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Rivers in Europe Ranked by Length

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Length. 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

Lena River ranks #1 with 4,294 km. Irtysh is second with 4,248 km, 1.1% behind. The top five are Lena River, Irtysh, Ob, Volga and Yenisei. The median across all 50 is 1,606 km; Bolshoy Yugan is last at 1,063 km.

#1
Lena River · 4,294 km
Median
1,606 km
Coverage
50 rivers in Europe
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: LengthBar chart of the top 10: 1. Lena River 4,294; 2. Irtysh 4,248; 3. Ob 3,650; 4. Volga 3,530; 5. Yenisei 3,487; 6. Nizhnyaya Tunguska 2,989; 7. Danube 2,850; 8. Amur River 2,824; 9. Vilyuy 2,650; 10. Ishim 2,450.Lena River4,294Irtysh4,248Ob3,650Volga3,530Yenisei3,487Nizhnyaya Tunguska2,989Danube2,850Amur River2,824Vilyuy2,650Ishim2,450
Top 10: Length (km). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lena River 4,294; 2. Irtysh 4,248; 3. Ob 3,650; 4. Volga 3,530; 5. Yenisei 3,487; 6. Nizhnyaya Tunguska 2,989; 7. Danube 2,850; 8. Amur River 2,824; 9. Vilyuy 2,650; 10. Ishim 2,450.

Full ranking

Rivers in Europe Ranked by Length
RankRiverLocationLength (km)
1Lena RiverRussian Federation4,294
2IrtyshChina, Russian Federation4,248
3ObRussian Federation3,650
4VolgaRussian Federation3,530
5YeniseiRussian Federation3,487
6Nizhnyaya TunguskaRussian Federation2,989
7DanubeHungary, Austria2,850
8Amur RiverChina, Russian Federation2,824
9VilyuyRussian Federation2,650
10IshimRussian Federation, Kazakhstan2,450
11UralRussian Federation, Kazakhstan2,428
12DnieperRussian Federation, Belarus2,285
13AldanRussian Federation2,273
14OlenyokRussian Federation2,270
15KolymaRussian Federation2,129
16DonRussian Federation1,870
17Podkamennaya TunguskaRussian Federation1,865
18VitimRussian Federation1,837
19PechoraRussian Federation1,809
20KamaRussian Federation1,805
21ChulymRussian Federation1,799
22AngaraRussian Federation1,779
23IndigirkaRussian Federation1,726
24KetRussian Federation1,621
25Argun RiverChina, Russian Federation1,620
26TobolRussian Federation, Kazakhstan1,591
27AlazeyaRussian Federation1,590
28OkaRussian Federation1,500
29AmgaRussian Federation1,462
30OlyokmaRussian Federation1,436
31BelayaRussian Federation1,430
32KotuyRussian Federation1,409
33TazRussian Federation1,401
34DniesterUkraine, Moldova1,352
35VyatkaRussian Federation1,314
36ZeyaRussian Federation1,242
37RhineFrance, Germany1,233
38UdaRussian Federation1,203
39MarkhaRussian Federation1,181
40DemyankaRussian Federation1,160
41AnadyrRussian Federation1,150
42VychegdaRussian Federation1,130
43DesnaRussian Federation, Ukraine1,130
44OmolonRussian Federation1,114
45KondaRussian Federation1,097
46ElbeGermany, Czechia1,094
47TyungRussian Federation1,092
48OmRussian Federation1,091
49VasyuganRussian Federation1,082
50Bolshoy YuganRussian Federation1,063

About the top 10

#10 Ishim

Ishim ranks #10 on this list with 2,450 km.

Countries
Russian Federation, Kazakhstan
Length
2,450 km
Flows into
Irtysh

Also ranks #39 in length.

Full river profile

Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Length. 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.