The Avers Rhine (, ) is a
tributary
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of the
Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur in the
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canton of
Graubünden.
Course
It rises in
Avers at the confluence of the Bergalgabach with the slightly smaller Jufer Rhine. The Jufer Rhine rises in, and is named after,
Juf, the highest permanent settlement in Europe, near the border with
Albula district. From this confluence, the Avers Rhine descends through a deep gorge, spanned by the high Lezi Bridge. When it reaches the valley floor, it meets the slightly smaller Madrish Rhine.
After a few kilometers, it is joined from the left by the ''Reno di Lei'', which flows almost entirely on
Italian
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soil. The ''Lago di Lei'' reservoir is also on Italian soil, except for the dam which creates it, which was erected on Swiss territory.
The Avers Rhine continues its way through the
Val Ferrera valley, which contains two populated places. The upper village is
Innerferrera (), where the river is dammed, forming the Innerferrera reservoir since 1961. Below
Ausserferrera (), the
glacial valley is flanked by steep rocky slopes. The Avers Rhine then flows into the Hinterrhein in the
Rofla Gorge above
Andeer.
The road in the Ferrera valley is a
cul de sac.
Tributaries
Left tributaries:
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* Bergalgabach (largest headwater of the Avers Rhine)
* Madrish Rhine ()
* Reno di Lei
* Ual da Niemet
Right tributaries:
* Jufer Rhine
* Maleggabach
* Ava da Starlera
* Ava da Mulegn
* Aua Granda
See also
*
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, th ...
References
Rivers of Switzerland
Rivers of Graubünden
Avers
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