Öschibach

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Öschibach
View of Kandersteg and the Öschibach valley. On the right in the background the basin of the Oeschinen lake.

View of Kandersteg and the Öschibach valley. On the right in the background the basin of the Oeschinen lake.

Data
Water code CH : 1791
location Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Kander  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Tributaries of the Oeschinensee
46 ° 29 ′ 57 ″  N , 7 ° 43 ′ 36 ″  E
Source height approx.  1580  m above sea level M.
Mouth height 1170  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 410 m
Bottom slope approx. 61 ‰
length approx. 6.7 km
Catchment area 30.66 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 30.66 km²
at the mouth 		MQ
Mq
 		1.38 m³ / s
45 l / (s km²)

The Öschibach is an approximately 6.5 kilometers long tributary of the Kander , which drains the Oeschinensee in the Bernese Oberland and flows into the Kander in Kandersteg .

geography

course

The Öschibach is the outflow of the Oeschinen lake at about 1580  m above sea level. M. It is fed by several glacial streams in the Cauldron of Dündehore over Blüemlisalp to Doldenhorn . From the Oeschinensee it flows underground through the barrier of the lake, but soon afterwards it comes back to the daylight. On its relatively short way to the Kander, a few smaller side streams flow into the unpopulated valley before it flows into the Kander in Kandersteg. Its water is used to supply Kandersteg with drinking water and to generate electricity.

View from above of the Oeschinensee and the exit into the valley of the Öschibach with one of the source streams (Oberbärglibach) in the center

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​the brook has a size of just over 30 km². The highest point in the Blüemlisalp catchment area is 3661  m above sea level. M.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ a b Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved January 19, 2020 .