Adige

The Adige (; ; ; ; ; ) is an Italian river that starts in the Alps in the province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, flowing through most of Northeast Italy to the Adriatic Sea.

It is the second Italian river by length after the Po, the third for its watershed after the Po and the Tiber, and the fourth by its mean yearly discharge after the Po, the Ticino and the Tiber.

Geography
The Adige river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of . 

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Boara Pisani, a comune in the Padua province near the mouth of the river.

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Boara Pisani (1961 - 1970)

Course
The Adige starts in the Reschen Pass in the comune of Graun im Vinschgau, South Tyrol province, at an altitude of about  close to the borders with Austria and Switzerland. First, it flows to the south until the confluence with the Ram river and then turns to the east. At Merano, the Adige is joined by the Passirio river and turns to the southeast; in Bolzano, it is joined by the Isarco, its main tributary. In the confluence with the Tasso river, the Adige flows to the south and, then, from Badia Polesine, it turns to the east and flows into the Adriatic Sea to the south of the mouth of the Brenta river and to the north of the mouth of the Po river.

The valley of the Adige gets several names: Venosta valley between the source and Merano, Adige valley between Merano and Trento, Vallagarina between Trento and Verona and, last, Padana valley between Verona and the mouth.

 Main tributaries 
The main tributaries are:

 Tributary  Length(km)  Joins the Adige in: Ram  24.7  Glorenza Passirio  42.6  Merano Isarco  95,5  Bolzano Noce  46  Zambana Avisio  89.4  Lavis Fersina  30  Trento Alpone  38  Albaredo d'Adige

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of Italy
 List of rivers of Switzerland

References

Category:Rivers of Italy
Category:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Category:Veneto