List of rivers discharging into the North Sea
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| The main affluents of North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat | |||||
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| 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 km2 (76,100 sq mi) (with Meuse)[1] | 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 km2 (57,247 sq mi)[1] | 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 km2 (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 km2 (19,393.6 sq mi) | Sweden, Norway (Trysilelva) | Rogen → lake Femunden → Trysilelva → Klarälven → lake Vänern → Göta älv → Kattegat[2] |
| IJssel | 380 m³/s (75% from Rhine)[3] | 125 km (nominally) 188 km (with Oude IJssel) | 4,533 km2 (1,750 sq mi) | Netherlands, Germany (source Oude IJssel) | Oude IJssel → IJssel → Ketelmeer → IJsselmeer → Wadden Sea |
| Meuse | 357 m³/s | 874 km | 33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)[1] | 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 km2 (15,866 sq mi)[4] | Germany | formed by confluence of Werra (longer) and Fulda (larger) |
| Drammenselva | 314 m³/s | 48 km (nominally) 301 km (system) | 17,110 km2 (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 km2 (9,360 sq mi)[5] | England | common estuary of Trent and Ouse (see below) |
| Tay | 170 m³/s | 193 km | 6,216 km2 (2,400 sq mi)[6] | Scotland | River Tay → Firth of Tay (estuary, included in the figures) |
| Otra | 150 m³/s | 245 km | 3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi) | Norway | → Skagerrak |
| Sira | 130 m³/s | 152 km | 1,902 km2 (734 sq mi) | Norway | |
| Scheldt | 127 m³/s | 360 km | 21,863 km2 (8,441 sq mi)[1] | France (source), Belgium, Netherlands (estuary) | |
| River Forth | 112 m³/s | 47 km (nominally) 55 km (hydrologically) | 1,029 km2 (397 sq mi)[7][8] | Scotland | → Firth of Forth |
| Numedalslågen | 111 m³/s | 352 km | 5,554 km2 (2,144 sq mi) | Norway | → Skagerrak |
| Trent | 99 m³/s | 297 km | 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq mi) | England | → Humber (see above) |
| Tweed | 85 m³/s | 156 km | 1,080 km2 (420 sq mi)[9] | Scotland (source), England | |
| Lagan | 82 m³/s | 244 km | 6,451.8 km2 (2,491.1 sq mi) | Sweden | → Kattegat[2] |
| Ems | 80.5 m³/s | 371 km | 13,160 km2 (5,080 sq mi)[1] | Germany, Netherlands (estuary) | |
| Thames | 65.8 m³/s | 346 km | 12,935 km2 (4,994 sq mi)[10] | England | |
| Spey | 64 m³/s | 173 km | 3,008 km2 (1,161 sq mi)[11] | Scotland | → Moray Firth |
| Ätran | 52.5 m³/s | 243 km | 3,342.2 km2 (1,290.4 sq mi) | Sweden | → Kattegat[2] |
| Zwarte Water | 50 m³/s | 19 km (nominally) 201 km (with Vecht) | 5,741 km2 (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 km2 (850 sq mi)[4] | England | |
| Yorkshire Ouse | 44 m³/s | 208 km (with Ure) | 3,315 km2 (1,280 sq mi) | England | Ure → Ouse → Humber (see above) |
| Nissan | 41 m³/s | 200 km | 2,686 km2 (1,037 sq mi) | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Skjern Å | 36.6 m³/s | 94 km | 2,100 km2 (810 sq mi)[12] | Denmark | → Ringkøbing Fjord (lagoon) |
| Great Ouse | 35 m³/s | 270 km | 8,530 km2 (3,290 sq mi) | England | → The Wash |
| Gudenå | 32.4 m³/s[13] | 149 km | 2,643 km2 (1,020 sq mi)[12] | Denmark | → Kattegat[2] |
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