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List of rivers of Slovenia

List of rivers of Slovenia

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This is a list of rivers of Slovenia. There are 59 major rivers in Slovenia, altogether measuring about 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) in length.[1] The total length of all rivers in Slovenia is 26,989 kilometres (16,770 mi), which gives a river density of 1,33 km/km2.[2] The territory of Slovenia mainly (16,423 square kilometres or 6,341 square miles, i.e. 81%) belongs to the Black Sea basin, and a smaller part (3,851 square kilometres or 1,487 square miles, i.e. 19%) belongs to the Adriatic Sea basin. These two parts are divided into smaller units in regard to their central rivers, the Mura River basin, the Drava River basin, the Sava River basin with Kolpa River basin, and the basin of the Adriatic rivers.[3]

Map of river systems in Slovenia

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's name.

Draining into the Mediterranean Sea

  • Soča River
    • Nadiža River
      • Jamjak Creek
      • Lerada Creek
      • White Creek (Bela)
    • Vipava River
      • Vrtojbica Creek
      • Lijak Creek
      • Branica Creek
        • Mlac Creek
        • Raša Creek
      • Košivec Creek
      • Skrivšek Creek
      • Jovšček Creek
      • Hubelj River (sl)
      • White Creek (Bela)
    • Idrijca River
      • Bača River
        • Knežica Creek
          • Prošček Creek
        • Bad Creek (Huda grapa)
          • Runža Creek
      • Trebuščica River
        • Hotenja Creek
      • Daberšček Creek
      • Poličanka Creek
      • Beech Creek (Bukovska grapa)
      • Cerknica River
        • Cerenščica Creek
      • Zaganjalčnica Creek
      • Otuška Creek
      • Luknjica Creek
      • Ugly Creek (Grda grapa)
      • Kanomljica Creek
      • Ljubevščica Creek
    • Gadiča Creek
    • Tolminka River
      • Zadlaščica Creek
    • Hotevlje Creek
    • Volarja Creek
    • White Creek (Beli potok)
    • Kokošnjak Creek
    • Ročica Creek
    • Idrija Creek
    • Castle Creek (Trnovo ob Soči) (Potok za gradom)
    • Kozjak Creek
    • Globoščak Creek
    • Učja River
    • Boka Creek
    • Koritnica River
      • Prešnik Creek (Prešnikov graben)
      • Predelica Creek
      • Kaludrica Creek
      • Ilovec Creek
    • Lepenjica Creek
    • Vrsnik Creek
    • Laventnik Creek
  • Reka River
  • Rižana River (sl)
  • Dragonja River

Draining into the Black Sea

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See also

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