Durnagel

Durnagel Durnagelbach
The mouth of the Durnagels with the village of Linthal in 1953
Data
Water code	CH : 2507
location	Switzerland Canton of Glarus Durnachtal
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Linth  → Limmat  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	at the rear Sulzhorn 46 ° 52 '36 "  N , 9 ° 2' 10"  O
Source height	approx.  2110  m above sea level M.
muzzle	in the Linth near Linthal Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '49 "  N , 9 ° 0' 17"  E ; CH1903:  719 254  /  198 871 46 ° 55 '49 "  N , 9 ° 0' 17"  O
Mouth height	633  m above sea level M.
Height difference	approx. 1477 m
Bottom slope	approx. 19%
length	7.9 km
Catchment area	18.77 km²
Discharge  at the mouth of the A Eo : 18.77 km²	MQ Mq	1.27 m³ / s 67.7 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries	Wolfisbach
Communities	Glarus South

The Durnagel is an approximately 8 kilometer long right tributary of the Linth in the Swiss canton of Glarus , which flows through the Durnachtal .

course

The Durnagel rises on a small firn at about 2110  m above sea level. M. below the mountain ridge between Scheidstöckli and Hinter Sulzhorn . Initially flowing to the north-east through debris from the valley, it soon reaches the moraine of the Hinterer Sulgletscher , which is covered by an alpine pasture and into which it has cut. After a short run through layers of nummulite , a small waterfall follows, after which the stream reaches the valley floor and now mostly flows to the northwest. At the same time, the glacier's more water-rich drainage flows into it, and only a short time later the rear Durnach valley opens. Here it is bordered by several alpine meadows, which are bordered by wooded mountain slopes . The valley floor through which it flows consists mostly of rubble and alluvial soils .

At the Stäfeli alpine hut , part of the water is extracted. The stream then cuts deep into the valley floor, and from now on it is tamed by 82 barriers . It takes up the Wolfisbach from the right and now flows through the Vordere Durnachtal in a north-westerly direction. The Breitzungwald now stretches on the left bank , while on the right bank a narrow forest line stretches along the valley floor, over which there are several alpine meadows. The Berg alpine hut follows , after which a small, heavily forested gorge follows. At the Syten farm it reaches the Linthal and forms a wide alluvial cone . After crossing under main road 17 at three points, the Durnagel flows between the villages of Linthal and Rüti at 633  m above sea level. M. from the right into the upper reaches of the Linth flowing north.

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 September 24, 2017 .