Rivers
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Valais
Ticino
Adda
Isere
Durance
Var
Adige
Piave
Aosta
Reuss
Aare
Inn
Inn
Enns
Mura
Drava
Sava
Rhine
Rhine
Danube
Rhone
Po
Po
Northern Limestone Alps
Central Eastern Alps
Southern Limestone Alps
Appenzell Alps
Glarus Alps
Lepontine Alps
Bernese Alps
Pennine Alps
Graian Alps
Dauphiné Alps
Cottian Alps
Maritime Alps
Ligurian Alps
Orographical map of the Alps Rhone basin – Rhine basin – Po basin – Danube basin |
The main drainage basins of the Alps are those of the Rhine, the Rhone, the Danube and the Po. These have as main tributaries:
- Rhine: Aare, Reuss, posterior Rhine;
- Rhone: Durance, Drôme, Isère;
- Danube: Sava, Drava, Mur, Enns, Inn;
- Po: Oglio, Adda, Ticino, Dora Baltea.
Other important rivers draining the Alps include the Var, Adige and Piave.
The triple watershed Rhine-Rhone-Po is south of Furka Pass near the summit of the Witenwasserenstock, at 46°31′N 8°27′E / 46.517°N 8.45°E / 46.517; 8.45; the triple watershed Rhine-Po-Danube is at Lunghin Pass, Grisons (46°25′N 9°39′E / 46.417°N 9.65°E / 46.417; 9.65, 2645 m); the triple watershed Po-Danube-Adige is at the Swiss-Italian border, near the summit of Monte Forcola south of Val Müstair, at 46°34′N 10°22′E / 46.567°N 10.367°E / 46.567; 10.367.
Read more about this topic: Geography Of The Alps
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