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List of tributaries of the Danube
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This is a list of tributaries of the Danube by order of entrance.
The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, with a length of 2850 km, and a drainage basin of 801463 km2. It starts in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers—the Brigach and the Breg—which join at Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube.
From there it flows generally eastwards through—or forming a part of the borders of—Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine, before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania. Its drainage basin includes parts of nine more countries: Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania.
| River | Entering the Danube at | Distance from mouth (Sulina) (km) | Side | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of the | ||||
| entrance | Length (km) | |||
| Breg (right main headwater) | Donaueschingen | 2810 | right | 46 |
| Brigach (left main headwater) | Donaueschingen | 2810 | left | 43 |
| Lauchert | Sigmaringendorf | left | 56 | |
| Riss | Rißtissen | right | 50 | |
| Rot | Dellmensingen | right | 54 | |
| Iller | Ulm | right | 147 | |
| Roth | Oberfahlheim | right | 55 | |
| Günz | Günzburg | right | 55 | |
| Mindel | Gundremmingen | right | 78 | |
| Brenz | Lauingen | left | 55 | |
| Wörnitz | Donauwörth | 2509 | left | 132 |
| Zusam | Donauwörth | 2508 | right | 97 |
| Schmutter | Donauwörth | 2508 | right | 96 |
| Lech | Marxheim (near Donauwörth) | right | 264 | |
| Friedberger Ach | Unterhausen | right | 100 | |
| Paar | near Vohburg | 2443 | right | 134 |
| Abens | near Neustadt (Donau) | right | 53 | |
| Altmühl | Kelheim | 2414.68 | left | 23 |
| Hopfenbach | Kelheim | 2410.67 | right | |
| Schwarze Laber | Sinzing | 2387.9 | left | 77 |
| Naab | Regensburg | 2385.3 | left | 165 |
| Regen | Regensburg | 2379.24 | left | 165 |
| Sulzbach | Donaustauf | 2367.5 | left | |
| Otterbach | Donaustauf | 2367.6 | left | 22.5 |
| Pfatter | Pfatter | 2349.31 | right | 33 |
| Wiesent | Niederachdorf | 2346.43 | left | 25 |
| Große Laber | near Straubing | 2329.51 | right | 74 |
| Aiterach | Straubing | right | 39 | |
| Kinsach | Bogen | 2309 | left | 38.5 |
| Isar | near Deggendorf | 2281.71 | right | 286 |
| Hengersberger Ohe | Winzer | 2264.21 | left | 34 |
| Vils | Vilshofen | 2248.63 | right | 69 |
| Gaißa | Passau-Schalding | 2233.85 | left | |
| Ilz | Passau | 2225.43 | left | 37 |
| Inn | Passau | 2225.2 | right | 517 |
| Satzbach | Thyrnau | 2221.3 | left | |
| Kößlbach | Freinberg | 2218.0 | right | |
| Erlau | Erlau | 2215.15 | left | |
| Dandlbach | Neustift im Mühlkreis | 2201.77 | left | |
| Ranna | Niederranna | 2196.04 | left | |
| Kleiner Kösslbach | Niederranna | 2194.55 | right | |
| Kleine Mühl | Kirchberg ob der Donau | 2177.85 | left | 36 |
| Große Mühl | Untermühl | 2168.0 | left | 70 |
| Innbach | Wilhering | right | 53 | |
| Rodl | Ottensheim | 2144.83 | left | |
| Bleicherbach | Ottensheim | 2143.35 | left | |
| Traun | near Linz | 2124.73 | right | 153 |
| Ipfbach | Asten | 2116.98 | right | |
| Gusen | Mauthausen | 2113.6 | left | |
| Enns | Mauthausen | 2111.828 | right | 254 |
| Aist | Naarn im Machlande | 2108.5 | left | |
| Ysper | Isperdorf | 2065.7 | right | |
| Ybbs | Ybbs an der Donau | 2057.1 | right | 13 |
| Erlauf | Pöchlarn | 2046.3 | left | 70 |
| Melk | Melk | right | ||
| Pielach | Melk | 2034.35 | right | 70 |
| Aggsbach | Aggsbach | 2027.17 | right | |
| Endlingbach | Aggsbach | 2026.97 | left | |
| Spitzer Bach | Spitz | 2019.58 | left | |
| Fladnitzbach | Palt | 2000.6 | right | |
| Krems | Altenwörth | left | 65 | |
| Traisen | Altenwörth | 1979.1 | right | |
| Kamp | Altenwörth | left | 168 | |
| Perschling | Zwentendorf | 1972.1 | right | |
| Große Tulln | Tulln an der Donau | 1965.27 | right | |
| Schmida | Korneuburg | left | 74 | |
| Wien | Vienna | right | ||
| Schwechat | Upstream of Schönau | 1913.7 | right | |
| Fischa | Fischamend | right | ||
| Rußbach | near Hainburg an der Donau | 1881.2 | left | 71 |
| Morava | Devín | 1880.26 | left | 358 |
| Vydrica | Bratislava | 1871.5 | left | |
| Leitha | near Mosonmagyaróvár | 1793.0 | right | 18 |
| Rába | Győr | 1793.0 | right | 322 |
| Concó | Ács | 1777.0 | right | |
| Váh | Komárno | 1765.8 | left | 403 |
| Hron | near Štúrovo | 1716.0 | left | 298 |
| Ipeľ | near Szob | 1708.2 | left | 232 |
| Lepence | Visegrád | 1697.0 | right | |
| Benta | Százhalombatta | 1621.75 | right | |
| Sió | near Szekszárd | 1497.15 | right | 121 (360) |
| Drava | near Osijek | 1382.5 | right | 725 |
| Vuka | Vukovar | 1333.1 | right | 114 |
| Tisza | near Titel | 1214.5 | left | 965 |
| Sava | Belgrade | 1170 | right | 990 |
| Timiș | Pančevo | 1154.2 | left | 359 |
| Jezava | Smederevo | 1115.2 | right | |
| Velika Morava | near Smederevo | 1104.5 | right | 185 (493, 550) |
| Mlava | near Kostolac | 1091.6 | right | 158 |
| Karaš | near Banatska Palanka | 1076.5 | left | 110 |
| Nera | near Banatska Palanka | 1075.0 | left | 143 |
| Belobreșca | left | 8 | ||
| Șușca | left | 7 | ||
| Pek | Veliko Gradište | 1057.1 | right | 129 |
| Radimna | left | 27 | ||
| Pojejena | left | 9 | ||
| Pârva | Upstream of Moldova Veche | 1050.9 | left | 8 |
| Boșneag | Moldova Veche | 1045.3 | left | 12 |
| Tumanska reka | Usije | right | ||
| Liborajdea | Liborajdea | 1031.9 | left | 8 |
| Čezava | near Dobra | 1026.8 | right | |
| Camenița | Gornea | 1025.7 | left | 14 |
| Orevița | Liubcova | 1022.9 | left | 25 |
| Dobranska reka | Dobra | 1021.0 | right | |
| Berzasca | Berzasca | 1017.8 | left | 46 |
| Kožica | near Dobra | right | ||
| Sirina | Downstream of Cozla | 1012.1 | left | 22 |
| Pesača | 1009.4 | right | ||
| Poloseva (Eliseva) | 1007.3 | left | 8 | |
| Boljetinska reka | 1003.2 | right | ||
| Strenica | left | 7 | ||
| Zlatica | 992.8 | right | ||
| Porečka | Donji Milanovac | 988.2 | right | 5 |
| Lut | 988 | left | 8 | |
| Tișovița | near Eibenthal | 982.6 | left | 16 |
| Hlubotina | 979.7 | left | 8 | |
| Plavișevița | 976.2 | left | 9 | |
| Valea Morilor | left | 11 | ||
| Valea Satului | Dubova | left | 7 | |
| Mraconia | near Dubova | 967.0 | left | 19 |
| Valea Satului | Upstream of Eșelnița | left | 7 | |
| Mala | Upstream of Eșelnița | 961.4 | left | 12 |
| Eșelnița | Eșelnița | 959.7 | left | 26 |
| Cerna | Orșova | 953.2 | left | 79 |
| Bahna | near Ilovița | 949.8 | left | 35 |
| Dževrin | Novi Sip | 949.2 | right | |
| Vodița | near Ilovița | left | 9 | |
| Kašajna | Davidovac | 946.8 | right | |
| Jidoștița | Gura Văii | left | 19 | |
| Kladušnica | Kladušnica | 936.8 | right | |
| Topolnița | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 927.8 | left | 44 |
| Băran | near Bistrița | left | 6 | |
| Vratna | Slatina | 879 | right | |
| Blahnița | Balta Verde | left | 56 | |
| Timok | Bulgarian-Serbian border | 845.65 | right | 203 |
| Drincea | Cetate | left | 79 | |
| Topolovets | near Vidin | 784.1 | right | 68 |
| Voynishka reka | Dunavtsi | 782.2 | right | 55 |
| Vidbol | Dunavtsi | 780.2 | right | 62 |
| Archar | Archar | 768.5 | right | 59 |
| Skomlya | near Dobri dol | 762.5 | right | 42 |
| Lom | Lom | 741.7 | right | 93 |
| Balasan | near Catane | left | 51 | |
| Desnățui | Bistreț | left | 115 | |
| Tsibritsa | Dolni Tsibar | 715.85 | right | 91 |
| Jiu | near Bechet | 691.55 | left | 339 |
| Ogosta | between the Jiu's mouth and Oryahovo | 684.5 | right | 143 |
| Jieț | Bechet | 681 | left | 52 |
| Iskar | Gigen | 637.0 | right | 368 |
| Ursa | Gârcov | left | 11 | |
| Vit | Somovit | 609.5 | right | 188 |
| Olt | Turnu Măgurele | 604.0 | left | 615 |
| Sâi | Turnu Măgurele | 600.6 | left | 85 |
| Osam | Nikopol, Bulgaria | 600.1 | right | 314 |
| Călmățui | Suhaia | left | 139 | |
| Pasărea | Zimnicea | left | 19 | |
| Barata | Svishtov | 555 | right | 39 |
| Vedea | Bujoru | left | 224 | |
| Yantra | Svishtov | 536.7 | right | 285 |
| Parapanca | Slobozia | left | 29 | |
| Rusenski Lom | Ruse | 497.8 | right | 45 (196.9) |
| Oncești | near Gostinu | left | 9 | |
| Topchiyska reka | Mishka Island | 458 | right | 89 |
| Tsaratsar | west of Tutrakan | 435 | right | 108 |
| Zboiul | near Oltenița | left | 28 | |
| Argeș | Oltenița, Romania | 430.0 | left | 350 |
| Senkovets | Garvan Island | 405 | right | 102 |
| Mostiștea | Dorobanțu | left | 98 | |
| Berza | Bogata | left | 26 | |
| Almălău | Galița | right | 20 | |
| Canlia | Canlia | right | 8 | |
| Suha reka | Lake Oltina | right | 126 | |
| Canaraua Fetei | Oltina | right | 16 | |
| Jegălia | Jegălia | left | ||
| Valea Mare | Dunăreni | right | 29 | |
| Urluia | Rasova | right | 98 | |
| Valea Rasovei | Rasova | right | ||
| Peștera | Cochirleni | right | 26 | |
| Țibrin | Seimeni | right | 41 | |
| Dunărea | Dunărea | right | 23 | |
| Calachioi | Capidava | right | ||
| Chichirgeaua | Tichilești | right | 17 | |
| Ialomița | Near Hârșova | left | 417 | |
| Călmățui | Berteștii de Jos | left | 152 | |
| Topolog | Saraiu | right | 50 | |
| Nămolești | Gârliciu | right | 20 | |
| Valea Roștilor | Ostrov | right | 28 | |
| Peceneaga | Peceneaga | right | 19 | |
| Cerna | near Peceneaga | right | ||
| Greci | near Turcoaia | right | 13 | |
| Jilila | Lake Jijila | right | 14 | |
| Siret | Galați, Romania | 155.05 | left | 647 |
| Prut | near Reni, Ukraine | 134.144 | left | 953 |
| Gârla Ciulineț | Rachelu | right |
Notes
References
- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta-Beograd;
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo;
- Atlas svijeta, Fifth edition (1974); Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod-Zagreb;
- Donaukommission - Die Donau von Kelheim bis Sulina https://web.archive.org/web/20080320110836/http://www.danubecom-intern.org/GERMAN/Flag/flaginhalt.htm
References
- "Danube River".
- "ICPDR".
- The Leitha flows into the Mosoni-Duna, a branch of the Danube
- The Rába flows into the Mosoni-Duna, a branch of the Danube
- The [[Sió]] is 121 km long. As it flows out from the [[Lake Balaton. Balaton]] lake, measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the river [[Zala (river). Zala]], it is 360 long.
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- The [[Velika Morava]] is created by the confluence of the [[Južna Morava]] and the [[Zapadna Morava]]. The Velika Morava proper is 185 km long, but also counting its longer branch, Zapadna Morava, it is 493 km long. The most distant water source in the Morava watershed is the source of the river [[Ibar (river). Ibar]], the longest tributary of the Zapadna Morava, which gives the Ibar-Zapadna Morava-Velika Morava river system a length of 550 km.
- The [[Rusenski Lom]] is formed by the confluence of the [[Beli Lom (river). Beli Lom]] and the [[Cherni Lom]]. The Rusenski Lom proper is about 45 km long, but counting its longer branch, the Beli Lom, it is 196.9 km.
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