Calancasca

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Calancasca
The calancasca near Cauco

The calancasca near Cauco

Data
Water code CH : 58
location Canton of Graubünden ; Switzerland
River system Po
Drain over Moësa  → Ticino  → Po  → Adriatic Sea
source on the southern slope of the Zapporthorn
46 ° 28 ′ 36 ″  N , 9 ° 6 ′ 39 ″  E
Source height approx.  2840  m above sea level M.
muzzle a little above Roveredo in the Moësa coordinates: 46 ° 14 ′ 12 "  N , 9 ° 8 ′ 27"  E ; CH1903:  731 292  /  122017 46 ° 14 '12 "  N , 9 ° 8' 27"  O
Mouth height 298  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 2542 m
Bottom slope approx. 82 ‰
length 31 km
Catchment area 140.97 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo gauge: 140.97 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		7.23 m³ / s
51.3 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Riale Passit, Ria di Ri, Ria del Frott, Riale de la Motta, Riale Auriglia
Right tributaries Ria de Remolasch, Ria de Campalesc, Ria de Rode, Ria Pian, Ria di Arvigo, Riale di Buseno
Reservoirs flowed through Molina reservoir
Communities Mesocco , Rossa , Calanca , Buseno , Castaneda , Grono , Roveredo
Calancasca (Switzerland)
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Source and mouth of the Calancasca

The Calancasca is a 31 kilometer long white water river in the canton of Graubünden .

It rises south of the Zapporthorn at an altitude of around 2840 meters. It flows south through the Calanca valley and flows into the Moësa after 31 kilometers at Roveredo . At Buseno , the river to the Molina reservoir is dammed and the water drained. Only the residual amount of water remains below the reservoir .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ Evaluations of the water network. (XLSX) FOEN , December 2013, accessed on August 9, 2017 (listing of Swiss rivers> 30km).
  3. ↑ a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 9, 2017 .