Reuss (river)
river in Switzerland
The Reuss is a river in Switzerland. The length is 164 kilometres (102 mi). The drainage basin is 3,426 square kilometres (1,323 sq mi). It is the fourth largest river in Switzerland (after the Rhine, Aare and Rhône).[source?]
| Reuss | |
|---|---|
 The Reuss at Lucerne | |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Cantons | Uri, Lucerne, Aargau |
| Settlements | Andermatt (UR), Göschenen (UR), Altdorf (UR), Lucerne (LU), Bremgarten (AG) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Furkareuss, above Furka Pass, Uri |
| - coordinates | 46°33′48″N 8°25′57″E / 46.56341°N 8.43259°E |
| - elevation | 2,640 m (8,660 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Aare at Windisch/Gebenstorf, Aargau |
| - coordinates | 47°29′27″N 8°13′55″E / 47.4909°N 8.23193°E |
| - elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Length | 164.4 km (102.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,426 km2 (1,323 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Mellingen |
| - average | 140.4 m3/s (4,960 cu ft/s) (MQ 1935-2013) |
| - minimum | 93 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s) (MNQ 1935-2013), 28.6 m3/s (1,010 cu ft/s) (NNQ, 2006) |
| - maximum | 179 m3/s (6,300 cu ft/s) (MHQ 1935-2013), 854 m3/s (30,200 cu ft/s) (HHQ, 2005) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aare–Rhine–North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Göschener Reuss, Meienreuss, Engelberger Aa (Lake Lucerne), Sarner Aa (Lake Lucerne), Kleine Emme |
| - right | Gotthardreuss, Unteralpreuss, Chärstelenbach, Schächen, Muota (Lake Lucerne), Lorze, Jonenbach |
| Waterbodies | Lake Lucerne, Flachsee |
The upper Reuss forms the main valley of the canton of Uri. The course of the lower Reuss runs from Lake Lucerne to where it connects with the Aare at Brugg.[source?]
References
change- ↑ Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 2km2" Sub-catchment area number 94738 Archived 2017-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, Catchment area size [km2] 3425.54.
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