List of rivers of Slovakia facts for kids
This is a list of the major rivers that flow through Slovakia and their lengths.
Alphabetic list (selection)
| River | Size | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| km | mi | ||
| Bebrava | 47.2 | 29.3 | |
| Belá | 36.3 | 22.6 | |
| Biela Orava | 37 | 23 | |
| Blava | 47.5 | 29.5 | |
| Blh | 52.5 | 32.6 | |
| Bodrog | 123 | 76 | out of which 15 km (9.3 mi) in Slovakia |
| Bodva | 48.4 | 30.1 | |
| Bystrica | several water flows bear this name | ||
| Chlmec | 36.1 | 22.4 | |
| Chvojnica | 31.5 | 19.6 | |
| Cirocha | 50.6 | 31.4 | |
| Čierna voda (Malý Dunaj) | 105.5 | 65.6 | |
| Čierna voda (Uh) | 41 | 25 | |
| Danube/Dunaj | 2,850 | 1,770 | out of which 172 km (107 mi) in Slovakia |
| Dudváh | 97 | 60 | |
| Dunajec | 251 | 156 | |
| Duša | 41.1 | 25.5 | |
| Gidra | 40.5 | 25.2 | |
| Gortva | 33 | 21 | |
| Handlovka | 32 | 20 | |
| Hnilec | 88.9 | 55.2 | |
| Hornád | 193 | 120 | out of which 19 km (12 mi) state border Slovakia-Hungary |
| Hron | 298 | 185 | |
| Ida | 56.6 | 35.2 | |
| Ipeľ | 232.5 | 144.5 | out of which 140 km (87 mi) state border Slovakia - Hungary |
| Krivánsky potok | 35.4 | 22.0 | |
| Krtíš | 36.5 | 22.7 | |
| Krupá | |||
| Krupinica | 65.4 | 40.6 | |
| Kysuca | 66.3 | 41.2 | |
| Laborec | 135 | 84 | |
| Latorica | 188 | 117 | |
| Little Danube/Malý Dunaj | 128 | 80 | |
| Malina | 47.2 | 29.3 | |
| Morava | 328.9 | 204.4 | out of which 114 km (71 mi) state borders Slovakia-Czech Republic and Slovakia-Austria |
| Murán | 48.8 | 30.3 | |
| Myjava | 79 | 49 | |
| Nitra | 197 | 122 | |
| Nitrica | 51.4 | 31.9 | |
| Okna | 37.3 | 23.2 | |
| Olšava | 49.9 | 31.0 | |
| Olka | 39.2 | 24.4 | |
| Ondava | 146.5 | 91.0 | |
| Ondavka | 31 | 19 | |
| Orava | 60.3 | 37.5 | |
| Paríž | 41.5 | 25.8 | |
| Perec | 53.5 | 33.2 | |
| Poprad | 169 | 105 | out of which 107 km (66 mi) in Slovakia and 311 km (193 mi) state border Slovakia - Poland |
| Radošinka | 31.9 | 19.8 | |
| Rajčanka | 47.5 | 29.5 | |
| Revúca | 33.1 | 20.6 | |
| Rimava | 88 | 55 | |
| Rimavica | 32.5 | 20.2 | |
| Rudava | 45 | 28 | |
| Sekcov | 44.3 | 27.5 | |
| Sikenica | 46.2 | 28.7 | |
| Slaná | 229.4 | 142.5 | out of which 110 km (68 mi) in Slovakia |
| Slatina | 55.2 | 34.3 | |
| Štiavnica | 55 | 34 | |
| Štítnik | 32.8 | 20.4 | |
| Stolicný potok | 38.9 | 24.2 | |
| Suchá | 35.1 | 21.8 | |
| Svinka | 50.8 | 31.6 | |
| Tisa | 996 | 619 | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) state border Slovakia-Hungary |
| Tisovník | 41 | 25 | |
| Topľa | 129.8 | 80.7 | |
| Torysa | 122.9 | 76.4 | |
| Trnávka (Dudváh) | 43 | 27 | |
| Trnávka (Ondava) | 37.1 | 23.1 | |
| Tuhársky potok | 31.9 | 19.8 | |
| Turiec (Váh) | 66.3 | 41.2 | |
| Turiec (Sajó/Slaná) | 50.2 | 31.2 | |
| Turňa | 32 | 20 | |
| Udava | 38.3 | 23.8 | |
| Uzh/Uh | 127 | 79 | out of which 21.3 km (13.2 mi) in Slovakia |
| Váh | 403 | 250 | |
| Žitava | 99.3 | 61.7 | |
Ordered by rivers and their tributaries (selection)
ordered against the direction of the river flow; H stands for Hungary
- Danube/Dunaj
- Tisa (mouth at Novi Sad, Serbia)
- Slaná (at Tiszagyulaháza, H)
- Hornád (at Ónod, H)
- Torysa (at Nižná Hutka)
- Hnilec (at Margecany)
- Bodva (at Boldva, H)
- Turňa (near Turňa nad Bodvou)
- Ida (near Turňa nad Bodvou)
- Rimava (at Vlkyňa)
- Turiec (near Tornaľa)
- Muráň (at Bretka)
- Hornád (at Ónod, H)
- Bodrog* (at Tokaj, H) [* the Bodrog arises through the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica]
- Roňava (at Sátoraljaújhely, H)
- Ondava* (at Zemplín (village))
- Topľa (at Tušice)
- Latorica* (at Zemplín)
- Laborec (at Zatín)
- Uzh/Uh (at Drahňov)
- Cirocha (at Humenné)
- Laborec (at Zatín)
- Slaná (at Tiszagyulaháza, H)
- Ipeľ (at Szob, H)
- Štiavnica (at Hrkovce)
- Krupinica (at Šahy)
- Krtíš (at Slovenské Ďarmoty)
- Tisovník (at Muľa)
- Hron (at Kamenica nad Hronom)
- Slatina (at Zvolen)
- Bystrica (at Banská Bystrica)
- Váh (at Komárno)
- Nitra (at Komárno)
- Žitava (at Martovce)
- Radosinka (at Lužianky)
- Bebrava (at Práznovce)
- Little Danube/Malý Dunaj (at Kolárovo)
- Čierna Voda (at Veľký Ostrov near Komárno)
- Dudváh (at Čierna Voda)
- Čierna Voda (at Veľký Ostrov near Komárno)
- Dudváh (at Siladice)
- Kysuca (at Žilina)
- Bystrica (at Krásno nad Kysucou)
- Rajčanka (at Žilina)
- Turiec (at Martin)
- Orava (at Kraľovany)
- Revúca (at Ružomberok)
- Belá (at Liptovský Hrádok)
- Čierny Váh (at Kráľova Lehota)
- Biely Váh (at Kráľova Lehota)
- Nitra (at Komárno)
- Morava (in Bratislava (city part Devín))
- Myjava (at Kúty)
- Chvojnica (near Holíč)
- Tisa (mouth at Novi Sad, Serbia)
- Dunajec
- Poprad (at Nowy Sącz, Poland)
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