Alp (river)

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Alp
The alp in Einsiedeln

The alp in Einsiedeln

Data
Water code CH : 583
location Canton of Schwyz ; Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Sihl  → Limmat  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source at Brünnelistock
47 ° 1 ′ 30 ″  N , 8 ° 43 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  1559  m above sea level M.
muzzle before Schindellegi in the Sihl Coordinates: 47 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 10 ″  E ; CH1903:  698 381  /  224 774 47 ° 10 '0 "  N , 8 ° 44' 10"  O
Mouth height 783  m
Height difference approx. 776 m
Bottom slope approx. 40 ‰
length 19.3 km
Catchment area 83.38 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo gauge : 83.38 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		2.73 m³ / s
32.7 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Vogelwaldbach, Hürlisbach, Rotenbach, Biber
Right tributaries Wänibach (Dorfbach)

The Alp is a 19.3 km long central Swiss Alps river . From its source east of the Mythen it runs in a northerly direction.

It flows from Brunni SZ in a mostly canalised river bed. The alp meanders below Einsiedeln in a deep ditch through a range of hills to the confluence with the Sihl .

Web links

Commons : Alp  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ^ Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland from the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
  3. ↑ Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved November 29, 2016 .