List of the largest rivers that flow into the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat
| The largest rivers that flow into the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Medium drain |
length | Catchment area | States | River path |
| Rhine | 2900 m³ / s (Delta) 2300 m³ / s (D / NL border) |
1,238.8 km (with the Hinterrhein) 1240 km (with the Vorderrhein) |
185,300 km² (with Maas 218,300 km²) |
Switzerland (sources), Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg ( Moselle ), Italy ( Reno di Lei ) |
richest in water: Aare → Rhine longest: Rein da Medel → Vorderrhein (total = 74 km) → Rhine |
| Elbe | 870 m³ / s | 1,094 km (nominal) 1245 km (hydrological) |
148,268 km² | Czech Republic (sources), Germany, Austria ( Lainsitz ), Poland ( Wilde Adler and smaller tributaries) | via the longer and richer tributary of the Vltava |
| Glomma | 698 m³ / s | 601 km | 41,917 km² | Norway, Sweden (tributaries) | Glomma → Lake Aursunden → Glomma → Skagerrak |
| Götaälv | 575 m³ / s | 93 km (nominal) 753 km (hydrological) |
50,229.3 km² | Sweden, Norway ( Trysilelva ) | Roe → Lake Femund → Trysilelva → Klarälv → Lake Vänern → Götaälv → Kattegat |
| Weser | 383 m³ / s | 451.4 km (nominal) 751 km (with Werra) |
45,809 km² | Germany | from the union of Werra (longer) and Fulda (more watery) |
| Meuse | 357 m³ / s | 874 km | 33,000 km² | France (source), Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg ( Chiers ), Germany ( Rur , Schwalm , Niers ) |
to the confluence with the southern main arm of the Rhine (was an independent river to the North Sea from 1904 to 1970) |
| Drammen Selva | 314 m³ / s | 48 km (nominal) 301 km ( river system) |
17,110 km² | Norway | … → Vangsmjøsi → Slidrefjord → Strondafjord → Aurdalsfjord → Sperillen → Ådalselva → Randselva → Storelva (additional 213 km) → Tyrifjord → Drüberselva → Oslofjord |
|
Humber (estuary) |
250 m³ / s (without tides) |
62 km (nominal) 359 km (with Trent ) |
24,240 km² | England | common mouth of the Trent and Ouse (see below) |
| Tay | 170 m³ / s | 193 km | 6,216 km² | Scotland | Tay → Estuary Firth of Tay (included in the numbers) |
| Otra | 150 m³ / s | 245 km | 3,740 km² | Norway | → Skagerrak |
| Sira | 130 m³ / s | 152 km | 1,902 km² | Norway | |
| Scheldt | 127 m³ / s | 360 km | 21,863 km² | France (source), Belgium, Netherlands (estuary) | |
| Ems | 125 m³ / s | 371 km | 13,160 km² | Germany, Netherlands (estuary) | |
| Forth | 112 m³ / s | 47 km (nominal) 55 km (hydrological) |
1,029 km² | Scotland | → Firth of Forth |
| Numedalslågen | 111 m³ / s | 352 km | 5,554 km² | Norway | → Skagerrak |
| Trent | 99 m³ / s | 297 km | 10,452 km² | England | → Humber (see above) |
| tweed | 85 m³ / s | 156 km | 1,080 km² | Scotland (source), England | |
| Lagan | 82 m³ / s | 244 km | 6,451.8 km² | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Thames | 65.8 m³ / s | 346 km | 12,935 km² | England | |
| Spey | 64 m³ / s | 173 km | 3,008 km² | Scotland | → Moray Firth |
| Ätran | 52.5 m³ / s | 243 km | 3,342.2 km² | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Tyne | 44.6 m³ / s | 321.4 km | 2,200 km² | England | |
| River Ouse (The Humber) | 44 m³ / s | 208 km (with Ure) | 3,315 km² | England | Ure → Ouse → Humber (see above) |
| Nissan | 41 m³ / s | 200 km | 2,685.7 km² | Sweden | → Kattegat |
| Skjern Å | 36.6 m³ / s | 94 km | 2,100 km² | Denmark | → Ringkøbing Fjord (a lagoon ) |
| Great Ouse | 35 m³ / s | 270 km | 8,530 km² | England | → The Wash |
| Gudenå | 32.4 m³ / s | 149 km | 2,643 km² | Denmark | → Kattegat |
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Miljø and Energiministeriet: Afstrømningsforhold i danske vandløb (2000), p. 16