The Minster is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz ( ; ; ; ) is a Cantons of Switzerland, canton in central Switzerland between the Swiss Alps, Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.
It is one ...
and a tributary of the
Sihl river. It has a length of . Since the creation of the artificial
Sihlsee reservoir by impounding the Sihl, the Minster now flows into the reservoir rather than directly into the river.
The river's headwaters lie near the
Ibergeregg pass, on the slopes of the
Furggelenstock and
Firstspitz mountains. From there it flows in a north-western direction to the villages of
Oberiberg and
Unteriberg. Between the two
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
s, the river flows under the
Jessenenbruecke bridge. Some below this bridge, the Minster receives the waters of the
Waag river, whilst a further on, it flows into the southern end of the Sihlsee.
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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
External links
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Rivers of the canton of Schwyz
Sihl
Rivers of Switzerland
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