Brassus (river)
| Brassus | ||
 The Brassus in Le Brassus |
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Orbe → Thielle → Zihl Canal → Aare → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | south of Le Brassus 46 ° 34 ′ 36 " N , 6 ° 12 ′ 40" E |
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| Source height | 1103 m above sea level M. | |
| muzzle | in Le Brassus in the Orbe coordinates: 46 ° 35 ′ 13 " N , 6 ° 12 ′ 39" E ; CH1903: 505 894 / 160 256 46 ° 35 '13 " N , 6 ° 12' 39" O |
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| Mouth height | 1015 m above sea level M. | |
| Height difference | 88 m | |
| Bottom slope | 69 ‰ | |
| length | 1.3 km | |
The Brassus is a small stream in the Swiss canton of Vaud and in the Jura Mountains . It is a good one kilometer long, southern and orographically right tributary of the Orbe .
geography
course
The Brassus rises at about 1103 m above sea level. M. a karst spring , in a small side of the Joux Valley , south of the to Le Chenit belonging hamlet of Le Brassus . The source was set in concrete for the drinking water supply .
Shortly after its origin, the Brassus takes up a small stream from the left, runs northwest, reaches the town of Le Brassus and finally flows into the Orbe from the right at an altitude of 1015 m .
Catchment area
The Brassus drains into the North Sea via Orbe, Zihl , Zihl Canal , Aare and Rhine .
Web links
Commons : Brassus (river) - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
- ↑ Cantonal geoportals: Katone's publication platforms for geographic information in the form of geodata, geospatial services, maps and specialist applications.