# List of rivers of Serbia

This is a list of the rivers of Serbia, either those flowing entirely or partially within Serbia proper, or just being a border rivers.

## Drainage basins

All rivers in Serbia belong to the drainage basins of three seas: Black Sea, Adriatic Sea or Aegean Sea.
The largest in area, Black Sea drainage basin, covers an area of 81,261 km$^2$ or 92% of the territory of Serbia. The entire basin is drained by only one river, the Danube, which flows into the Black Sea. All major rivers in Serbia, like Tisa, Sava, Velika Morava and Drina belong to it.
The Adriatic Sea drainage basin covers an area of 4,500 km$^2$ or 5% of territory of Serbia. It comprises the western half of the Kosovo and Metohija and it is mostly drained by one river, the White Drin, which in Albania meets the Black Drin to create the Drin river, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. Smaller portion of it is drained by Crni Kamen-Radika river in the extreme southern region of Gora, which also drains into Black Drin in North Macedonia.
The Aegean Sea basin is the smallest in area, 2,650 km$^2$ or 3% of the territory of Serbia, and covers the southern parts of Serbia, to the Macedonian and Bulgarian borders. It is drained by three rivers: Lepenac, Pčinja and Dragovištica. The first two flow into the Vardar river in North Macedonia, and the third flows into the Struma river in Bulgaria, and both of those rivers flow into the Aegean Sea.
All three basins meet at the Drmanska glava peak on the Crnoljeva mountain in central Kosovo, which represents the water divide of Serbia and the major one in the Balkans, as it divides three out of the Balkan's four drainage basins (the fourth being the Ionian Sea).

## List of major rivers

The lengths in the table present the overall lengths of the rivers, not just the Serbian parts of the flow. In the first table, rivers over 50 km are listed, including river systems (such as Great Morava) created by confluence of other major rivers; in those cases, the length is given as the total of the river and the longer headstream.
Selected list of shorter rivers is added below the two tables.
| | Name | Cyrillic | Length (km) | Drainage area (km$^2$) | Drainage basin (sea) | length measured as: | Main tributary (in Serbia) | Provinces within Serbia | Countries sharing the same river |
| 1. | Danube | Дунав | 2888 | 817000 | Black | Breg-Danube | Tisa | Vojvodina, Central Serbia | Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| 2. | Tisa | Тиса | 1026 | 157020 | Black | Black Tisa-Tisa | Begej | Vojvodina | Ukraine, Romania, Hungary |
| 3. | Sava | Сава | 990 | 95719 | Black | Sava Dolinka-Sava | Drina | Vojvodina, Central Serbia | Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 4. | Velika Morava (Great Morava) | Велика Морава | 493 | 35419 | Black | Golijska Moravica-Zapadna Morava-Velika Morava | Južna Morava | Central Serbia | none |
| 5. | Drina | Дрина | 487 | 19570 | Black | Tara-Drina | Lim | Central Serbia | Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 6. | Tamiš | Тамиш | 359 | 13085 | Black | regular | Brzava | Vojvodina | Romania |
| 7. | Drin | Дрим | 335 | 11756 | Adriatic | White Drin-Drin | Klina | Kosovo | Albania |
| 8. | Južna Morava (South Morava) | Јужна Морава | 295 | 15469 | Black | Golema-Binačka Morava-Južna Morava | Nišava | Kosovo, Central Serbia | North Macedonia |
| 9. | Ibar | Ибар | 276 | 8059 | Black | regular | Sitnica | Central Serbia, Kosovo | Montenegro |
| 10. | Begej | Бегеј | 254 | 2878 | Black | regular | Novi Begej | Vojvodina | Romania |
| 11. | Lim | Лим | 220 | 5963 | Black | Vrmoša-Luča-Lake Plav-Lim | Uvac | Central Serbia | Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 12. | Nišava | Нишава | 218 | 3950 | Black | regular | Temštica | Central Serbia | Bulgaria |
| 13. | Timok | Тимок | 203 | 4630 | Black | Svrljiški Timok-Beli Timok-Timok | Crni Timok | Central Serbia | Bulgaria |
| 14. | Bosut | Босут | 186 | 3097 | Black | Biđ-Bosut | Studva | Vojvodina | Croatia |
| 15. | Brzava | Брзава | 166 | 1190 | Black | regular | minor flows | Vojvodina | Romania |
| 16. | Toplica | Топлица | 130 | 2600 | Black | Duboka-Toplica | Kosanica | Central Serbia | none |
| 17. | Pek | Пек | 129 | 1236 | Black | Lipa-Pek | Jagnjilo | Central Serbia | none |
| 18. | Plazović | Плазовић | 129 | | Black | regular | minor flows | Vojvodina | Hungary |
| 19. | Pčinja | Пчиња | 128 | 3140 | Aegean | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | North Macedonia |
| 20. | Nera | Нера | 124 | 1420 | Black | regular | minor flows | Vojvodina | Romania |
| 21. | Kolubara | Колубара | 123 | 3639 | Black | Obnica-Kolubara | Tamnava | Central Serbia | none |
| 22. | Uvac | Увац | 119 | 1095 | Black | Rasanska reka-Vapa-Uvac | Tisnica | Central Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 23. | Mlava | Млава | 118 | 1210 | Black | Tisnica-Mlava | Vitovnica | Central Serbia | None |
| 24. | Karaš | Караш | 110 | 1400 | Black | regular | Ilidija | Vojvodina | Romania |
| 25. | Krivaja (Bačka) | Криваја | 109 | 956 | Black | regular | minor flows | Vojvodina | none |
| 26. | Čik | Чик | 95 | 481 | Black | regular | none | Vojvodina | none |
| 27. | Rasina | Расина | 92 | 994 | Black | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 28. | Sitnica | Ситница | 90 | 3129 | Black | regular | Lab | Kosovo | none |
| 29. | Tamnava | Тамнава | 90 | 930 | Black | regular | Ub | Central Serbia | none |
| 30. | Kereš | Кереш | 90 | 976 | Black | regular | none | Vojvodina | Hungary |
| 31. | Temštica | Темштица | 86 | 820 | Black | Visočica-Temštica | Dojkinička reka | Central Serbia | Bulgaria |
| 32. | Jablanica | Јабланица | 85 | 895 | Black | regular | Čokotinska reka | Central Serbia | none |
| 33. | Crni Timok | Црни Тимок | 84 | 1003 | Black | regular | Zlotska reka | Central Serbia | none |
| 34. | Nadela | Надела | 84 | | Black | regular | minor flows | Vojvodina | none |
| 35. | Jasenica | Јасеница | 79 | 1343 | Black | regular | Kubršnica | Central Serbia | none |
| 36. | Jadar | Јадар | 79 | 894 | Black | regular | Rakovica | Central Serbia | none |
| 37. | Gruža | Гружа | 77 | 622 | Black | regular | Kotlenjača | Central Serbia | none |
| 38. | Lepenac | Лепенац | 75 | 770 | Aegean | regular | Nerodimka | Kosovo | North Macedonia |
| 39. | Đetinja | Ђетиња | 75 | 1486 | Black | regular | Skrapež | Central Serbia | none |
| 40. | Veternica | Ветерница | 75 | 515 | Black | regular | Sušica | Central Serbia | none |
| 41. | Jerma | Јерма | 74 | | Black | regular | Zvonačka reka | Central Serbia | Bulgaria |
| 42. | Lab | Лаб | 72 | 950 | Black | regular | Kačandolska reka | Kosovo | none |
| 43. | Rzav (Drina) | Рзав | 72 | 605 | Black | Black Rzav-Rzav | White Rzav | Central Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 44. | Pusta reka (Južna Morava) | Пуста река | 71 | 569 | Black | Golema-Pusta reka | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 45. | Mostonga | Мостонга | 70 | | Black | regular | none | Vojvodina | none |
| 46. | Radika | Радика | 70 | 665 | Adriatic | Crni Kamen-Ćafa Kadis-Radika | minor flows | Central Serbia | North Macedonia |
| 47. | Galacka | Галацка | 69 | 843 | Black | regular | minor flows | Vojvodina | none |
| 48. | Vlasina | Власина | 68 | 1050 | Black | regular | Lužnica | Central Serbia | none |
| 49. | Resava | Ресава | 65 | 685 | Black | regular | none | Central Serbia | none |
| 50. | Jegrička | Јегричка | 65 | | Black | regular | none | Vojvodina | none |
| 51. | Dragovištica | Драговиштица | 63 | | Aegean | Mutnica-Božička reka-Dragovištica | Ljubatska reka | Central Serbia | Bulgaria |
| 52. | Pećka Bistrica (Peć Bistrica) | Пећка Бистрица | 62 | 505 | Adriatic | regular | minor flows | Kosovo | Montenegro |
| 53. | Klina | Клина | 62 | 393 | Adriatic | regular | Move | Kosovo | none |
| 54. | Rzav (Golija) | Рзав | 61 | 575 | Black | Veliki Rzav-Rzav | Mali Rzav | Central Serbia | none |
| 55. | Studenica | Студеница | 60 | 582 | Black | Crna reka-Studenica | Brusnička reka | Central Serbia | none |
| 56. | Raška | Рашка | 60 | 1193 | Black | regular | Deževska reka | Central Serbia | none |
| 57. | Sokobanjska Moravica | Сокобањска Моравица | 58 | 606 | Black | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 58. | Ub | Уб | 57 | 274 | Black | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 59. | Lugomir | Лугомир | 57 | 447 | Black | Dulenska reka-Lugomir | Županjevačka reka | Central Serbia | none |
| 60. | Jerez | Јерез | 56 | 503 | Black | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 61. | Jasenička reka | Јасеничка река | 55 | | Black | Vrelska reka-Jasenička reka | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 62. | Dečanska Bistrica (Dečani Bistrica) | Дечанска Бистрица | 53 | 300 | Adriatic | Kožnjarska Bistrica-Dečanska Bistrica | Kožnjarska Bistrica | Kosovo | none |
| 63. | Jarčina | Јарчина | 53 | | Black | Međeš-Progarska Jarčina | minor flows | Vojvodina, Central Serbia | none |
| 64. | Budovar | Будовар | 52 | | Black | Patka-Budovar | minor flows | Vojvodina | none |
| 65. | Drenica | Дреница | 51 | 447 | Black | regular | Vrbovačka reka | Kosovo | none |
| 66. | Ralja | Раља | 51 | 310 | Black | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | none |
| 67. | Erenik | Ереник | 51 | 516 | Adriatic | regular | Loćanska Bistrica | Kosovo | none |
| 68. | Porečka reka | Поречка река | 50 | 538 | Black | Šaška-Porečka | Crnajka | Central Serbia | none |
| 69. | Trgoviški Timok | Трговишки Тимок | 50 | 520 | Black | Strma reka-Trgoviški Timok | Žukovska reka | Central Serbia | none |

### Major sub-rivers

Some rivers, historically with different names, are already included in the length of other rivers, but exist as separate rivers in topography or tradition. The most prominent ones are listed below.
| | Name | Cyrillic | Length (km) | Drainage area (km$^2$) | Drainage basin (sea) | length measured as: | Main tributary | Provinces within Serbia | Included in: |
| 1. | Zapadna Morava (West Morava) | Западна Морава | 308 | 15849 | Black | Golijska Moravica-West Morava | Ibar | Central Serbia | Great Morava |
| 2. | White Drin | Бели Дрим | 175 | 4300 | Adriatic | regular | Klina | Kosovo | Drin |
| 3. | Beli Timok | Бели Тимок | 115 | 2167 | Black | Svrljiški Timok-White Timok | Trgoviški Timok | Central Serbia | Timok |
| 4. | Golijska Moravica | Голијска Моравица | 98 | 1486 | Black | regular | Ðetinja | Central Serbia | West and Great Morava |
| 5. | Visočica | Височица | 71 | | Black | regular | Dojkinička reka | Central Serbia | Temštica |
| 6. | Svrljiški Timok | Сврљишки Тимок | 64 | 720 | Black | regular | minor flows | Central Serbia | White Timok and Timok |

## List of selected rivers below 50 km

| Binačka Morava (Binač Morava), 49 km Lepenica, 48 km Skrapež, 48 km Galovica, 47 km Kalenićka reka, 45 km Pepeljuša, 45 Rača, 44 km Toponička reka, 43 km Čemernica, 43 km Kubršnica, 42 km Jezava, 47,5 km Nerodimka, 41 km Tegošnica, 41 km Zamna, 41 km Belica, 40 km Kutinska reka, 40 km Lužnica (Vlasina), 39 km Kosanica, 38 km Dobrava, 38 km Studva, 37 km Turija (Kolubara), 36 km Prizrenska Bistrica, 35 km Dičina, 35 km Kriva reka, 35 km Ljuboviđa, 34 km Zasavica, 34 km Kudoš, 34 km Kamenica (Zapadna Morava), 34 km Poblačnica-Ustibarska, 34 km Barbatovačka reka, 34 km Rupska-Kozarska reka, 34 km Peštan, 33 km Bela reka (Mačva), 33 km Resavčina, 32 km | Kačer, 32 km Jovanovačka reka, 31 km Ljig, 31 km Bitva, 31 km Vizelj, 31 km Petrovačka reka, 31 km Topčiderska reka, 30 km Crnica, 30 km Miruša, 30 km Plavska reka, 30 km Likodra, 30 km Gračanica, 30 km Gradac, 30 km Konjska reka, 30 km Turija (Južna Morava), 30 km Zlotska reka, 30 km Gračanica, 30 km Trnovačka reka, 30 km Guzajna, 29 km Osanica, 29 km Vrla, 28 km Slatinska reka, 28 km Ribnica (Kolubara), 28 km Vrla, 28 km Velika-Slatinska reka, 28 km Lešnica, 28 km Veliki Begej, 27 km Resavica, 27 km Preševska Moravica, 27 km Rogačica, 27 km Vukodraž, 27 km Grza, 26 km Ravanica, 26 km Sibnica, 26 km | Šelovrnac, 25 km Jošanica, 25 km Dojkinička reka, 25 km Lužnica (Skrapež), 25 km Čikas, 24 km Radovanska reka, 24 km Jablanica (Valjevo), 24 km Despotovica, 24 km Ribnica (Ibar), 23 km Crnajka, 22 km Deževka, 22 km Cernica, 22 km Vratna, 22 km Jelašnica (Južna Morava), 21 km Borovštica, 20 km Vranj, 20 km Mileševka, 20 km Bistrica-Boroštica, 20 km Sutjeska, 20 km Blatašnica, 18 km Vučjanka, 18 km Keveriš, 17 km Gradska reka, 17 km Krivaja (Syrmia), 16 km Ponjavica, 16 km Ostružnička reka, 15 km Ljukovo, 14 km Bolečica, 12 km Rakovički potok, 8,5 km Vrelo, 0,365 km Loćanska Bistrica (Loćane Bistrica) ? km Kožnjarska Bistrica (Kožnjar Bistrica) ? km Pusta reka (Vlasina) ? km |