List of valleys of the Alps

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

Valais Ticino Adda Isère Durance Var Adige Piave Dora Baltea 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

Rhine basin (North Sea)

Map of the Aar basin

High Rhine

• Aare
  • Limmat
    • Linth (Glarus)
      • Lake Walen
        • Seeztal
      • Klöntal
      • Sernftal
  • Reuss
    • Lake Lucerne
      • Sarner Aa (Brünig Pass connects to the Aare basin)
      • Muota
    • Schächental, Klausen Pass connects to Glarus
    • Urseren
    • Susten Pass connects to the Gadmertal
    • Furka Pass connects to the Goms
  • Saane/Sarine
    • Sense
  • Gürbetal
  • Lake Thun, Bernese Oberland
    • Kander
      • Simmental
        • Diemtigental (Chirel, Fildrich (Narebach, Senggibach, Gurbsbach))
      • Suldtal
      • Kiental
      • Engstligental
      • Kandertal
    • Lombach, Habkern
    • Brienzersee, Interlaken
      • Lütschine
        • Saxettal
        • Schwarze Lütschine, Lütschental, Grindelwald, Grosse Scheidegg connects to Reichenbachtal
        • Weisse Lütschine, Lauterbrunnental, Lauterbrunnen
          • Sefinental
      • Giessbach
      • Haslital, Meiringen
        • Reichenbachtal (Rychenbach, Seilibach), Grosse Scheidegg connects to Schwarze Lütschine
        • Gadmertal (Gadmerwasser, Triftwasser), Susten Pass connects to the Reuss
        • Ürbachtal
        • Rindertal (Ärlenbach), Bächliltal (Bächlisbach)
        • Grimsel Pass connects to the Goms and the Furka Pass
• Tösstal
• Toggenburg (Thur)
• Rhine Valley (Alpine Rhine)
  • Ill
    • Meng
  • Tamina
  • Prättigau (Landquart)
  • Schanfigg (Plessur)
  • posterior Rhine
    • Albula
      • 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 Pass to the Moesa basin
  • anterior Rhine
    • Safien valley
    • Lumnezia (Glogn)
      • Vals Valley
    • 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
  • Ötztal
  • Zillertal
  • Engadin

Mediterranean

Rhone basin

Rhone tributaries in the Western Alps.

Rhône

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

Other

• Roya
• Var
• Verdon

Adriatic

Po basin

Po

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

Other

Adige

• Val Müstair
• Vinschgau
• Etschtal

See also

• Geography of the Alps
• Principal passes of the Alps
• Orography
• List of rivers of Switzerland
• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes

External links

Media related to Valleys of the Alps at Wikimedia Commons