Mar 10, 2020 · Which rivers can be found in the Alps? What is the name of the longest alpine river and which rivers merge? We have all the answers for you!

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Whether you opt for an invigorating dip in Lac Serre-Ponçon, a soothing stroll on the banks of Lac d’Allos, canoeing on the Ubaye River, or lakeside camping, the pure, crystal-clear lakes and rivers of the Southern Alps will recharge your batteries!

The Alps form a large mountain range dominating Central Europe, including parts of Italy, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Slovenia, Germany and Hungary. DEM-based shaded relief /hypsometric image of the Alps with the borders of the countries.

Feb 21, 2025 · The Alps extend north from the subtropical Mediterranean coast near Nice, France, to Lake Geneva before trending east-northeast to Vienna (at the Vienna Woods). There they touch the Danube River and meld with the adjacent plain.

1 day ago · Travelers favorites include #1 Ski in the Swiss Alps, #2 Hike in the Swiss Alps and more. ... The medieval city is located where Lake Lucerne empties into the Reuss River, near one of the most ...

The Alps extend in an arc from France in the south and west to Slovenia in the east, and from Monaco in the south to Germany in the north. The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in an 800 km (500 mi) arc (curved line) from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width.

3 days ago · The Lech – It is considered one of the last untamed rivers in Europe north of the Alps. Whereby ‘untamed’ is a relative term here: coming in the Alps from Vorarlberg to the Tyrolean-Bavarian border near Füssen, the river is powerful, rough and wild. Shortly after the Bavarian border, however, the Lech is dammed up […]

Mar 3, 2025 · The Alps’ role as the European watershed is most apparent in the central Alpine region of Switzerland, where the different chains meet; from there the Rhône River flows west, the Rhine River east, the Ticino River south to the Po River, and the Reuss River north to the Aare.

Some of Central Europe’s most important rivers have their source in the Alps. In this graphic we present the 15 longest rivers in the Alps. The Rhine is the longest Alpine river followed by the Sava, one of the many Danube tributaries in the Alps and the longest river in Slovenia.