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Engstlige
Declare, Engstligen
Meadow landscape on the lower Engstlige

Meadow landscape on the lower Engstlige

Data
Water code CH : 428
location Bernese Alps

Prealps

Switzerland

River system Rhine
Drain over Kander  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source on Ammertengrat above Engstligenalp
46 ° 25 ′ 37 ″  N , 7 ° 32 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height approx.  2312  m
muzzle below Frutigen in the Kander coordinates: 46 ° 35 ′ 52 ″  N , 7 ° 39 ′ 40 ″  E ; CH1903:  617 042  /  160740 46 ° 35 '52 "  N , 7 ° 39' 40"  O
Mouth height 754  m
Height difference approx. 1558 m
Bottom slope approx. 63 ‰
length 24.6 km
Catchment area 144.67 km²
Discharge at the gauge before the
A Eo mouth : 142 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		5.51 m³ / s
38.8 l / (s km²)
Communities Adelboden , Frutigen
Engstligen a little below the Engstligen Falls

Engstligen a little below the Engstligen Falls

The Engstlige (Bern German Entschlige ) is an approximately 25 kilometers long left tributary of the Kander in the Swiss canton of Bern .

geography

course

The Engstlige rises on the Ammertengrat above the Engstligenalp .

It flows north through the valley named after it and takes in several small mountain streams before it forms one of the highest waterfalls in Switzerland, the Engstligen Falls .

Above Frutigen , the Engstlige flows into the Kander in a canalised river bed . Over a length of around 25 km, it has a gradient of around 750 m.

Catchment area

The 144.67 km catchment area of ​​the Engstlige is drained to the North Sea via the Kander, the Aare and the Rhine .

It consists of 20.9% wooded area , 45.7% agricultural area , 2.3% settlement area , 0.8% glacier / firn, 1.2% water area and 29.0% from unproductive areas.

The mean height of the catchment area is 1737  m above sea level. M. , the minimum height is 754  m above sea level. M. and the maximum height at 3229  m above sea level. M.

Tributaries

The most important tributaries are the Allenbach and Tschentenbach.

  • Groppibächli ( right ). 0.7 km
  • Lägerbach ( right ), 0.7 km
  • Strubelbach ( right ), 2.6 km, 7.31 km²
  • Stigwengbächli ( right ), 1.4 km
  • Triestbächli ( right ), 0.5 km
  • Wildibach ( left ), 0.8 km
  • Chälibächli ( left ), 0.2 miles
  • Artelebach ( right ), 1.5 km (with Vordere Artelebach 2.8 km), 3.14 km²
  • Schnittegräbli I ( left ), 0.4 km
  • Schnittegräbli II ( left ), 1.2 km
  • Truniggräbli I ( left ), 0.3 km
  • Truniggräbli II ( left ), 0.3 km
  • Birggrabe ( right ), 1.4 km
  • Willeschwandgrabe ( right ), 1.0 km
  • Hundsgrabe ( right ), 1.3 km
  • Huserweidgrabe ( right ), 0.4 km
  • Helkegräbli ( left ), 0.5 km
  • Ruessigrabe ( left ), 0.8 km
  • Roufmattabach ( right ), 1.1 km
  • Stiwidgräbli ( right ), 1.0 km
  • Bollergrabe ( left ), 1.0 km
Lower Engstligenfall

Engstligenfalls

The Engstligen Falls south of Adelboden in the Bernese Oberland are among the highest waterfalls in Switzerland and are included in the federal inventory of landscapes and natural monuments of national importance.

Engstligental

Hydrology

Discharge values

At the confluence of the Engstlige in the Kander, its modeled mean flow rate (MQ) is 5.51 m³ / s. Their discharge regime type is nival alpine and their discharge variability is 18.

The modeled monthly mean discharge (MQ) of the Engstlige in m³ / s

Flood

The Engstlige can carry a lot of water when the snow melts or after prolonged rainfall and is then raging white water . Due to the side streams from the Niesen chain, it carries a lot of debris with it, significantly more than the Kander carries, which was a major problem before the Kander correction .

freetime and recreation

tourism

Many tourists come to the Engstligental through the impressive natural beauties such as the waterfalls.

The Pochenkessel , a cataract below the confluence of the Tschentebach, is also worth seeing .

Above Frutigen, the Engstlige forms a floodplain area of ​​national importance .

water sports

For canoeists , the Engstlige from Achseten to the Frutigen gravel works has difficulty level IV. The Pochenkessel above Achseten is not passable; the route above has a steep gradient and is very difficult.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ Water network in the WebGis geographic information system of the canton of Bern
  3. ↑ Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: area outlets. Retrieved October 31, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: Engstlige
  5. ↑ "Hidden behind the mean values" - the variability of the discharge regime , p. 7
  6. ↑ The discharge variability describes the extent of the fluctuations in the mean discharge of individual years around the long-term mean discharge value.