List of rivers of North Macedonia

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Map of North Macedonia with main rivers.
Drainage basins in North Macedonia.
Aegean sea:
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Vardar
Struma
Adriatic sea:
Ohrid Lake & Drin
Prespa Lake
Black sea:
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Drainage basins in North Macedonia.
Aegean sea:   Vardar   Struma
Adriatic sea:   Ohrid Lake & Drin   Prespa Lake
Black sea:   Danube

This is a list of rivers of North Macedonia .

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Contents

Aegean Sea

Adriatic Sea

Black Sea

Drainage basins in North Macedonia

Drainage basinArea in km2Area in %Main river
Aegean Sea22 31986,80Vardar
includes:20 53579,86Vardar
15355,97Strumica
1290,50Lebnica
1200,47Lake Doiran
Adriatic Sea335013,03Black Drin
Black Sea440,17Binačka Morava

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