilmenau
- *Jeetzel
- *Löcknitz
- **Elde
- *Aland
- *Stepenitz
- *Havel
- **Dosse
- **Rhin
- **Plane
- **Nuthe
- **Spree
- ***Dahme
- *Ohre
- *Saale
- **Bode
- **Wipper (Saale)
- **White Elster
- ***Parthe
- ***Pleiße
- ***Weida
- **Unstrut
- ***Helme
- ****Ichte
- ***Wipper
- ***Gera
- **Ilm
- **Schwarza
- *Mulde
- **Zwickauer Mulde
- ***Chemnitz
- **Freiberger Mulde
- ***Zschopau
- *Black Elster
- *Weißeritz
- **Wild Weißeritz
- *Wesenitz
- *Ohře/Eger
- *Vltava
- **Berounka
- ***Mže/Mies
- Eider
- *Treene
Alphabetical list
A–E
- Aabach
- Aar
- Abens
- Acher
- Agger
- Ahr
- Aland
- Alb (High Rhine)
- Alb (Upper Rhine)
- Alf
- Aller
- Alme
- Alsenz
- Alster
- Altmühl
- Alz
- Ammer (Neckar)
- Ammer/Amper
- Argen
- Aue (Elbe)
- Aue (Suhle)
- Berkel
- Bever
- Biber (Danube)
- Biber (Rhine)
- Biela
- Bille
- Bist
- Black Elster
- Blau
- Blies
- Bode
- Böhme
- Bollenbach
- Breg
- Breitach
- Brend
- Brenz
- Brigach
- Brunnisach
- 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 Rezat
- Franconian Saale
- Freiberger Mulde
- Friedberger Ach
- Fuhse
- Fulda
- Garte
- Gera
- Glan
- Gose/Abzucht
- Gottleuba
- Große Laber
- Günz
- Hamme
- Hase
- Haune
- Havel
- Heller
- Helme
- Hönne
- Hörsel
- Hunte
- Ichte
- Ihme
- Iller
- Ilm (Bavaria)
- Ilm (Thuringia)
- Ilmenau
- Ilz
- Inde
- Inn
- Innerste
- Isar
- Isen
- Itz
- Jade
- Jagst
- Jeetzel
- Kammel
- Kander
- Kinzig (Main)
- Kinzig (Rhine)
- Klingengraben
- Kocher
- Kyll
L–O
- Lahn
- Lauchert
- Lauter (Glan)
- Lauter (Rhine)
- Lech
- Leda
- Leibi
- Leiblach
- Leine
- Lenne
- Lesum
- Lieser
- Lippe
- Löcknitz
- Loisach
- Lusatian Neisse
- Lutter (Lachte)
- Lutter (Leine)
- Lutter (Oder)
- Main
- Mandau
- Mangfall
- Maurine
- Mindel
- Möhne
- Moselle
- Mulde
- Münstersche Aa
- Murg (Northern Black Forest)
- Murg (Southern Black Forest)
- 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
- Radolfzeller Aach
- Recknitz
- Red Main
- Rednitz
- Red Weißeritz
- Regen
- Regnitz
- Rems
- Rench
- Rheider Au
- Rhin
- Rhine
- Rhume
- Riß
- Rot
- Rotach
- Rott (Inn, Neuhaus am Inn)
- Rott (Inn, Rott am Inn)
- Ruhr
- Rur
- Ruwer
- Ryck
- Saalach
- Saale
- Saar
- Salm
- Salza (Saale)
- Salza (Unstrut)
- Salzach
- Sauer
- Sauer (Rhine)
- Scheppau
- Scherzach
- Schlücht
- Schmutter
- Schozach
- Schwarze Elster
- Schunter
- Schussen
- Schutter
- Schwalm (Eder)
- Schwalm (Meuse)
- Schwarza
- Schwarzbach (Blies)
- Schwarzbach (Klettgau)
- Schwarze Laber
- Schwentine
- Seefelder Aach
- Seeve
- Selbitz
- Selz
- Sieg
- Soeste
- Spree
- Sprotte
- Steina
- Stepenitz (Elbe)
- Stepenitz (Trave)
- Stockacher Aach
- Stör
- Sulm
- Swabian Rezat
- 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
- Wehra
- Weißeritz
- Werra
- Werre
- Wertach
- Wesenitz
- Weser
- Westfälische Aa
- Wetter
- White Elster
- White Main
- Wied
- Wiese
- Wild Weißeritz
- Wipper (Saale)
- Wipper (Unstrut)
- Wisper
- Wolfegger Ach
- Wörnitz
- Wümme
- Wupper
- Würm (Amper)
- Würm (Nagold)
- 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