List of rivers discharging into the North Sea

Austrian drainage basin

 * Elbe (near Cuxhaven, Germany)
 * Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
 * Lužnice/Lainsitz (in Týn nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
 * Rhine/Rhein (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

Danish drainage basins

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

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 Hundred (Benacre, Kessingland
 * 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 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 (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 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/Eger (in Litoměřice, Czech Republic)
 * Vltava (in Mělník, Czech Republic)
 * Berounka (near Prague, Czech Republic)
 * Mže/Mies (in Pilsen, 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.