rivers of switzerland

Rivers of Switzerland:

The longest Swiss rivers

(> 100 km, only the length in Switzerland)

Rhine - 375 km - 36'494 km
Aar - 295 km - 17'779 km
Rhne River - 264 km - 10'403 km
Reuss River - 158 km - 3'425 km
Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2'416 km
Saane/Sarine - 128 km - 1'892 km
Thur 125 km - 1'724 km
Inn River - 104 km - 2'150 km

Rivers with the largest drainage area

(> 1000 km, only the area in Switzerland)

Rhine - 375 km - 36'494 km
Aar - 295 km - 17'779 km
Rhne River - 264 km - 10'403 km
Reuss River - 158 km - 3,425 km
Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2'416 km
Inn River - 104 km - 2'150 km
Saane/Sarine - 128 km - 1'892 km
Thur - 125 km - 1'724 km
Ticino River - 91 km - 1'616 km
Hinterrhein - 57,3 km - 1'693 km
Vorderrhein - 67,5 km - 1'514 km
Doubs River - 74 km - 1'310 km
Kander - 44 km - 1'126 km

Rivers and their tributaries

Switzerland is drained into four directions:

North Sea, via the Rhine.
Mediterranean Sea, via the Rhne River.
Adriatic Sea, via the Po.
Black Sea, via the Danube.

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.

Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km (main branch in Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)

Wiese - km - km (in Basel)

Birs - 73 km - 924 km (in Basel)

Aar - 295 km - 17'779 km (in Koblenz)

Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2'416 km (in Brugg)

Sihl - 73 km - 341 km (in Zrich)

Reuss River - 158 km - 3,425 km (in Brugg)

Kleine Emme - 58 km - 477 km (near Luzern)

Emme - 80 km - 983 km (in Solothurn)

Orbe River / Thielle - 57 km - 488 km (into Lake Biel in La Neuveville)

Broye - 86 km - 854 km (into Lake Neuchtel in Yverdon-les-Bains)

Saane/Sarine - 128 km - 1'892 km (near Bern)

Kander - 44 km - 1'126 km (into Lake Thun near Thun)

Simme - 53 km - 594 km (in Wimmis)

Ltschine - km - (into Lake Brienz near Interlaken)

Tss - 58 km - 442 km (in Teufen)

Thur - 125 km - 1724 km (near Flaach)

Landquart - 43 km - 618 km (in Landquart)

Vorderrhein - 67,5 km - 1'514 km (at Reichenau, near Chur)

Hinterrhein - 57,3 km - 1'693 km (at Reichenau)

Albula River - 36 km - 950 km (near Thusis)

Julia - km - km (in Tiefencastel)

Rhne River - 264 km - 10'403 km (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhne, France)

Sane - km - km (in Lyon, France)

Doubs River - 74 km - 1'310 km (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, France)

Arve - km - km (in Geneva)

Drance - 43 km - 678 km (in Martigny)

Lonza - km - km (in Gampel)

Vispa - 40 km - 787 km (in Visp)

Po (near Venice, Italy)

Adda River - km - km (in Cremona, Italy)

Mera - km - km (into Lake Como in Sorico, Italy)

Poschiavino - km - km (in Tirano, Italy)

Ticino River - 91 km - 1'616 km (in Pavia, Italy)

Toce - km - km (into Lake Maggiore in Verbania, Italy)

Diveria - km - km (near Domodossola, Italy)

Tresa - 13 km - 754 km (into Lake Maggiore in Luino, Italy)

Maggia River - 55 km - 926 km (into Lake Maggiore in Locarno)

Danube (in Sulina, Romania)

Inn River - 104 km - 2'150 km (in Passau, Germany)

Alphabetical list

Aar, Albula, Arve, Birs, Broye, Diveria, Doubs River, Drance, Emme, Hinterrhein, Inn, Julia, Kander, Kleine Emme, Landquart, Limmat, Linth, Lonza, Ltschine, Maggia, Mera, Orbe, Poschiavino, Reuss, Rhine, Rhne, Saane/Sarine, Sihl, Simme, Thielle, Thur, Ticino, Tss, Tresa, Vispa, Vorderrhein, Wiese.