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Adige
| Adige | |
|---|---|
 The Adige in Verona | |
 Map of the Adige River | |
| Etymology | Latin Athesis, from Celtic *yt-ese, "the water" |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Reschen Pass |
| - location | Graun im Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy |
| - coordinates | 46°50′04″N 10°30′53″E / 46.83444°N 10.51472°E |
| - elevation | 1,520 m (4,990 ft) |
| Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
| - location | Italy |
| - coordinates | 45°8′59″N 12°19′13″E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E |
| Length | 410 km (250 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,100 km2 (4,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 235 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s) |
The Adige (German: Etsch; Venetian: Àdexe; Romansh: Adisch; Ladin: Adesc; Latin: Athesis; Ancient Greek: Ἄθεσις) 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.
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