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Dischmabach
The Dischmabach is a river of approximately 15 km long in the river system of Albula. It drains the Dischma valley, its catchment area lies mainly in the area of the Swiss municipality of Davos. The source Dischmabach has two equal headwaters. The one on the National Map of Switzerland is a creek without a registered name and has its headwaters in the area of the Scaletta Pass (). The other headwater is called Furggabach and has its headwaters on Fuorcla Grialetsch at . The confluence of the two headwaters is at Dürrboden. Then the Dischmabach flows in a northwesterly direction through the elongated and gently sloping Dischma valley and flows into the Landwasser between Davos Dorf and Davos Platz. Within the Posterior Rhine system, the sources of Dischmabach are about 72 km from the confluence of the Anterior and Posterior Rhine. Only the headwaters Rein da Medel, Rein da Maighels and Rein da Curnera in the Vorderrhein system are further away from this c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sources Of The Rhine
Lake Toma in the Swiss canton of Grisons () is generally regarded as the Source of the River Rhine. The lake's outflow, the Rein da Tuma, subsequently becomes the Anterior Rhine (Sursilvan: ''Rein Anteriur''; ), which later confluences with the Posterior Rhine (Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Posteriur''; ) to form the Rhine ( Alpine Rhine). Because the tributary systems of the Rhine differ only slightly in length, discharge and the size of their drainage areas, it is difficult to pinpoint a single source of this major European river. Criteria for distinguishing between main branches and tributaries There are different criteria for the definition of tributaries, and by some definitions, irrespective of the official name, one strand or another may be called ''the'' source. Determining the source of the Rhine is difficult, because in the river system of the Anterior and Posterior Rhine, there are many headwaters of similar size. Apart from the common criterion of the (apparent or real) la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Switzerland
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributary, tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, the Rhône, the Po (river), Po, the Danube or the Adige. Of these, only the Rhine and Rhône flow through Switzerland (and also originate there). The waters therefore drain into either the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea or the Black Sea. Some of the larger rivers, such as the Aare, Limmat (ZSG) and Rhine (Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein, URh), are in part navigable and include recreational boat lines. Below, rivers are grouped by length, drainage area, orography and in alphabetical order. A list of border rivers is also given. Rivers by length Rivers with over in Switzerland Rivers by drainage area Basins covering more than , counting only the area in Switzerland. Rivers by orography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Switzerland
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, the Rhône, the Po, the Danube or the Adige. Of these, only the Rhine and Rhône flow through Switzerland (and also originate there). The waters therefore drain into either the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea or the Black Sea. Some of the larger rivers, such as the Aare, Limmat ( ZSG) and Rhine ( URh), are in part navigable and include recreational boat lines. Below, rivers are grouped by length, drainage area, orography and in alphabetical order. A list of border rivers is also given. Rivers by length Rivers with over in Switzerland Rivers by drainage area Basins covering more than , counting only the area in Switzerland. Rivers by orography Switzerland is drained into four directions: *North Sea, via the Rhine. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dischma
The Dischma is a valley on the territory of the Swiss municipality of Davos. The name is derived from the ("Tenth"). It is documented as ''decimata'' in the 12th century. Location Dischma is the average of the three long, gently sloping, parallel alpine valleys stretching southeast from the Davos plateau toward the Engadin. Its north-eastern neighbour is the Flüela; its southwestern neighbour is the Sertig valley. The Dischma valley is drained by the Dischmabach. The valley floor is at an altitude of about 1500–2000 meters. The most important side valleys are the ''Rüedisch Tälli'' and ''Rinertälli''. Settlements In the valley, there are several small settlements and alpine pastures. Among the most important are, in order from the bottom to the top of the valley: ''In den Büelen'', ''Wildi'' (), ''Uf den Chaiseren'' (), ''In den Stücken'' (), ''Stillberg'' (), ''Hof'' (), ''Teufi'' (), ''Boden'' (), ''Gadmen'' (), ''Am Rin'' (), ''Grossalp'' () and ''Dürrbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Switzerland border, Swiss-Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Germany-Switzerland border, Swiss-German border. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally, the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea. It drains an area of 185,000 km2. Its name derives from the Gaulish language, Gaulish ''Rēnos''. There are two States of Germany, German states named after the river, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to several districts of Germany, districts (e.g. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg). The departments of France, department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rein Da Medel
The Rein da Medel (; ) is the longest headwater of the Rhine. It is located in the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden and flows through the valleys Val Cadlimo and Val Medel. ''Rein da Medel'' is the local Sursilvan, (i.e. Romansh) name in Graubünden, which is commonly used to denote the ticinese part as well.For example, by cantonal and federal authorities The most important place along the river is the village ''Curaglia'' in the municipality of '' Medel''. Course of the river The headwaters of the Rein da Medel flow through the Val Cadlimo, a small west-east valley south of the main Alpine ridge in the municipality of Quinto in the canton of Ticino. This is officially Italian-speaking territory; the Italian name of the creek is . There are three almost equally strong source streams: * The southern spring trickle flows through the ''Lago Scuro'' ( and thereafter becomes a creek, between ''Punta Negra'' and ''Bassa del Lago Scuro'' (a pass). * The central spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vorderrhein
The Vorderrhein (; ; ; ; ), or Anterior Rhine, is the left of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine (the other being the '' Hinterrhein''). It is longer than the ''Hinterrhein'', but has a lower discharge than the latter at their confluence, which marks the beginning of the Alpine Rhine section. The ''Vorderrhein'' and nearly all of its tributaries are located in the Swiss canton of Grisons (), with the largest communities along the river being Disentis and Ilanz. One of its upper tributaries, the Rein da Medel, rises in the canton of Ticino. ''Vorderrhein'' was also the name of a judicial district that was created in 1851 with the reorganization of the judiciary of Graubünden. In 2001, it was annexed by the District Surselva. Geography Course The ''Vorderrhein'' flows mostly in an east-northeast direction, through the Surselva, a large longitudinal valley. Its north side is steep, with short valleys; the southern side, however, is divided by some long valleys ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rein Da Curnera
The Rein da Curnera (in ) is a right tributary of the Anterior Rhine and one of the main tributaries of the Rhine (see Sources of the Rhine). It is fed from multiple sources and glaciers at the southern end of the valley. The river is about long and flows north through the Val Curnera. Approximately in the middle of its route, a dam was constructed by ''Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG'' (the local hydropower Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to Electricity generation, produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by energy transformation, ... company), which formed Lai da Curnera. At this point, the Rein da Curnera takes up a left tributary, the Rein da Maighels. The Rein da Curnera flows into the Anterior Rhine near Tschamut in the Tujetsch valley. Rivers of Switzerland Rivers of Graubünden Tujetsch {{Switzerland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rein Da Maighels
The Rein da Maighels () is one of the main tributaries of the Rhine (see Sources of the Rhine) and is a tributary to the Rein da Curnera. The firm ''Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG'' has built a hydropower dam creating a reservoir, called the '' Lai da Curnera'', into which both rivers now flow. The origin of the Rein da Maighels is the Maghels Glacier () on the '' Piz Ravetsch'' near the point where the cantons of Graubünden, Ticino and Uri Uri may refer to: Places * Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland * Úri, a village and commune in Hungary * Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India * Uri (island), off Malakula Island in V ... meet. From the glacier, the Rein da Maighels flows north, through the ''Val da Maighels'', then east, through ''Val Platta between ''Piz Cavradi'' and ''Piz Piogn Crap'', then into ''Val Curnera'' and into the Lai da Curnera reservoir. Rivers of Switzerland Rivers of Graubünden Tujetsch [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posterior Rhine
The Hinterrhein (; ; ; ; ; ), or Posterior Rhine, is the right of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine (the other being the '' Vorderrhein''). It is located in the canton of Grisons (), Switzerland. One of its upper tributaries is , which is the outflow of Lago di Lei located in Lombardy, Italy. Although it is shorter in length, its volume is larger than that of the ''Vorderrhein'' at their confluence near Reichenau, after which the river is called the Alpine Rhine, which flows out into Lake Constance (). Course Flowing from the village Hinterrhein near the San Bernardino Pass through the Rheinwald valley, the river flows into a gorge called Rofla Gorge (). In this gorge, an equal-sized tributary, the Avers Rhine, adds waters from the deep Val Ferrera and the very remote alp of Avers and its side valley Valle di Lei, located on Italian territory. Below the Rofla Gorge, the valley widens into a section called Schams. The ''Hinterrhein'' then reaches Andeer, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaletta Pass
Scaletta Pass (Romansh language, Romansh: ''Cuolm S-chaletta'', ) (el. 2606 m) is a mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies in the Albula Range of the Alps. The path from Dischma leads to Cinuos-chel in the Inn River, Inn Valley. This means it is a crossing from the German spoken Davos area into the romansh spoken Engadin and additionally a crossing from the northerly drainage basin of the river Rhine flowing into the North Sea and the south side of the drainage divide, emptying its waters into the Black Sea via Inn (river) and Danube. During summer Scaletta pass combines several routes for hikers and Mountainbikers. Instead of just crossing the main pass you can also head via Val Funtauna towards Keschhütte and continue to Bergün. An annual Swiss Alpine Marathon crosses the pass as well. History The Scaletta Pass (''s-chaletta'': romansch for „little stair“) lies on a medieval inner-alpine route from Chur via Davos to S-chanf in the Engadin valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
