How many rivers does Germany have?

A brief overview of how many rivers Germany has

The number of rivers in Germany is relatively high. It should be noted that it is not just about the large rivers that are well known, but also around much smaller and shorter rivers, which are often only local are known.

• They can be a relatively well structured one overview find on the internet. The fastest way is to open the link. Not only large and well-known rivers are listed here, but also lesser-known and smaller bodies of water.
• The number of rivers in Germany with a length of over 200 kilometers is relatively small. The best known are Oder, Weser, Rhine, Main, Danube, Mosel, Inn, Saale, Spree, Ems, Neckar, Havel, Werra, Eger, Isar, Mulde, Leine, Aller, Lech, Saar, Lahn, Salzach, Altmühl, Lippe, Ruhr, Fulda and the Elde.
• The number of rivers in the above list is 894. This also includes bodies of water with a length below the 200-kilometer mark. The length spectrum of the 894 bodies of water extends from over 2000 to 10 kilometers.
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When listing, it should be noted that these can also be tributaries of the larger bodies of water and that not all flowing waters originate or flow into Germany. In some cases, the waters originate in a neighboring country and cross Germany to flow into another neighboring country, such as the Rhine. But it can also be that the river has its source in Germany and then flows into a neighboring country. In general, these are rivers that flow entirely or only partially in Germany.

Information about the most famous rivers

In this part you will find some information about the most famous rivers that flow in Germany at a glance. The largest rivers in Germany include large waterways such as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe.

• One of the most famous and longest rivers that flow through Germany is the Rhine. It rises in Switzerland in the canton of Graubünden and flows into the North Sea in the Netherlands. However, the water covers most of its journey in Germany, where the Rhine is one of the most heavily traveled waterways. The Rhine receives tributaries from waters that have a share in nine states. These include tributaries from France (Rhone and Seine), Italy (Po), the Netherlands (Scheldt) and the Czech Republic (Elbe). But Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein also belong to the Rhine catchment area. Part of the river's water volume also comes from the Alps, the Alpine foothills, the Black Forest and the Vosges. The Rhine is the North Sea tributary with the most water.
• The second longest river in Europe is the Danube. It arises in Germany, from the two rivers Brigach and Breg. The Danube has a total length of 2,857 kilometers and flows through a total of ten countries. No other river in the world flows through as many countries. The states that the Danube crosses include Austria, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria and Moldova. It flows through a large part of Southeast Europe and connects many different ones Culture- and economic areas with each other. The Danube flows into the Black Sea in the so-called Danube Delta.
• Another well-known river in Germany is the Elbe. It has its source in the Czech Republic and is the only river that connects Bohemia to the North Sea. It splits off into the Vltava tributary and later also into the Spree and Havel. The Elbe crosses the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany with a length of 1094 kilometers, but also draws water from tributaries in Austria. The Elbe is also one of the largest inland traffic routes and flows into the North Sea near Hamburg, where the Elbe estuary forms part of the port entrance.

As you can see from this article, the number of rivers in Germany is relatively high and many of them have a catchment area and tributaries, which are the main streams with the most diverse neighboring countries associate.