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This is a list of rivers in Croatia .
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This is a list of rivers in Croatia .
| River | Length within Croatia (km) | Total length (km) | Drains into | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sava | 562 | 945 | Danube |
| 2. | Drava | 505 | 749 | Danube |
| 3. | Kupa | 296 | 296 | Sava |
| 4. | Danube | 188 | 2860 | Black Sea |
| 5. | Bosut | 151 | 186 | Sava |
| 6. | Korana | 134 | 134 | Kupa |
| 7. | Bednja | 133 | 133 | Drava |
| 8. | Lonja-Trebež | 133 | 133 | Sava |
| 9. | Česma | 124 | 124 | Lonja-Trebež |
| 10. | Una | 120 | 212 | Sava |
| 11. | Vuka | 112 | 112 | Danube |
| 12. | Dobra | 104 | 104 | Kupa |
| 13. | Cetina | 101 | 101 | Adriatic Sea |
| 14. | Glina | 100 | 100 | Kupa |
| 15. | Karašica | 91 | 91 | Drava |
| 16. | Sutla | 89 | 92 | Sava |
| 17. | Orljava | 89 | 89 | Sava |
| 18. | Ilova | 85 | 85 | Lonja-Trebež |
| 19. | Odra | 83 | 83 | Kupa |
| 20. | Lika | 78 | 78 | subterranean |
| 21. | Krapina | 75 | 75 | Sava |
| 22. | Krka | 73 | 73 | Adriatic Sea |
| 23. | Pakra | 72 | 72 | Lonja-Trebež |
| 24. | Sunja | 69 | 69 | Sava |
| 25. | Zrmanja | 69 | 69 | Adriatic Sea |
| 26. | Mura | 67 | 483 | Drava |
| 27. | Plitvica (river) | 65 | 65 | Drava |
| 28. | Mrežnica | 63 | 63 | Korana |
| 29. | Glogovnica | 61 | 61 | Česma |
| 30. | Bijela | 59 | 59 | Pakra |
| 31. | Kupčina | 56 | 56 | Kupa |
| 32. | Mirna | 53 | 53 | Adriatic Sea |
| River | Length within Croatia (km) | Total length (km) | Drains into | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trnava | 47 | 47 | Mura | |
| Spačva | 40 | 40 | Bosut | |
| Boljunčica | 33 | 33 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Karašica | 30.46 | 81 | Danube | |
| Raša | 23 | 23 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Neretva | 20 | 213 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Rječina | 19 | 19 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Studva | 19? | 37 | Bosut | |
| Slunjčica | 12.5 | 12.5 | Korana | |
| Gacka | 11 | 11 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Jadro | 4 | 4 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Bijela | 3 | 3 | Adriatic Sea | |
| Ombla | 0.03 | 0.03 | Adriatic Sea |
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