The Aabach (also ''Aa'', or ''Ustermer Aa'' for disambiguation with the
Mönchaltorfer Aa) is a minor river in the
canton of Zürich,
Switzerland. At a length of , it flows from
Pfäffikersee
Pfäffikersee (or ''Lake Pfäffikon'') is a lake in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, near the town of Pfäffikon. It is 2.5 km long and 1.3 km wide at the middle. The lake was created in the last ice age when a moraine blocked off th ...
to the
Greifensee. Its valley is known as
''
Aatal
The Aatal (Aa Valley) is a narrow, steep valley of about depth surrounded by forests. It is situated between the towns of Wetzikon and Uster in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Through the valley flows the river Aabach, which starts at t ...
'' ("Aa Valley"), eponymous of the settlement
Aathal.
Gallery
File:Robenhauser Riet - Wetzikon - Pfäffikersee - Seegräben IMG 4877.JPG, Aabach on Lake Pfäffikon
File:Aabach (Wetzikon) IMG 4901.jpg, Aabach reservoir in Wetzikon
Wetzikon is a small town in the Zurich Highlands (Zürcher Oberland) area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich.
Geography
The municipality Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural pu ...
File:Ustermer AA en Aatal-barajho.jpg, Aabach nearby Aathal- Seegräben (Aa Valley)
File:Uster - Aa IMG 3552.jpg, ''Usterner Aa'' in Uster
Uster ( High Alemannic: ''Uschter'') is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swiss canton of Zürich.
It is the third largest town in the canton of Zürich, with almost 35,000 inhabitants, and is one of the twenty largest towns ...
File:Greifensee - Ustermer Aa IMG 2512.JPG, Usterner Aa on Lake Greifen
References
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Rivers of Switzerland
Rivers of the canton of Zürich
1Aabach
Pfäffikersee
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