Valleys of the Alps

Valleys of the Alps

The main valleys of the Alps, orographically by drainage basin.

Rhine basin (North Sea)

Rhine
*Aare
**Limmat
***Linth (Glarus)
****Lake Walen
*****Seez
****Klöntal
****Sernftal
**Reuss River
***Lake Lucerne
****Sarner Aa (Brünig connects to the Aare basin)
****Muotathal
***Schächen, Klausen Pass connects to Glarus
***Urserental
***Susten Pass connects to the Gadmertal
***Furka Pass connects to the Goms
**Lake Thun, Bernese Oberland
***Simmental
***Kandertal, Engstligental
***Lauterbrunnental, Lütschental
***Gadmertal (Susten Pass connects to the Reuss)
***Haslital (Grimsel Pass connects to the Goms and the Furka Pass
*Tösstal
*Toggenburg (Thur River)
*Prättigau (Landquart River)
*posterior Rhine
**Albula River
***Landwasser (Davos)
***Oberhalbstein (Julier Pass connects to the Inn basin)
***Albulatal, Bergün, Preda (Albula Pass connects to the Inn basin)
**Averstal
**Splügen Pass connects to the Mera basin, San Bernardino to the Moesa
*anterior Rhine
**Safien valley
**Val Lumnezia (Glenner)
***Valsertal
**Surselva (Oberalppass connects to the Reuss basin, Lukmanier Pass to the Leventina)

Danube basin (Black Sea)

;Danube
*Sava
**Planica (Julian Alps)
*Drava
**Dravinja
**Gail River
**Meža
**Gurk River
**Mura
*Inn River
**Ötztal
**Zillertal
**Engadin

Mediterranean

Rhone basin

;Rhone
*Durance River
**Verdon
*Drôme River
*Isere
**Drac River
*Fier River
*Arve River
*Chablais
*Valais
**Dranse River
***Val de Banse
***Val d'Entremont
**Val d'Hérens, Val d'Herémece
**Val d'Anniviers
**Turtmanntal
**Lötschental
**Vispa River
***Saastal
***Mattertal
****Zmuttal
**Goms (Nufenen Pass to the Leventina, Grimsel Pass to the Haslital, Furka Pass to the Reuss)
***Binntal

Other

*Roya (river)
*Var River
*Verdon River

Adriatic

Po basin

Po River
*Mincio
*Oglio
*Adda River (Lake Como)
**Breggia
**Val Bregaglia (Mera River)
***Valle Spluga (Liro (stream - SO))
**Val Brembana
**Valsassina (Pioverna)
**Valtellina
* Lambro
*Ticino
**Val Mesolcina
**Valle Maggia
**Verzasca
**Toce
* Agogna
* Tanaro
* Sesia
*Aosta Valley (Dora Baltea)
*Toce
* Orco
* Stura di Lanzo
* Dora Riparia
* Maira
* Varaita
* Pellice

Other

Adige
*Val Müstair

ee also

*Geography of the Alps
*Principal passes of the Alps
*Orography


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