Furggbach (Gornera)

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Furggbach
Furggbach directly below the Furgg station with the Matterhorn

Furggbach directly below the Furgg station with the Matterhorn

Data
Water code CH : 4167
location District of Visp , Canton of Valais , Switzerland
River system Rhone
Drain over Gornera  → Matter Vispa  → Vispa  → Rhone  → Mediterranean
source Furgg Glacier
45 ° 58 ′ 55 ″  N , 7 ° 41 ′ 54 ″  E
Source height approx.  2600  m above sea level M.
muzzle in the Gornera coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′ 40 "  N , 7 ° 43 ′ 36"  E ; CH1903:  622 316  /  93695 45 ° 59 '40 "  N , 7 ° 43' 36"  O
Mouth height approx.  1950  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 650 m
Bottom slope approx. 18%
length 3.6 km
Catchment area 15.4 km²
Discharge at the A Eo estuary gauge : 15.4 km²
MQ
Mq
620 l / s
40.3 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Gornerbach

The Furggbach is a four kilometer long torrent in the Visp district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

The Furggbach collects the water from the Furgg Glacier . The Gornerbach , fed by the Gorner Glacier , flows into the Furggbach before it flows into the Gornera at Furi .

Web links

Commons : Furggbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Table_13
  2. Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  3. Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: area outlets. Retrieved October 29, 2015 .