# List of rivers discharging into the North Sea
## Main affluents

The main affluents of North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat :
| Name | Mean Discharge | Length | Basin | States | Course |
| Rhine | 2900 m³/s (R-M-delta) 2300 m³/s (proper) | 1238.8 km (with Hinterrhein) 1240 km (with Vorderrhein) | 197,100 km$^2$ (76,100 sq mi) (with Meuse) | Switzerland (sources), Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Moselle), Italy (Reno di Lei) | smallest flow: Dischmabach → Landwasser → Albula → Hinterrhein (sum = 72 km) → Rhine longest course: Rein da Medel → Vorderrhein (sum = 74 km)→ Rhine |
| Elbe | 870 m³/s | 1094 km (nominally) 1245 km (hydrologically) | 148,268 km$^2$ (57,247 sq mi) | the Czech Republic (sources), Germany, Austria (Lainsitz), Poland (Dzika Orlica and smaller affluents) | longer and larger tributary Vltava |
| Glomma | 698 m³/s | 601 km | 41,917 km$^2$ (16,184 sq mi) | Norway, Sweden (affluents) | Glomma → lake Aursunden → Glomma → Skagerrak |
| Göta älv | 575 m³/s | 93 km (nominally) 720 km (hydrologically) | 50,229.3 km$^2$ (19,393.6 sq mi) | Sweden, Norway (Trysilelva) | Rogen → lake Femund → Trysilelva → Klarälven → lake Vänern → Göta älv → Kattegat |
| IJssel | 380 m³/s (75% from Rhine) | 125 km (nominally) 188 km (with Oude IJssel) | 4,533 km$^2$ (1,750 sq mi) | Netherlands, Germany (source Oude IJssel) | Oude IJssel → IJssel → Ketelmeer → IJsselmeer → Wadden Sea |
| Meuse | 357 m³/s | 874 km | 33,000 km$^2$ (13,000 sq mi) | France (source), Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Chiers), Germany (Rur, S(ch)walm, Niers) | sharing mouths of the Rhine |
| Weser | 327 m³/s | 451.4 km (nominally) 751 km (with Werra) | 41,094 km$^2$ (15,866 sq mi) | Germany | formed by confluence of Werra (longer) and Fulda (larger) |
| Drammenselva | 314 m³/s | 48 km (nominally) 301 km (system) | 17,110 km$^2$ (6,610 sq mi) | Norway | … → Slidrefjorden → Strondafjorden → Aurdalsfjorden → Begna → Sperillen → Ådalselva → Randselva → Storelva → Tyrifjorden → Drammenselva → Oslofjord |
| Humber (estuary) | 250 m³/s (without tide flows) | 62 km (nominally) 359 km (with Trent) | 24,240 km$^2$ (9,360 sq mi) | England | common estuary of Trent and Ouse (see below) |
| Tay | 170 m³/s | 193 km | 6,216 km$^2$ (2,400 sq mi) | Scotland | River Tay → Firth of Tay (estuary, included in the figures) |
| Otra | 150 m³/s | 245 km | 3,740 km$^2$ (1,440 sq mi) | Norway | → Skagerrak |
| Sira | 130 m³/s | 152 km | 1,902 km$^2$ (734 sq mi) | Norway | |
| Scheldt | 127 m³/s | 360 km | 21,863 km$^2$ (8,441 sq mi) | France (source), Belgium, Netherlands (estuary) | |
| River Forth | 112 m³/s | 47 km (nominally)  55 km (hydrologically) | 1,029 km$^2$ (397 sq mi) | Scotland | → Firth of Forth |
| Numedalslågen | 111 m³/s | 352 km | 5,554 km$^2$ (2,144 sq mi) | Norway | → Skagerrak |
| Trent | 99 m³/s | 297 km | 10,452 km$^2$ (4,036 sq mi) | England | → Humber (see above) |
| Tweed | 85 m³/s | 156 km | 1,080 km$^2$ (420 sq mi) | Scotland (source), England | |
| Lagan | 82 m³/s | 244 km | 6,451.8 km$^2$ (2,491.1 sq mi) | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Ems | 80.5 m³/s | 371 km | 13,160 km$^2$ (5,080 sq mi) | Germany, Netherlands (estuary) | |
| Thames | 65.8 m³/s | 346 km | 12,935 km$^2$ (4,994 sq mi) | England | |
| Spey | 64 m³/s | 173 km | 3,008 km$^2$ (1,161 sq mi) | Scotland | → Moray Firth |
| Ätran | 52.5 m³/s | 243 km | 3,342.2 km$^2$ (1,290.4 sq mi) | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Zwarte Water | 50 m³/s | 19 km (nominally) 201 km (with Vecht) | 5,741 km$^2$ (2,217 sq mi) | Germany (source), Netherlands | Vecht/Vechte → Zwarte Water → Zwarte Meer → IJsselmeer → Wadden Sea |
| River Tyne | 44.6 m³/s | 321.4 km | 2,200 km$^2$ (850 sq mi) | England | |
| Yorkshire Ouse | 44 m³/s | 208 km (with Ure) | 3,315 km$^2$ (1,280 sq mi) | England | Ure → Ouse → Humber (see above) |
| Nissan | 41 m³/s | 200 km | 2,686 km$^2$ (1,037 sq mi) | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Skjern Å | 36.6 m³/s | 94 km | 2,100 km$^2$ (810 sq mi) | Denmark | → Ringkøbing Fjord (lagoon) |
| Great Ouse | 35 m³/s | 270 km | 8,530 km$^2$ (3,290 sq mi) | England | → The Wash |
| Gudenå | 32.4 m³/s | 149 km | 2,643 km$^2$ (1,020 sq mi) | Denmark | → Kattegat |

## Long list
### Austrian drainage basin

* Elbe (near Cuxhaven, Germany)
** Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
*** Lužnice (in Týn nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
* Rhine (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands)
** Bregenzer Ach (into Lake Constance in Bregenz)
** Dornbirner Ach (into Lake Constance near Bregenz)
** Ill (near Feldkirch)

### Belgian drainage basin

* Yser (in Nieuwpoort) – France, Belgium

### Czech drainage basin

* Elbe (near Cuxhaven, Germany)
** Ploučnice (in Děčín)
** Ohře (in Litoměřice)
** Vltava (in Mělník)
*** Berounka (in Prague)
**** Střela (in Liblín)
**** Radbuza (in Plzeň)
***** Úhlava (in Plzeň)
**** Mže (in Plzeň)
*** Sázava (in Davle)
**** Želivka (in Soutice)
*** Otava (in Zvíkovské Podhradí)
*** Lužnice (in Týn nad Vltavou)
**** Nežárka (in Veselí nad Lužnicí)
** Jizera (in Lázně Toušeň)
** Chrudimka (in Pardubice)
** Orlice (in Hradec Králové)
*** Tichá Orlice (in Žďár nad Orlicí)
*** Divoká Orlice (in Žďár nad Orlicí)

### Danish drainage basins

* Gudenå (into Kattegat near Randers)
* Skjern Å (near Skjern)

### English drainage basins
#### Flowing into the North Sea – Thames and Medway

From Foreness Point to Shoeburyness
* River Medway (shares the Thames estuary)
** River Beult
** River Teise
*** River Bewl
** River Eden, Kent
** River Bourne, Kent
** River Len
** Loose Stream
** East Malling Stream
** Wateringbury Stream
* River Thames (From Oxford up to its source, the Thames is also known as the River Isis)
** River Darent
*** River Cray
**** River Shuttle
***** Danson Stream
***** Wyncham Stream
****** Longlands Stream
** River Ingrebourne (tidal reach known as Rainham Creek)
** River Beam (downstream name for River Rom)
*** The Ravensbourne
** Wogebourne (lower reach known as Crossway Canal)
** River Roding (tidal reach known as Barking Creek)
** River Lea (or Lee)
*** River Moselle (mostly subterranean, original tributary of Lee, now empties into Pymme's Brook)
*** The Hackney Brook (subterranean, and probably now diverted to the Thames)
*** River Beane
**** River Rib
*** River Mimram
** River Ravensbourne (tidal reach known as Deptford Creek)
*** Spring Brook
*** River Pool
**** River Beck
**** Chaffinch Brook
*** River Quaggy (upper reaches known as Kyd Brook)
**** Quaggy Hither Green
**** Middle Kid Brooke
**** Lower Kid Brooke
**** Little Quaggy
***** Fairy Hall Flow
**** Grove Park Ditch
**** Border Ditch
**** Milk Street Ditch
***** Halls Farm Ditch
**** Petts Wood Ditch
**** East Branch
**** Main Branch
** River Neckinger (See also Subterranean rivers of London for this and the others marked 'subterranean' below)
** Walbrook (subterranean)
** River Fleet (subterranean, also known as the Holbourne)
** River Effra (subterranean)
** River Tyburn (subterranean)
** Falconbrook (subterranean)
** River Westbourne (subterranean)
*** Tyburn Brook (subterranean)
** Counter's Creek (subterranean)
** River Wandle
*** River Graveney
** Beverley Brook
*** Pyl Brook
** Stamford Brook (subterranean – tidal reach known as Hammersmith Creek)
** Bollar or Bollo Brook (subterranean)
** River Brent
*** Dollis Brook
** Duke of Northumberland's River
** River Crane
** Hogsmill River
** The Rythe
** River Ember
*** River Mole
** Longford River
** River Ash
** River Wey
*** River Tillingbourne
*** River Ock, Surrey
** River Bourne, north branch
** River Bourne, south branch
** River Colne
*** Wraysbury River
*** Frays River
**** River Pinn
*** River Misbourne
*** River Chess
*** River Gade
**** River Bulbourne
*** River Ver
** Colne Brook
** The Cut
** River Wye
** River Loddon
*** St Patrick's Stream
*** Twyford Brook
*** Emm Brook
*** River Blackwater
**** River Whitewater
***** River Hart
**** Wish Stream
**** Cove Brook
** River Kennet
*** Foudry Brook
*** River Enborne
*** River Lambourn
*** River Dun
*** River Og
** River Pang
*** River Bourne
** River Thame
** River Ock
** River Cherwell
*** River Ray
*** River Swere
** River Evenlode
*** River Glyme
**** River Dorn
** River Windrush
** River Cole
** River Leach
** River Coln
** River Ray
** River Key
** River Churn

#### Flowing into the North Sea – North of the Thames Estuary

From Shoeburyness to St Abb's Head
* River Crouch
** River Roach
*** Prittle Brook
* River Blackwater
** River Chelmer
*** River Ter
** River Brain
* River Colne
* River Stour
* River Orwell
*** River Gipping
* River Deben
* River Alde/River Ore
* Minsmere River
* River Blyth
* River Yox
* River Yare
** River Bure
*** River Thurne
*** River Ant
** River Waveney
River Hundred (Benacre, Kessingland
** River Chet
** River Wensum
** River Tas
* River Burn
* River Great Ouse
** Babingley River
** River Nar
** River Wissey
** River Little Ouse
*** River Thet
** River Lark
** River Cam
** River Ivel
*** River Hiz
** River Ouzel or Lovat
** River Tove
* River Nene
** River Ise
** Willow Brook
* River Welland
** Whaplode River
** New River
** Car Dyke (Peterborough)
** Eye Brook
** River Chater
** River Gwash
** Vernatt's Drain
*** South Drove Drain
** River Glen
*** West Glen River
*** East Glen River
*** Bourne Eau
** Risegate Eau
* Boston Haven
** South Forty-Foot Drain
*** Hammond Beck
*** North Forty Foot Drain
*** Clay Dike
*** Skerth Drain
** River Witham
*** River Slea
*** Billinghay Skirth
*** River Brant
*** Fossdyke Navigation
**** River Till
*** River Bain
**** River Waring
*** Newham Drain
**** Castle Dike
** Maud Foster Drain
*** West Fen Drain
**** Medlam Drain
*** Stone Bridge Drain
**** West Fen Catchwater Drain
**** East Fen Catchwater Drain
** Hobhole Drain
*** Cowbridge Drain
*** Bell Water Drain
*** Fodder Dike
* Steeping River
** River Lymn
** Cow Bank Drain
* Saltfleet Haven
** Great Eau
*** Long Eau
*** Mar Dike
** South Dike
* Grainthorpe Haven
** River Lud Canalised and diverted as Louth Navigation.
* Tetney Haven
** Louth Navigation
*** Waithe Beck
* Humber estuary
** Buck Beck
** River Freshney
** East Halton Beck
** The Beck
** River Ancholme
*** West Drain
** Halton Drain
** River Trent
*** Pauper's Drain
*** River Torne
*** River Eau
*** River Idle
**** River Maun
**** River Meden
**** River Ryton
*** River Devon
*** River Greet
*** River Leen
*** River Erewash
*** River Soar
**** River Wreake
**** River Sence
*** River Derwent
**** River Amber
**** River Wye
***** River Lathkill
****** River Bradford
**** River Noe
**** River Ashop
***** River Alport
**** River Westend
*** River Dove
**** River Manifold
***** River Hamps
*** River Tame
**** River Blythe
***** River Cole
**** River Rea
**** River Anker
*** River Sow
**** River Penk
** River Ouse
*** Swinefleet Warping Drain
*** River Don
**** River Rother
***** River Doe Lea
***** River Hipper
***** River Drone
**** River Sheaf
***** Porter Brook
***** Meers Brook
**** River Rivelin
**** River Loxley
**** River Little Don
**** River Dearne
***** River Dove
**** River Went
*** River Aire
**** River Worth
**** River Calder
***** River Colne
****** River Holme
***** River Hebble
*** River Derwent
**** River Rye
***** River Seven
***** River Dove
***** River Riccal
**** River Hertford
*** River Wharfe
**** River Dibb
**** River Skirfare
**** River Washburn
*** River Foss
*** River Nidd
*** River Ure
**** River Swale
***** Cod Beck
***** River Wiske
**** River Cover
**** River Bain
** River Hull
** Sands Drain
** Winestead Drain
* Gypsey Race
* Sea Cut (Scalby Beck)
* River Esk
** Iburndale Beck
*** Little Beck
**** May Beck
* Skelton Beck
* River Tees
** River Leven
** River Skerne
** River Greta
** River Balder
** River Lune
* River Wear
** River Browney
*** River Deerness
** River Gaunless
* River Tyne
** River South Tyne
*** River Allen
**** River East Allen
**** River West Allen
*** Haltwhistle Burn
** River North Tyne
*** Warks Burn
*** Chirdon Burn
*** Lewis Burn
** Devil's Water
** River Derwent
** River Team
* River Blyth
* River Wansbeck
** River Font
* River Coquet
* River Aln
* River Tweed
** Whiteadder Water, Scotland
*** Blackadder Water, Scotland
** River Till
*** River Glen
** Eden Water, Scotland
** River Teviot, Scotland
** Leader Water, Scotland
** Gala Water, Scotland
** Ettrick Water, Scotland
** Leithen Water, Scotland
** Quair Water, Scotland
** Eddleston Water, Scotland
** Manor Water, Scotland
** Holms Water, Scotland

### French drainage basin

The Aa is an 89 km long river in northern France. Its source is near the village Bourthes. It flows through the départements and cities of Pas-de-Calais: Saint-Omer and Nord: Gravelines.
* Aa (in Gravelines)

### German drainage basin

The three main rivers in Germany are the Rhine (German: Rhein) (main tributaries including the Neckar, the Main and the Moselle (Mosel)); the Elbe (also drains into the North Sea); and, the Danube (Donau).

#### German rivers draining into the North Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted south-west (Netherlands) to east (Danish border).
* Meuse German: Maas (main branch at Stellendam, Netherlands)
** Niers (in Gennep, Netherlands)
** Rur/Roer (in Roermond, Netherlands)
*** Wurm (near Heinsberg)
*** Inde (in Jülich)
* Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands)
** Lippe (in Wesel)
*** Alme (in Paderborn)
** Emscher (near Dinslaken)
** Ruhr (in Duisburg)
*** Volme (near Hagen)
*** Lenne (near Hagen)
*** Möhne (in Neheim-Hüsten)
** Erft (in Neuss)
** Wupper/Wipper (in Leverkusen)
** Sieg (in Bonn)
*** Agger (in Siegburg)
*** Nister (in Wissen)
** Ahr (near Sinzig)
** Wied (in Neuwied)
*** Mehrbach (near Asbach)
*** Aubach (in Neuwied)
**** Engelsbach (Aubach) (in Neuwied)
** Moselle (in Koblenz)
*** Elzbach (in Moselkern)
*** Alf (in Alf)
*** Lieser (near Bernkastel-Kues)
*** Salm (near Klüsserath)
*** Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
*** Saar (near Konz)
**** Nied (near Rehlingen-Siersburg)
**** Prims (in Dillingen)
**** Blies (in Sarreguemines)
***** Schwarzbach (near Zweibrücken)
*** Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
**** Prüm (near Echternach)
***** Nims (in Irrel)
**** Our (in Wallendorf)
** Lahn (in Lahnstein)
*** Aar (in Diez)
*** Weil (in Weilburg)
*** Dill (in Wetzlar)
*** Ohm (in Cölbe)
** Nahe (in Bingen)
*** Alsenz (near Bad Kreuznach)
*** Glan (near Bad Sobernheim)
** Selz (in Ingelheim)
** Main (in Mainz)
*** Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
**** Wetter (in Niddatal)
*** Kinzig (in Hanau)
*** Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
*** Franconian Saale (in Gemünden am Main)
*** Regnitz (in Bamberg)
**** Pegnitz (in Fürth)
**** Rednitz (in Fürth)
***** Franconian Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
***** Swabian Rezat (in Georgensgmünd)
*** Itz (in Baunach)
*** Red Main (near Kulmbach)
** Neckar (in Mannheim)
*** Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
*** Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
*** Enz (in Besigheim)
*** Murr (in Marbach am Neckar)
*** Rems (in Remseck)
*** Fils (in Plochingen)
** Queich (near Germersheim)
** Pfinz (near Germersheim)
** Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
** Murg (near Rastatt)
** Sauer (in Seltz, France)
** Acher (near Lichtenau)
** Rench (near Lichtenau)
** Kinzig (near Kehl)
** Elz (near Lahr)
** Wiese (near Basel)
** Wutach (in Waldshut-Tiengen)
* IJssel (into the IJsselmeer near Kampen, Netherlands)
** Berkel (in Zutphen, Netherlands)
** Oude IJssel/Issel (in Doesburg, Netherlands)
* Zwarte Water (into the IJsselmeer near Genemuiden, Netherlands)
** Vechte (near Zwolle, Netherlands)
*** Dinkel (in Neuenhaus)
* Ems (near Delfzijl, Netherlands)
** Hase (in Meppen)
* Weser (near Bremerhaven)
** Hunte (in Elsfleth)
** Lesum (in Bremen-Vegesack)
*** Wümme (in Ritterhude)
** Aller (near Verden (Aller))
*** Böhme (near Rethem)
*** Leine (near Schwarmstedt)
**** Innerste (near Sarstedt)
**** Rhume (in Northeim)
***** Oder (Harz) (in Katlenburg-Lindau)
*** Örtze (in Winsen an der Aller)
*** Fuhse (in Celle)
*** Oker (in Müden (Aller))
**** Schunter (near Braunschweig)
** Werre (in Bad Oeynhausen)
** Diemel (in Bad Karlshafen)
** Fulda (in Hannoversch Münden)
*** Eder (in Edermünde)
**** Schwalm (near Fritzlar)
*** Haune (in Bad Hersfeld)
** Werra (in Hannoversch Münden)
*** Hörsel (near Eisenach)
*** Ulster (in Philippsthal)
* Elbe (near Cuxhaven)
** Oste (near Otterndorf)
** Stör (near Glückstadt)
** Alster (in Hamburg)
** Bille (near Hamburg)
** Ilmenau (near Winsen (Luhe))
** Jeetzel (in Hitzacker)
** Löcknitz (near Dömitz)
*** Elde (near Lenzen)
** Aland (in Schnackenburg)
** Stepenitz (in Wittenberge)
** Havel (near Havelberg)
*** Dosse (near Havelberg)
*** Rhin (near Warnau)
*** Plane (near Brandenburg)
*** Nuthe (in Potsdam)
*** Spree (in Berlin-Spandau)
**** Dahme (in Berlin-Köpenick)
** Ohre (near Magdeburg)
** Saale (in Barby)
*** Bode (in Nienburg (Saale))
*** Wipper (Saale) (near Bernburg)
*** White Elster (near Halle (Saale))
**** Parthe (in Leipzig)
**** Pleiße (in Leipzig)
**** Weida (near Gera)
*** Unstrut (near Naumburg)
**** Wipper (Unstrut) (near Heldrungen)
**** Gera (in Straußfurt)
*** Ilm (in Großheringen)
*** Schwarza (in Schwarza)
** Mulde (in Dessau)
*** Zwickauer Mulde (near Colditz)
**** Chemnitz (near Wechselburg)
*** Freiberger Mulde (near Colditz)
**** Zschopau (near Döbeln)
** Black Elster (near Wittenberg)
** Weißeritz (in Dresden)
*** Wilde Weißeritz (in Freital)
** Wesenitz (in Pirna)
** Ohře (in Litoměřice, Czech Republic)
** Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
*** Berounka (in Prague, Czech Republic)
**** Mže (in Plzeň, Czech Republic)
* Eider (in Tönning)
** Treene (in Friedrichstadt)

### Netherlands drainage basin

* Zwarte Water (into IJsselmeer near Genemuiden) – Netherlands
** Vecht (Overijssel)/Vechte (near Zwolle)
*** Regge (near Ommen)
*** Dinkel (in Neuenhaus)
* IJssel (into IJsselmeer near Kampen) – Netherlands
** Berkel (in Zutphen)
** Oude IJssel (in Doesburg)
** branch of the river Rhine (near Pannerden)
* Rhine/Rhein (main branch at Hook of Holland) – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands
** Linge (in Gorinchem)
** Lippe (in Wesel)
** Emscher (near Dinslaken)
** Ruhr (in Duisburg)
*** Lenne (near Hagen)
** Düssel (in Düsseldorf)
** Erft (in Neuss)
** Wupper (in Leverkusen)
** Sieg (in Bonn)
** Ahr (near Sinzig)
** Wied (in Neuwied)
*** Mehrbach (near Asbach)
*** Aubach (in Neuwied)
**** Engelsbach (Aubach) (in Neuwied)
** Moselle (in Koblenz)
*** Kyll (near Trier-Ehrang)
*** Ruwer (near Trier-Ruwer)
*** Saar (near Konz)
**** Nied (near Rehlingen-Siersburg)
*** Sauer (in Wasserbillig)
**** Prüm (near Echternach)
**** Our (in Wallendorf)
**** Alzette (in Ettelbruck)
*** Seille (in Metz)
*** Meurthe (in Frouard)
*** Madon (in Neuves-Maisons)
*** Vologne (near Éloyes)
*** Moselotte (in Remiremont)
** Lahn (in Lahnstein)
*** Ohm (in Cölbe)
** Nahe (in Bingen)
** Main (in Mainz)
*** Nidda (in Frankfurt-Höchst)
*** Kinzig (in Hanau)
*** Tauber (in Wertheim am Main)
*** Franconian Saale (in Gemünden)
*** Regnitz (in Bamberg)
**** Pegnitz (river) (in Fürth)
**** Rednitz (in Fürth)
** Neckar (in Mannheim)
*** Jagst (near Bad Friedrichshall)
*** Kocher (in Bad Friedrichshall)
*** Enz (in Besigheim)
*** Fils (in Plochingen)
** Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
** Murg (near Rastatt)
** Ill (near Strasbourg)
** Kinzig (near Kehl)
** Elz (near Lahr)
** Wiese (in Basel)
** Aare (in Koblenz)
*** Limmat (in Brugg)
*** Reuss (in Brugg)
*** Emme (near Solothurn)
*** Saane/Sarine (near Bern)
** Thur (near Schaffhausen)
** Ill (near Feldkirch)
** Vorderrhein (near Chur)
** Hinterrhein (near Chur)
* Meuse/Maas (main branch near Hellevoetsluis) – France, Belgium, Netherlands
** Dieze (near 's-Hertogenbosch)
*** Aa (in 's-Hertogenbosch)
*** Dommel (in 's-Hertogenbosch)
** Niers (in Gennep)
** Swalm (in Swalmen)
** Rur/Roer (in Roermond)
*** Wurm (near Heinsberg)
*** Inde (in Jülich)
** Geul (near Meerssen)
** Jeker/Geer (in Maastricht)
** Ourthe (in Liège)
*** Vesdre (near Liège)
*** Amblève (in Comblain-au-Pont)
**** Salm (in Trois-Ponts)
** Sambre (in Namur)
** Lesse (in Dinant-Anseremme)
** Viroin (in Vireux-Molhain)
** Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
** Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
** Chiers (in Bazeilles)
* Scheldt/Schelde/Escaut (near Vlissingen) – France, Belgium, Netherlands
** Rupel (in Rupelmonde)
*** Nete (in Rumst)
*** Dijle (in Rumst)
**** Zenne (in Mechelen)
**** Demer (in Rotselaar)
** Durme (in Temse)
** Dender (in Dendermonde)
*** Mark (near Lessines)
** Leie (in Ghent)
*** Deûle (in Deûlémont)
** Scarpe (Mortagne-du-Nord)
** Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut)

### Norwegian drainage basin

* Otta (in Oppland into Gudbrandsdalslågen at Otta)
* Gudbrandsdalslågen (into Lake Mjøsa in Oppland)
* Vorma (out of Lake Mjøsa into Glomma at Årnes)
* Glomma (into Oslofjord at Fredrikstad)
* Renaelva (in Hedmark into Glomma at Åmot)
* Numedalslågen (in Larvik, Vestfold)
* Hallingdalselva (through Hallingdal into Lake Krøderen, Buskerud)
* Begna (in Buskerud)
* Dramselva (into Oslofjord in Drammen, Buskerud)
* Skien (into Møsvatn, Telemark)
* Tinn (into Møsvatn, Telemark)
* Nidelva (in Arendal, Aust-Agder)
* Otra (in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder)

### Scotland drainage basin

* Tyne (near Dunbar)
* Tay (near Dundee)
* Dee (in Aberdeen)
* Don (in Aberdeen)
* Ythan (in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire)
* Spey (near Elgin)

### Swedish drainage basin

* Göta älv (into Kattegat in Gothenburg)
** Lake Vänern
*** Klarälven/Trysilelva (into Vänern near Karlstad)
* Viskan (into Kattegat near Varberg)
* Ätran (into Kattegat in Falkenberg)
* Nissan (into Kattegat in Halmstad)
* Lagan (into Kattegat near Laholm)

### Switzerland drainage basin

The Rhine, together with its tributaries the Aare and the Thur drain about two thirds of the water into the North Sea.