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The longest Swiss rivers

Vorderrhein in the Ruinaulta (GR)

(> 100 km, only the length in Switzerland) For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 595 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rhine Rivers of Switzerland List of European rivers with alternative names Categories: Rivers of Switzerland ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 595 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rhine Rivers of Switzerland List of European rivers with alternative names Categories: Rivers of Switzerland ... Ruinaulta is a canyon on the Vorder Rhine just upstream of its confluence with the Hinter Rhine at Reichenau, Eastern Switzerland. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun; French: Grisons), is the largest and easternmost Swiss canton. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre/Kilometer (only km in minuscule is the correct representation of kilometer as an SI unit of length) Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management, in the field of Library and information science Knowledge Machine, the KM knowledge representation...

1. Rhine - 375 km - 36'494 km²
2. Aar - 295 km - 17'779 km²
3. Rhône River - 264 km - 10'403 km²
4. Reuss River - 158 km - 3'425 km²
5. Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2'416 km²
6. Saane/Sarine - 128 km - 1'892 km²
7. Thur 125 km - 1'724 km²
8. Inn River - 104 km - 2'150 km²

The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... Aar (disambiguation). ... Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... The Linth (pronounced lint) is a Swiss river starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen pass and flowing from there north through the Glarus valley passing Schwanden, where it is joined by its main tributary Sernft, Ennenda, the town of Glarus, Netstal, and Näfels, from where... The Limmat is a river in Switzerland which rises in the city of Zürich at the north end of Lake Zürich and flows in northwestern direction until it flows after 35 km into the river Aare north of the small town of Brugg and shortly after the mouth... Saane (German, in French: Sarine) is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ...

Rivers with the largest drainage area

Saane/Sarine at Fribourg

(> 1000 km², only the area in Switzerland) For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ... Saane/Sarine river near Fribourg From German Wikipedia, uploaded by de:Benutzer:Filzstift. ... Saane/Sarine river near Fribourg From German Wikipedia, uploaded by de:Benutzer:Filzstift. ... Saane (German, in French: Sarine) is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Fribourg (in French: Fribourg, German: Freiburg im Üechtland, Italian Friburgo, Romansh Friburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton Fribourg on the river named Saane (in German) or Sarine (in French). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

1. Rhine - 375 km - 36'494 km²
2. Aar - 295 km - 17'779 km²
3. Rhône River - 264 km - 10'403 km²
4. Reuss River - 158 km - 3,425 km²
5. Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2'416 km²
6. Inn River - 104 km - 2'150 km²
7. Saane/Sarine - 128 km - 1'892 km²
8. Thur - 125 km - 1'724 km²
9. Ticino River - 91 km - 1'616 km²
10. Hinterrhein - 57,3 km - 1'693 km²
11. Vorderrhein - 67,5 km - 1'514 km²
12. Doubs River - 74 km - 1'310 km²
13. Kander - 44 km - 1'126 km²

The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... Aar (disambiguation). ... Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... The Linth (pronounced lint) is a Swiss river starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen pass and flowing from there north through the Glarus valley passing Schwanden, where it is joined by its main tributary Sernft, Ennenda, the town of Glarus, Netstal, and Näfels, from where... The Limmat is a river in Switzerland which rises in the city of Zürich at the north end of Lake Zürich and flows in northwestern direction until it flows after 35 km into the river Aare north of the small town of Brugg and shortly after the mouth... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... Saane (German, in French: Sarine) is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. ... The Ticino River is a tributary of the Po. ... Doubs is a 430 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland. ...

Rivers and their tributaries

Aar at Berne

Switzerland is drained into four directions: A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 705 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Aar Rivers of Switzerland List of European rivers with alternative names Categories: Rivers of Switzerland ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 705 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Aar Rivers of Switzerland List of European rivers with alternative names Categories: Rivers of Switzerland ... Aar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bern (disambiguation). ...

• North Sea, via the Rhine.
• Mediterranean Sea, via the Rhône River.
• Adriatic Sea, via the Po.
• Black Sea, via the Danube.

Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea (the lower in the list, the more upstream). Some rivers (e.g. Danube) do not flow through Switzerland themselves, but they are mentioned for having Swiss tributaries. They are given in italics. The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... Po redirects here, for alternate uses see Po (disambiguation). ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ... Danube in Budapest Length 2,888 ¹ km Elevation of the source 1,078 ² m Average discharge 30 km. ...

Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km² (main branch in Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)

Wiese - km - km² (in Basel)

Birs - 73 km - 924 km² (in Basel)

Birs at Laufen

Aar - 295 km - 17'779 km² (in Koblenz)

Linth / Limmat - 140 km - 2'416 km² (in Brugg)

Sihl - 73 km - 341 km² (in Zürich)

Reuss River - 158 km - 3,425 km² (in Brugg)

Kleine Emme - 58 km - 477 km² (near Luzern)

Emme - 80 km - 983 km² (in Solothurn)

Orbe River / Thielle - 57 km - 488 km² (into Lake Biel in La Neuveville)

Broye - 86 km - 854 km² (into Lake Neuchâtel in Yverdon-les-Bains)

Saane/Sarine - 128 km - 1'892 km² (near Bern)

Kander - 44 km - 1'126 km² (into Lake Thun near Thun)

Simme - 53 km - 594 km² (in Wimmis)

Lütschine - km - (into Lake Brienz near Interlaken)

Töss - 58 km - 442 km² (in Teufen)

Thur - 125 km - 1724 km² (near Flaach)

Landquart - 43 km - 618 km² (in Landquart)

Vorderrhein - 67,5 km - 1'514 km² (at Reichenau, near Chur)

Hinterrhein - 57,3 km - 1'693 km² (at Reichenau)

Albula - 36 km - 950 km² (near Thusis)

Julia - km - km² (in Tiefencastel)

Rhône River - 264 km - 10'403 km² (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France)

Saône - km - km² (in Lyon, France)

Doubs River - 74 km - 1'310 km² (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, France)

Arve - km - km² (in Geneva)

Drance - 43 km - 678 km² (in Martigny)

Lonza - km - km² (in Gampel)

Vispa - 40 km - 787 km² (in Visp)

Po (near Venice, Italy)

Adda River - km - km² (in Cremona, Italy)

Mera - km - km² (into Lake Como in Sorico, Italy)

Poschiavino - km - km² (in Tirano, Italy)

Ticino River - 91 km - 1'616 km² (in Pavia, Italy)

Toce - km - km² (into Lake Maggiore in Verbania, Italy)

Diveria - km - km² (near Domodossola, Italy)

Tresa - 13 km - 754 km² (into Lake Maggiore in Luino, Italy)

Maggia River - 55 km - 926 km² (into Lake Maggiore in Locarno)

Danube (in Sulina, Romania)

Inn River - 104 km - 2'150 km² (in Passau, Germany)

The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... Hoek van Holland (literally Corner of Holland, but known in English as Hook of Holland) is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate... Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate... Download high resolution version (800x603, 130 KB) Birs at Laufen, Basel-Land, Switzerland File links The following pages link to this file: Rivers of Switzerland Categories: Rivers of Switzerland ... Download high resolution version (800x603, 130 KB) Birs at Laufen, Basel-Land, Switzerland File links The following pages link to this file: Rivers of Switzerland Categories: Rivers of Switzerland ... Aar (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Swiss town Koblenz. ... The Linth (pronounced lint) is a Swiss river starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen pass and flowing from there north through the Glarus valley passing Schwanden, where it is joined by its main tributary Sernft, Ennenda, the town of Glarus, Netstal, and Näfels, from where... The Limmat is a river in Switzerland which rises in the city of Zürich at the north end of Lake Zürich and flows in northwestern direction until it flows after 35 km into the river Aare north of the small town of Brugg and shortly after the mouth... Brugg is a city in central Switzerland in the Canton of Aargau. ... Zürich IPA (in English often Zurich, which is also the standard French form of the name) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 364,558 in 2002; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Brugg is a city in central Switzerland in the Canton of Aargau. ... Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (31 December 2003), capital of the canton of Lucerne. ... The Emme is a river in Switzerland. ... The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ... Lake Biel Lake Biel (German: Bielersee, French Lac de Bienne) is a lake in the west of Switzerland. ... La Neuveville is a Swiss commune and capital of the district La Neuveville. ... Lake Neuchâtel (in French: Lac de Neuchâtel, in German: Neuenburgersee) is a lake in Western Switzerland (French-speaking Switzerland). ... Yverdon-les-Bains is a town in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Neuchâtel. ... Saane (German, in French: Sarine) is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Swiss German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is a lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. ... Thun (French Thoune) is a town in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 41,540 inhabitants (2003). ... The Lütschine is a river in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... Lake Brienz as seen from the mountains above it Lake Brienz (German: Brienzersee) is a lake in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Interlaken is a small town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Teufen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. ... Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. ... Alternate uses: Reichenau island Reichenau is a village in the municipality of Tamins in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, where the two Rhine tributaries Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein meet. ... CHUR is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 100. ... Alternate uses: Reichenau island Reichenau is a village in the municipality of Tamins in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, where the two Rhine tributaries Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein meet. ... Julia (Romansh: Gelgia) is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. ... Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major... The Saône is a river of eastern France. ... This article is about the French city. ... Doubs is a 430 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland. ... Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... Martigny is a small city in Switzerland, located in the canton of Valais at an altitude of 475 meters. ... Visp (French: Viège) is a municipality in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. ... Po redirects here, for alternate uses see Po (disambiguation). ... Location within Italy Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... Adda is a river in Italy, tributary of the Po. ... Cremona is a city in Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of Po river in the middle of Pianura padana (Po valley). ... Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. ... The Ticino River is a tributary of the Po. ... Church San Michele in Pavia Pavia (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. ... Lake Maggiore from the Swiss end. ... Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo dOssola (because its in the Ossola valley). ... Lake Maggiore from the Swiss end. ... The Maggia River is a river in the Swiss canton of Ticino. ... Lake Maggiore from the Swiss end. ... Locarno is a city located on Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona. ... Danube in Budapest Length 2,888 ¹ km Elevation of the source 1,078 ² m Average discharge 30 km. ... Sulina is a town in Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... Old Town of Passau Passau is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North. ...

Alphabetical list

Aar, Albula, Arve, Birs, Broye, Diveria, Doubs River, Drance, Emme, Hinterrhein, Inn, Julia, Kander, Kleine Emme, Landquart, Limmat, Linth, Lonza, Lütschine, Maggia, Mera, Orbe, Poschiavino, Reuss, Rhine, Rhône, Saane/Sarine, Sihl, Simme, Thielle, Thur, Ticino, Töss, Tresa, Vispa, Vorderrhein, Wiese. Aar (disambiguation). ... Doubs is a 430 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland. ... The Emme is a river in Switzerland. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... Julia (Romansh: Gelgia) is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. ... The Limmat is a river in Switzerland which rises in the city of Zürich at the north end of Lake Zürich and flows in northwestern direction until it flows after 35 km into the river Aare north of the small town of Brugg and shortly after the mouth... The Linth (pronounced lint) is a Swiss river starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen pass and flowing from there north through the Glarus valley passing Schwanden, where it is joined by its main tributary Sernft, Ennenda, the town of Glarus, Netstal, and Näfels, from where... The Lütschine is a river in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... The Maggia River is a river in the Swiss canton of Ticino. ... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major... Saane (German, in French: Sarine) is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. ... The Ticino River is a tributary of the Po. ...

See also

• Geography of Switzerland
• Rivers of Europe
• List of islands of Switzerland
• List of lakes of Switzerland
• Category:Rivers of Switzerland