
The Alster is a right tributary of the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It has its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, flows somewhat southwards through much of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and joins the Elbe in central Hamburg.

Berner Au is a small river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Wandse near Tonndorf.

The river Bille is a small, slow-flowing German river in Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, a right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is near Linau, north of the heathland Hahnheide forest. It then flows south of Trittau, representing the border between Stormarn and Lauenburg, continues south of Reinbek and reaches the river Elbe near Billwerder. A lot of old estates and tasteful parks are laid out along its riverbank. Its total length is 65 km.

Bredenbek is a small river of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Alster near Hamburg-Bergstedt.

Deepenhorngraben is a small river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Berner Au near Farmsen-Berne.

Dradenau was a branch of the river Elbe near Hamburg, Germany. The name was also used for two islands created by the channel, Gros Dradenau and Klein Dradenau.

Düpenau is a river of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. In Osdorf, Hamburg it flows through Lake Helmuth Schack. It is a tributary of the Mühlenau near Pinneberg.

The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia, then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 kilometres (680 mi).

The Este is a 63.6-kilometre-long (39.5 mi) left-bank tributary of the river Elbe that flows through Lower Saxony and Hamburg, Germany.

Flottbek is a small river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Elbe near Hamburg-Othmarschen.

The Furtbek is a stream in Hamburg in the outer north-east of the city.

Glinder Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Bille near Billstedt.

Gose Elbe is a river of Hamburg, Germany. It was an anabranch of the Elbe, but the inflow closed by a dike in 1390. It flows into the Dove Elbe near Reitbrook.

Köhlbrand is an anabranch of the Unterelbe river in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. It has a width of approximately 325 metres (1,066 ft).

Kollau is a small river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Tarpenbek near Hamburg-Lokstedt.

Ladenbek is a small river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Bille near Hamburg-Lohbrügge.

Lottbek is a small stream in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Bredenbek near Bergstedt.

The Niederelbe is a 108 kilometers long section of the river Elbe, from western Hamburg downstream to its mouth into the North Sea near Cuxhaven. Starting at Mühlenberger Loch near Finkenwerder, Hamburg, it gradually widens from 2 km (1.2 mi) to 18 km (11 mi). Once passing the Hamburg state border, the Niederelbe also forms the border between the states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.

The Norderelbe is one of the two big anabranches of the Unterelbe river in the area which is now the Port of Hamburg, Germany. The other anabranch is the Süderelbe. Together they form the island of Wilhelmsburg.
Osterbek is a river of Hamburg, Germany. The Osterbek has its source at Farmsen-Berne in the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek. After crossing into the borough of Hamburg-Nord, the Osterbek becomes navigable as Osterbekkanal. It joins the Alster at Außenalster, between the districts Winterhude and Uhlenhorst.

Rahlau is a river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Wandse in Wandsbek.
The Reiherstieg is an anabranch of the river Elbe in the Port of Hamburg, Germany.

The Rethe is a waterway in the Port of Hamburg, Germany.

The Rodenbek is a right-hand, northern tributary of the River Alster in North Germany and, together with the Bredenbek and Lottbek, as well as other small streams, is part of the meltwater basin of the Rodenbek Glacial Valley that was formed in the Weichselian Ice Age.

Saselbek is a short, little river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Alster near Hamburg-Bergstedt.

The Schillingsbek is a stream, about 1.9 kilometres long, in Lokstedt district in the German city of Hamburg. Between its source in the vicinity of Julius-Vosseler-Straße to its mouth on the Kollau the Lohbek is its only tributary. A pond in the Von Eicken Park acts as a retention basin and was originally flooded by the Schillingsbek. To improve its water quality the Schillingsbek has been diverted past this pond since 2009 so that only fresh water fills the retention basin when the water levels are medium to high.

Schleemer Bach is a river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Bille near Hamburg-Billstedt.

The Seebek is a small stream in Hamburg, Germany, which flows from the lake of the Bramfelder See in a southerly direction.
The Süderelbe is the biggest anabranch of the Unterelbe river in the area which is now the Port of Hamburg, Germany. Its natural flow path was redirected through the Köhlbrand.

Tarpenbek is a stream running from Norderstedt (Schleswig-Holstein) through parts of Hamburg before joining the Alster in Eppendorf.

The Unterelbe or, in English usually the Lower Elbe, refers to the lower reaches of the river Elbe in Germany influenced by the tides.

Wandse (help·info) is a river of Schleswig-Holstein and of Hamburg, Germany.

Wedeler Au, in older texts also named Wedelbe(c)k, is a river of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Elbe near Wedel.