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:
- Volga (3,692 km/2,294 mi), draining into the Caspian Sea
- Danube (2,860 km/1,777 mi), draining into the Black Sea
- Ural (2,428 km/1,509 mi), draining into the Caspian Sea
- Dnieper (2,290 km/1,423 mi), draining into the Black Sea
- Don (1,950 km/1,212 mi), draining into the Sea of Azov
- Pechora (1,809 km/1,124 mi), draining into the Barents Sea
- Northern Dvina-Vychegda (1,774 km/1,102 mi), draining into the White Sea
- Dniester (1,362 km/846 mi), draining into the Black Sea
- Rhine (1,320 km/820 mi), draining into the North Sea
- Elbe (1,091 km/678 mi), draining into the North Sea
- Vistula (1,047 km/651 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
- Tagus (1,038 km/645 mi), draining into the Atlantic Ocean
- Daugava (1,020 km/634 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
- Loire (1,013 km/629 mi), draining into the Atlantic Ocean
Other long rivers are:
- Neman (937 km/582 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
- Meuse (925 km/575 mi), draining into the North Sea
- Ebro (910 km/565 mi), draining into the Mediterranean Sea
- Douro (897 km/557 mi), draining into the Atlantic Ocean
- Kuban (870 km/541 mi), draining into the Sea of Azov
- Mezen (857 km/533 mi), draining into the Barents Sea
- Oder (854 km/531 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
- Neva-Svir-Suna (852 km/529 mi), draining into the Baltic Sea
- Rhône (813 km/505 mi), draining into the Mediterranean Sea
- Seine (776 km/482 mi), draining into the Atlantic Ocean
- Göta älv-Klarälven (750 km/466 mi), draining into the North Sea
- Guadiana (742 km/461 mi), draining into the Atlantic Ocean
- Po (682 km/424 mi), draining into the Adriatic Sea
In the list below, the European rivers are grouped by the sea or ocean into which they flow. They are sorted along the coastline of the seas and oceans. Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted in 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.
The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway).
In Russia:
In Norway:
The river Þjórsá with the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull
Norwegian coast
In Norway:
Irish coast
In Northern Ireland:
In the Republic of Ireland (including Celtic Sea):
Scottish, Welsh, and English coast
In Scotland
In England (Bristol Channel):
French, Spanish, and Portuguese coast
The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Tarifa).
In France:
In Spain:
In Portugal:
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from Helsingborg (south Sweden).
In Sweden
In Russia
In Germany
The rivers in this section are sorted west (Istanbul) to east (Sochi).
In Russia
The rivers in this section are sorted west to north-east.
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:
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise, starting from the (Mull of Kintyre).
In Scotland:
In England:
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In Wales:
In Ireland:
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: