Adige Valley

Adige
German: Etsch
River
The Adige in Verona
Country	Italy
Source	Reschen Pass
- location	Graun im Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy
- elevation	1,520 m (4,987 ft)
- coordinates	46°50′04″N 10°30′53″E / 46.83444°N 10.51472°E / 46.83444; 10.51472
Mouth	Adriatic Sea
- coordinates	45°8′59″N 12°19′13″E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E / 45.14972; 12.32028Coordinates: 45°8′59″N 12°19′13″E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E / 45.14972; 12.32028
Length	410 km (255 mi)
Basin	12,100 km2 (4,672 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	235 m3/s (8,299 cu ft/s)
Map of Adige River

The Adige (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaːdidʒe]; German: Etsch [ɛtʃ]; Venetian: Àdexe; Romansh:  Adisch ; Ladin: Adesc; Latin: Athesis; Ancient Greek: Ἄθεσις) is the second longest river in Italy after the Po, rising in the Alps in the province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, flowing 410 kilometres (250 mi) through most of North-East Italy to the Adriatic Sea.

The river sources near the Reschen Pass (1,504 metres (4,934 ft)) close to the borders with Austria and Switzerland above the Inn valley. It flows through the artificial alpine Lake Reschen. The lake is known for the church tower that marks the site of the former village of Alt Graun ("Old Graun"); it was evacuated and flooded in 1953 after the dam was finished. Near Glurns, the Rom river joins from the Swiss Val Müstair.