List of rivers of Slovenia facts for kids

Slovenia is a country filled with amazing rivers! Imagine a land where water flows almost everywhere – that's Slovenia. It has 59 main rivers, and if you stretched them all out, they would cover about 2,500 kilometers. The total length of all rivers and streams in Slovenia is a huge 26,989 kilometers! This means there's about 1.33 kilometers of river for every square kilometer of land.

Most of Slovenia's rivers (about 81%) flow towards the Black Sea. A smaller part (about 19%) flows towards the Adriatic Sea. These two main areas are then split into smaller sections, each named after a big river. These include the Mura River area, the Drava River area, the Sava River area (which includes the Kolpa River), and the area of rivers that flow directly into the Adriatic Sea.

Map of river systems in Slovenia

Where Do Slovenia's Rivers Flow?

Rivers are like nature's highways for water. They collect water from smaller streams and carry it to bigger rivers, and eventually to the sea. This list shows how Slovenia's rivers are connected, starting from the biggest rivers and then listing the smaller streams that join them. The smaller streams are indented, showing they are tributaries (rivers that flow into a larger one).

Rivers Flowing to the Mediterranean Sea

These rivers start in Slovenia and eventually reach the Mediterranean Sea, which is part of the Adriatic 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
    • 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
    • Korito 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
• Dragonja River

Rivers Flowing to the Black Sea

These rivers start in Slovenia and eventually reach the Black Sea. The longest river in Slovenia, the Sava, is part of this group.

• Sava River
  • Kolpa River
    • Lahinja River
      • Krupa River
      • Dobličica Creek
    • Čabranka River
  • Sotla River
  • Krka River
    • Radulja River
    • Temenica River
  • Mirna River
  • Savinja River
    • Voglajna River
      • Hudinja River
    • Ložnica River
    • Bolska River
    • Paka River
    • Dreta River
    • Rečica Creek
    • Gračnica Creek
    • Ljubnica Creek
    • Dupljenik Creek
    • White Creek (Bela)
    • Klobača Creek
    • Jurčef Creek
    • Suhelj Creek
    • Lašek Creek
    • Sour Creek (Kisla voda)
    • Black Creek (Črna)
    • Jezera Creek
  • Koritnik Creek (Koritnikov graben)
  • Boben Creek
    • Brnica Creek
  • Ribnik Creek
  • Trboveljščica Creek
    • Bevščica Creek
  • Šklendrovec Creek
  • Medija Creek
  • Šumnik Creek
  • Pasjek Creek
  • Mošenik Creek
  • Log Creek (Loški potok)
  • Sava Creek (Savski potok)
  • Konj Creek (Konjski potok)
  • Maljek Creek
  • Reka Creek
    • Jablanica Creek (Jablaniški potok)
    • Black Creek (Crni potok)
    • Rakovnik Creek
  • Beden Creek (Bedenov graben)
    • Horse Creek (Konjski potok)
    • Deer Creek (Jelenji potok)
  • Berečan Creek (Berečanov graben)
  • Drnik Creek
  • Prihudnik Creek
  • Potok Creek (Potoški graben)
  • Loki Creek (Loki potok)
  • Presenec Creek (Presenčev potok)
  • Dešen Creek (Dešenski graben)
  • Janček Creek (Jančkov graben)
  • Lovše Creek (Lovšetov potok)
  • Cvar Creek (Cvarjev potok)
  • Zalog Creek (Zaloški potok)
  • Krmelj Creek (Krmeljev graben)
  • Jevnica Creek
  • Slapnica Creek
  • Grabnar Creek (Grabnarjev graben)
  • Ježe Creek (Ježetov graben)
  • Mlinščica River
  • Lučna Creek
  • Gostinca Creek
    • Gobnik Creek
    • Lutnik Creek
    • Ovčjak Creek
    • Long Creek (Dolgi potok)
  • Ljubljanica River
    • Besnica Creek
      • Aslivka Creek
    • Šivnik River
    • Gobovšček River
    • Hrušica Creek (Hruševski potok)
    • Mejaš River
    • Gradaščica River
      • Glinščica Creek

*Pržanec Creek

• • • • Šujica Creek
      • Horjulščica River
      • Hruševnik Creek
      • Belca Creek

*Šujica Creek

• • • • Prosca Creek
      • Little Creek (Mala voda)
      • Božna River

*Big Božna Creek (Velika Božna) *Little Božna Creek (Mala Božna)

• • • Ižica Creek
    • Iška Creek
    • Borovniščica Creek
    • Bistra Creek
  • Kamnik Bistrica River
    • Studenčica Creek
    • Pšata River
      • Gobovček Creek
      • Tunjščica Creek
      • Reka Creek
    • Mlinčica Creek
    • Rača River
      • Rovščica Creek
      • Radomlja Creek
    • Pšata Canal (Kanal Pšata)
    • Krajčjek Creek
    • Nevljica River
      • Oševek Creek
      • Porebrščica Creek
    • Stranje Creek (Stranjski potok)
    • Black Creek (Črna)
    • Bistričica Creek
    • Horse Creek (Konjski potok)
    • Korošica Creek
  • Sora River
    • Poljanščica River
      • Sovpat Creek
      • Brebovščica Creek

*Dršak Creek

• • • Selščica River
      • Jablenovica Creek
      • Drbovnik Creek
      • Selnica Creek
      • Studeno Creek (Studenska grapa)
      • Lower Smoleva Creek (Prednja Smoleva)
      • Plenšak Creek
      • Upper Smoleva Creek (Zadnja Smoleva)
      • Davča Creek
      • Pruhavca Creek
      • Pometpoh Creek
      • Black Creek (Črni potok)
      • Štajnpoh Creek
      • Upper Sora Creek (Zadnja Sora)
  • Kokra River
  • Tržič Bistrica River
  • Sava Bohinjka River
  • Sava Dolinka River
• Drava River
  • Pesnica River
  • Dravinja River
    • Oplotniščica River
    • Polskava River
      • Fram Creek (Framski potok)
  • Meža River
    • Mislinja River
      • Selčnica Creek
      • Globoščica Creek
      • Lakužnica Creek
• Mura River
  • Ledava River
    • Kerka River (Krka)
      • Big Krka River (Velika Krka)
      • Little Krka River (Mala Krka)
    • Ajaš Creek
    • Črnec Creek
    • Kobilje Creek
  • Ščavnica River

Rivers in Alphabetical Order

This table lists some of Slovenia's rivers in alphabetical order. It also shows how long they are, both within Slovenia and their total length if they flow into other countries.

See also

• List of rivers