List of rivers of Denmark

Skjern Å, the largest river in Denmark by water volume

Denmark has approximately 900 streams with outlet to the sea. Almost half are less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. 52 of them are over 25 kilometres (16 mi) long and 17 are over 50 kilometres (31 mi) long.[1]

The longest river is Gudenå with 156.3 kilometres (97.1 mi) while Skjern Å has the largest discharge at the mouth with on average 30 cubic metres per second (1,100 cu ft/s).[2]

The rivers longer than 50 kilometres (31 mi) are:

The longest rivers in Denmark measured from source to outlet in the sea incl. stretches through lakes.[1]
Number Stream Length Included lakes Measured through the tributaries Located on
km mi
1 Gudenå 156.3 97.1 Bredvad Sø, Mossø, Gudensø, Ry Mølle Sø, Lillesø, Birksø, Julsø, Borre Sø, Brassø, Langsø, Sminge Sø, Tange Sø Jutland
2 Skjern Å 104.1 64.7 Rørbæk Sø, Nedersø, Kulsø, Hastrup Sø, MES Jutland
3 Storå 101.7 63.2 Holstebro Vandkraftsø Jutland
4 Karup Å 92.8 57.7 Skygge Å/Elbæk Jutland
5 Varde Å 90.5 56.2 Grindsted Å/Vandel Bæk Jutland
6 Suså 86.5 53.7 Tystrup/Bavelse Sø Zealand
7 Odense Å 81.8 50.8 Hågerup Å (29.7 km (18.5 mi)) Funen
8 Vidå 80.2 49.8 Sønderå/Bjerndrup Mølleå Jutland
9 Ribe Å 76.5 47.5 Gram Å/Nørreå/Fovs Å Jutland
10 Halleby Å 65.5 40.7 Tissø Tysinge Å Zealand
11 Rye Å 64.2 39.9 Hellum Bæk Jutland
12 Kongeå 63.6 39.5 (72.3 km (44.9 mi) if measured via Gesten Å) Jutland
13 Uggerby Å 60.6 37.7 Møllebæk Jutland
14 Brede Å 54.4 33.8 Fiskbæk Jutland
15 Skals Å 54.1 33.6 Kousted Å Jutland
16 Simested Å 51.4 31.9 Jutland
17 Lindenborg Å 50.2 31.2 Jutland

References

  1. ^ a b Berg, Søren (19 April 2021). "Hvor lang er min å?". fiskepleje.dk (in Danish). DTU Aqua. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hasholt, Bent; Serritslev, Lars. "Skjern Å". Den Store Danske at lex.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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