List of rivers of Switzerland

The following is a list of rivers in Switzerland:

Map of lakes and rivers of Switzerland

Rivers by length

(> 100 km, only the length in Switzerland)

  1. Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km2
  2. Aare (or Aar) - 295 km - 17,779 km2
  3. Rhône - 264 km - 10,403 km2
  4. Reuss - 158 km - 3,425 km2
  5. Linth and Limmat together - 140 km - 2,416 km2
  6. Saane/La Sarine - 128 km - 1,892 km2
  7. Thur - 125 km

Rivers by drainage area
Saane/La Sarine at Fribourg

(> 1000 km2, only the area in Switzerland)

  1. Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km2
  2. Aare - 295 km - 17,779 km2
  3. Rhône - 264 km - 10,403 km2
  4. Reuss - 158 km - 3,425 km2
  5. Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2,416 km2
  6. Inn - 104 km - 2,150 km2
  7. Saane/La Sarine - 128 km - 1,892 km2
  8. Thur - 125 km - 1,724 km2
  9. Ticino - 91 km - 1,616 km2
  10. Hinterrhein - 57.3 km - 1,693 km2
  11. Vorderrhein - 67.5 km - 1,514 km2
  12. Doubs - 74 km - 1,310 km2
  13. Kander - 44 km - 1,126 km2

Rivers by orography
Further information: Hydrology of Switzerland
The five river basins of Switzerland.
  Rhine
  Aare (part of the basin of the Rhine)
  Rhone
  Po
  Danube
  Adige
The Aare at Bern

Switzerland is drained into four directions:

Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea (the lower in the list, the more upstream). Some rivers (e.g. Danube) do not flow through Switzerland themselves, but they are mentioned for having Swiss tributaries. They are given in italics.

See also

References
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