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Rivers in Europe Ranked by Discharge

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Yenisei ranks #1 with 19,800 m³/s. Belaya is second with 18,058 m³/s, 9.6% behind. The top five are Yenisei, Belaya, Lena River, Amur River and Ob. The median across all 50 is 2,144 m³/s; Ussuri is last at 1,150 m³/s.

#1
Yenisei · 19,800 m³/s
Median
2,144 m³/s
Coverage
50 rivers in Europe
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Average dischargeBar chart of the top 10: 1. Yenisei 19,800; 2. Belaya 18,058; 3. Lena River 16,350; 4. Amur River 12,800; 5. Ob 12,492; 6. Volga 8,060; 7. Xuvia River 5,517; 8. Danube 5,433; 9. Aldan 5,060; 10. Angara 4,518.Yenisei19,800Belaya18,058Lena River16,350Amur River12,800Ob12,492Volga8,060Xuvia River5,517Danube5,433Aldan5,060Angara4,518
Top 10: Average discharge (m³/s). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Yenisei 19,800; 2. Belaya 18,058; 3. Lena River 16,350; 4. Amur River 12,800; 5. Ob 12,492; 6. Volga 8,060; 7. Xuvia River 5,517; 8. Danube 5,433; 9. Aldan 5,060; 10. Angara 4,518.

Full ranking

Rivers in Europe Ranked by Discharge
RankRiverLocationAverage discharge (m³/s)
1YeniseiRussian Federation19,800
2BelayaRussian Federation18,058
3Lena RiverRussian Federation16,350
4Amur RiverChina, Russian Federation12,800
5ObRussian Federation12,492
6VolgaRussian Federation8,060
7Xuvia RiverSpain5,517
8DanubeHungary, Austria5,433
9AldanRussian Federation5,060
10AngaraRussian Federation4,518
11PechoraRussian Federation4,100
12KamaRussian Federation4,100
13KolymaRussian Federation3,800
14SchlitzGermany3,715
15Nizhnyaya TunguskaRussian Federation3,680
16Northern DvinaRussian Federation3,490
17KhatangaRussian Federation3,320
18IrtyshChina, Russian Federation3,000
19KourouFrance3,000
20PyasinaRussian Federation2,550
21NevaRussian Federation2,500
22Calore IrpinoItaly2,440
23TreskaNorth Macedonia2,334
24RhineFrance, Germany2,200
25AnadyrRussian Federation2,160
26Bibei RiverSpain2,127
27MarkarfljótIceland2,100
28OlyokmaRussian Federation1,950
29ZeyaRussian Federation1,910
30HederGermany1,900
31ArgensFrance1,820
32RhôneSwitzerland, France1,780
33SavaSlovenia, Croatia1,722
34MaroniFrance, Suriname1,700
35DnieperRussian Federation, Belarus1,670
36Podkamennaya TunguskaRussian Federation1,587
37IndigirkaRussian Federation1,570
38VitimRussian Federation1,520
39VilyuyRussian Federation1,468
40PoItaly1,460
41KhetaRussian Federation1,370
42Uchur RiverRussian Federation1,345
43UsaRussian Federation1,310
44OkaRussian Federation1,258
45TaymyraRussian Federation1,220
46OlenyokRussian Federation1,210
47TartaroItaly1,200
48MayaRussian Federation1,180
49VychegdaRussian Federation1,160
50UssuriChina, Russian Federation1,150

About the top 10

Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.