Geography of The Alps - Rivers

Rivers

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.

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