Table 5.9 - The major European rivers, their catchment areas, and the percentage of the country area drained
Source: Compiled by NERI from multiple sources listed in Box 5ESame rivers with different names: Strimon/Struma; Daugava/Zapadnaya Dvina. Notes: River numbers 131 refer to Map 5.11. Symbols refer to tributaries to: #, Danube; Ý, Rhine; ×, Neva; ý, Kura; ¶, Neman. Country
(country code)River Catchment Area
(103 km2)Per cent of
countryAlbania (AL) 64 Drin ~7.0 ~23   87 Seman 5.6 20   82 Vijosë ~4.5 ~16   Austria (AT) 2 Danube 80.6 96   # Inn 15.9 19 # 11 Rhine 2.4 3   Belarus (BY) 3 Dnepr ~130.0 ~63   15 Neman 45.5 22   18 Zapadnaya Dvina ~30.0 ~14   Belgium (BE) 39 Meuse 13.5 44   52 Schelde ~10.0 ~33   Bosnia-Herzegovina (BA) # Sava ~37.5 ~74 # 70 Neretva ~10.0 ~20   Bulgaria (BG) 2 Danube 48.2 43   47 Maritza 21.1 19   55 Struma 10.8 10   Croatia (HR) 2 Danube ~37.0 ~65   # Sava ~24.5 ~44 # # Drava ~8.0 ~14 # Czech Republic (CZ) 12 Elbe 51.4 64   # Morava ~25.0 ~30 # 13 Oder 4.7 6   Denmark (DK) 99 Gudenå 2.6 6   101 Skjern Å 2.3 5   103 Storå 1.1 3   Estonia (EE) 35 Narva ~20.0 ~45   81 Pärnu 6.9 15   102 Jägala ~1.5 ~3   Finland (FI) × Vuoksa 61.1 18 × 31 Kemijoki 51.1 15   38 Kymijoki 37.2 12   42 Kokemäenjoki 27.0 9   former
Yugoslavic Republic
of Macedonia (MK)48 Vardar ~20.5 ~81   64 Drin ~3.5 ~13   France (FR) 14 Loire 117.5 21   17 Rhone 85.6 16   19 Garonne 85.0 16   22 Seine 79.0 14   Georgia (GE) 10 Kura ~42.5 ~61   66 Rioni 13.4 19   ý Alazani 7.5 11 ý Germany (DE) 11 Rhine 102.1 29   12 Elbe 97.0 27   2 Danube 59.6 17   33 Weser 45.8 13   Greece (GR) 73 Aliákmon ~9.5 ~7   80 Piniós 7.1 5   55 Strimon 6.0 5   Hungary (HU) 2 Danube 93.0 100   # Tisza 44.6 48 # # Drava 6.2 7 # Iceland (IS) 77 Jökulsá-á-Fjöllum 7.8 8   78 Thjórsá 7.5 7   84 Ölfusa 6.1 6   Ireland (IE) 65 Shannon ~14.0 ~20   88 Barrow ~5.5 ~8   96 Suir 3.6 5   Italy (IT) 26 Po 69.0 23   56 Tevere 17.2 6   68 Adige 12.2 4   Latvia (LV) 18 Daugava 23.6 37   75 Lielupe 8.8 14   74 Gauja 7.9 12   Lithuania (LT) 15 Neman 46.6 71   ¶ Vilnya 13.8 71 ¶ 69 Venta 5.2 8   Luxembourg (LU) Ý Süre ~2.0 ~77 Ý Ý Mosel ~0.5 ~19 Ý Moldova (MD) 25 Dnestr ~18.0 ~53   # Prut ~12.0 ~36 # 94 Kogel'nik 3.9 11   The Netherlands (NL) 11 Rhine ~25.0 ~60   39 Meuse 6.0 14   Norway (NO) 36 Glomma 41.4 13   56 Drammens-elva 17.1 5   59 Tana 10.9 3   Poland (PL) 9 Wisla 191.8 61   13 Oder 114.2 37   100 Rega 2.6 1   Portugal (PT) 16 Douro ~20.0 ~22   21 Tajo ~18.0 ~20   24 Guadiana ~14.0 ~15   Romania (RO) 2 Danube 232.2 98   # Muresul 27.8 12 # # Oltul 24.0 10 # Russian Federation (RU) 1 Volga 1360.0 35   4 Don ~380.0 ~10   5 Severnaya Dvina 357.0 9   6 Pechora 322.0 8   7 Neva ~220.0 ~6   8 Ural ~110.0 ~3   3 Dnepr ~105.0 ~3   Serbia-Montenegro (SB) 2 Danube ~95.0 ~93   # Sava ~20.0 ~19 # 64 Drin ~4.5 ~4   Slovak Republic (SK) 2 Danube ~46.5 ~97   # Váh ~17.5 ~37 # # Tisza ~16.0 ~33 # Slovenia (SI) # Sava 10.8 53 # # Drava ~5.0 ~24 # Spain (ES) 20 Ebro 84.2 17   16 Douro ~78.0 ~15   21 Tajo ~62.0 ~12   24 Guadiana ~58.0 ~11   Sweden (SE) 32 Göta älv ~41.0 ~9   37 Torne älv 34.1 8   40 Ångermanälven 30.6 7   41 Dalälven 29.0 6   Switzerland (CH) 11 Rhine 28.0 68   Ý Aare 17.8 43 Ý 17 Rhone 10.4 25   Ukraine (UA) 3 Dnepr 293.0 48   27 Yuzhnyy Bug 63.7 11   25 Dnestr 52.7 9   United Kingdom (UK) 62 Thames 15.0 6   71 Severn 11.6 5   72 Trent 10.5 4