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List of rivers of Europe

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These are the main rivers of Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone - which includes Russia in the east). See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc.

The longest rivers of Europe are:

In the list below, the European rivers are grouped by sea or ocean they flow into. They are sorted along the coast line of the seas and oceans. Rivers that flow into other rivers are in the orographic order, i.e., by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea.

Note for additions: please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river.

Barents Sea and White Sea (Arctic Ocean)

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway).

In Russia:

In Norway:

Atlantic Ocean

On Iceland

 
The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull

Norwegian coast

In Norway:

Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English coast

In Northern Ireland:

In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):

In England (Bristol Channel):

French, Spanish, and Portuguese coast

The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Tarifa).

In France:

 
The Loire in Orléans.
 
The Garonne in Toulouse.

In Spain:

In Portugal:

In Spain:

Baltic Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from Helsingborg (south Sweden).

In Sweden

In Finland

In Russia

In Estonia

In Latvia

In Lithuania

In Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

In Poland

In Germany

Black Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Istanbul) to east (Sochi).

In Romania

In Ukraine

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Dnieper in Kiev
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The Salhir River during the winter season in Simferopol.

In Russia

Caspian Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west to north-east.

In Russia:

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Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)

In Kazakhstan:

English Channel

North coast

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Lizard Point, Cornwall) to east (Ramsgate).

In England:

South coast

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

In France:

Irish Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from the (Mull of Kintyre).

In Scotland:

In England:

In Wales:

In Ireland:

Mediterranean Sea

Western Mediterranean

This section includes the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The rivers are sorted from west (Tarifa) to east (Reggio Calabria).

In Spain:

In France:

In Italy:

Adriatic Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, from Otranto, southern Italy, to Vlorë in southern Albania.

In Italy:

In Croatia:

In Montenegro:

In Albania:

Ionian Sea

West coast

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west to north-east from Reggio Calabria to Otranto.

In Italy:

East coast

The rivers in this section are sorted north-west to south-east from Vlorë to Cape Malea.

In Greece:

Aegean Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Cape Malea) to east (Istanbul).

In Greece:

In Turkey:

North Sea

The rivers in this section are given clockwise along the North Sea coast, starting from Bergen, Norway.

In Norway

In Sweden

In Denmark

In Germany

 
The Weser near Bad Oeynhausen.

In the Netherlands

 
The Rhine at the Loreley
 
Limmat in Zürich
 
Hotton, view on the Ourthe river and the city church.
 
The Scheldt in Antwerp

In Belgium

In France

In England

In Scotland

See also

European countries

Other contintents

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