European river catchments

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Table 2: European river catchments exceeding 50 000 km² (numbers refer to the catchment map)

River		Country	Catchment area (10³ km²)	Mean discharge (km³/yr)	Length (km)
1	Volga	RU	1360	230	3530
2	Danube	DE, AT, SK, HU, HR, SB, RO, BG, UA, CH, PL, IT, CZ, SI, BA, AL, MD	817	205	2850
3	Dnepr	RU, BY, UA	558	53	2270
4	Don	RU, UA*	422	38	1870
5	Severnaya Dvina	RU	358	148	740
6	Pechora	RU	322	129	1810
7	Neva	RU, FI, BY	281	79	75
8	Ural	RU, Kazakhstan	270	-	2540
9	Wisla	PL, SK, UA, BY*	194	31	1050
10	Kura	GE, TK, AZ, AR, Iran	188	18	1360
11	Rhine	CH, AT, DE, FR, NL IT, LU, BE*	185	69	2200
12	Elbe	CZ, DE, AT, PL	148	24	1140
13	Oder	CZ, PL, DE	119	16	850
14	Loire	FR	118	32	1010
15	Neman	BY, LT, RU, PL*	98	22	960
16	Douro	ES, PT	98	20	790
17	Rhône	CH, FR	96	54	810
18	Zapadnaya Dvina	RU, BY, LV, LT*	88	21	1020
19	Garonne	FR	85	21	575
20	Ebro	ES	84	17	910
21	Tajo	ES, PT	80	6	1010
22	Seine	FR	79	16	780
23	Mezen	RU	78	26	970
24	Guadiana	ES, PT	72	-	800
25	Dnestr	UA, MD	72	10	1350
26	Po	IT, CH*	69	46	670
27	Yuzhnyy Bug	UA	65	3	860
28	Kuban	RU	58	13	870
29	Onega	RU	57	18	420
30	Guadalquivir	ES	57	2	675
31	Kemijoki	FI	51	17	510