The Reppisch is a river in Switzerland. It rises in the

Türlersee Türlersee is a lake in the district of Affoltern, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies on the border of the municipalities of Aeugst and Hausen am Albis at an elevation of 643 m. The lake has an area of 0.49 km² (maximum length 1.4 km ...

and joins the

Limmat The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the southern part of the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, after 35 km reaching the river Aare. The confluenc ...

as its tributary, near the town of Dietikon. The Reppisch flows in the Säuliamt (Affoltern district),

canton of Zürich The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...

, an area featuring still partially untouched nature. Between Birmensdorf and Dietikon, the river crosses a narrow valley which is used as a target range by the Swiss army troops stationed in the infantry barracks nearby. Therefore, this valley may be closed to entry during some parts of the week. Shortly before entering Dietikon, the river underruns the Mutschellenpassstrasse and the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn railway. In the spring of 1999, there were heavy floods in this area, blocking the road and the railway service for several days.

Tributaries

Sixty eight named streams empty into the Reppisch, of which three, namely the

Wüeribach The Wüeribach (also called the Dorfbach and Fischbach in its upper reaches) is a tributary of the Reppisch, around 8 kilometres long, in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It rises in the municipality of Bonstetten, flows through the narrow ...

, the Rummelbach and the Lunnerenbach, are 4 or more kilometres long. In addition there are 5 tributaries that are 2 kilometres long or more: the Dönibach, the Lättenbach, the Schwandenbach, the Tobelbach near Birmensdorf and the Malefizgraben, if one includes its right hand headstream, the ''Weidbach''. The most important tributary of the Reppisch is the roughly 8-kilometre-long Wüeribach, which drains the plain of

Wettswil Wettswil am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Wettswil am Albis (sometimes written ''Wettswill a.A.'') has an area of . Of this area, 42.3% is used for agricultural purpos ...

and Bonstetten and empties into the Reppisch near Birmensdorf from the left.

References

Rivers of Switzerland Rivers of the canton of Zürich {{Switzerland-river-stub