The Valser Rhine (german: Valser Rhein) is a source of the river
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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in the
Swiss
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canton of
Graubünden. The river originates from the
Länta Glacier and the
Grauhorn Glacier at the northern foot of the
Rheinwaldhorn
The Rheinwaldhorn ( it, Adula) is the highest point in the Swiss canton of Ticino at 3,402 metres above sea level. It lies on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, in the Adula massif, part of the St. Gotthard massif of the ...
and initially flows through the valley
Länta before it flows into the
Zervreilasee reservoir. Before the construction of the reservoir, the brooks Hornbach and Canalbach would flow into Valser Rhine from the right at the village of
Zervreila. Today, the brooks flow into the reservoir, as does the Finsterbach, also from the right.
Below the Zervreila dam, the Valser Rhine flows through the
Vals Valley
The Vals Valley (german: Valser Tal) is located in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Geography
The Vals Valley is a roughly 16 kilometers long valley. At Uors, it branches off to the south from the Lumnezia. The valley is drained by t ...
and the municipality of
Vals. Before the village of Vals, the Peilerbach joins the Valser Rhine, below the village, the Tomuelbach from
Tomül Pass joins from the right. The Valser Rhine then flows past
St. Martin and joins the
Glogn at
Suraua
Suraua is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The former municipality was formed on January 1, 2002, through the union of Camuns, Surcasti, Tersnaus, and Uors-Peiden. The municipalitie ...
. Several kilometers downstream, the
Glogn flows into the
Anterior Rhine
The Vorderrhein ( German; English: ''Anterior Rhine''; Sursilvan: ; Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Anteriur''; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: ''Rain Anteriur''; Surmiran: ''Ragn anteriour'') is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment a ...
.
The Valser Rhine has many rapids and waterfalls and is very popular with canoeists.
Rivers of Switzerland
Rivers of Graubünden
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