Gornera

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Gornera
The Gornera on the Gorner Glacier

The Gornera on the Gorner Glacier

Data
Water code CH : 4203
location District of Visp , Canton of Valais , Switzerland
River system Rhone
Drain over Matter Vispa  → Vispa  → Rhone  → Mediterranean
source Gorner Glacier
45 ° 58 ′ 33 ″  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  2200  m above sea level M.
confluence with Zmuttbach to Matter Vispa above Zermatt Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 40 ″  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 22 ″  E ; CH1903:  623 289  /  95561 46 ° 0 '40 "  N , 7 ° 44' 22"  O
Mouth height 1624  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 576 m
Bottom slope approx. 10%
length 5.5 km
Catchment area 103.31 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo gauge: 103.31 km²
MQ
Mq
4.48 m³ / s
43.4 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Furggbach

The Gornera is a 5.5 kilometer long torrent in the Visp district of the canton of Valais . It is one of the source streams of the Mattervispa .

geography

The Gornera (Gornerbach) arises as an outflow from the Gorner Glacier . Later the Gornera flows together with the Furggbach . Above Zermatt , the Gornera joins the Zmuttbach to form the Matter Vispa .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved June 9, 2019 .