Jungbach (Mattervispa)
| Jungbach | ||
 The Jungbach, which at the end of the Jungtal at an altitude of 2339.4 m above sea level. M. flows over the steep rock face of the Mattertal . Photo taken of boys . |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | CH : 4183 | |
| location | District of Visp , Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| River system | Vispa | |
| Drain over | Mattervispa → Vispa → Rhone → Mediterranean | |
| origin | Jungglacier 46 ° 10 ′ 39 ″ N , 7 ° 44 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 2993 m above sea level M. | |
| muzzle | near the hamlet of Esch north of St. Niklaus Dorf in the Mattervispa Coordinates: 46 ° 11 '8 " N , 7 ° 48' 33" E ; CH1903: 628 606 / 114 959 46 ° 11 '8 " N , 7 ° 48' 33" O |
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| Mouth height | 1067 m above sea level M. | |
| Height difference | approx. 1926 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 31% | |
| length | 6.3 km | |
| Communities | St. Niklaus | |
The Jungbach is a 6.26 kilometer long mountain stream in the Swiss canton of Valais . It rises in Jungtal , is mainly fed by glaciers and Jung crashes after 3.56 kilometers at the end of Jungtals 1,272 meters above the steep rock wall left of the Matter valley after another 2.7 km to the hamlet Esch north of St. Niklaus village in the Mattervispa .
«Wasserleite» ( Suonen ) and hikes
The first surviving written document about Zeneggen comes from 1150 regarding the purchase of water from the Jungbach.
| «Water pipe» | description | Connection height | Final height | length | Difficulty of the hike | additional |
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| «Wasserleita» Obra | The «Wasserleita» Obra extends from the Jungtal out of the valley in a north-east direction to Junge and feeds the small lake at the Seewjinen rest area at 1998 m above sea level. M. , which is not far above the terminus of the St. Niklaus Dorf - Jungs passenger cable car . At this resting place there are also fire places and wooden tables with benches. In addition, the water from the «Wasserleita» Obra is used for agriculture. | 2358 m , left side of the Jungbach | 1960 m | 1.8 km | The hiking trail along the «Wasserleita» is partly marked and has a level of difficulty T2 . | |
| «Wasserleita» Sparruwasser | The «Wasserleita» Sparruwasser extends south-east to Sparren and is fully irrigated for agricultural use. | 2275 m , right side of the Jungbach | 1860 m | 1.8 km | The hiking trail along the «Wasserleita» is partly unmarked and has the difficulty T3. | |
| «Wasserleita» Tumbalmuwasser | The "Wasserleita" Tumbalmuwasser extends south into the valley towards St. Niklaus Dorf . At the Balmulägni at an altitude of 1233 m above sea level. M. to 1230 u m. M. she follows the Jungeweg . The «Wasserleita» is partly irrigated for agricultural purposes. | 1296 m , right side of the Jungbach | 1204 m | 1 km | The hiking trail along the «Wasserleita» is partly unmarked and has the difficulty T1. The first part from the version from the Jungbach is difficult to access, because there the «Wasserleita» runs through sloping forest and rocks. | |
| «Wasserleita» fermentation water | The «Wasserleita» fermentation water extends south into the valley towards St. Niklaus Dorf . | 1210 m , right side of the Jungbach | 1124 m | 1.1 km |
Kraftwerk Jungbach AG
Kraftwerk Jungbach AG was founded on July 2, 2012, in which the community of St. Niklaus has a 51% stake and Aletsch AG, a subsidiary of EnAlpin AG, has a 49% stake. Their power plant on Jungbach was inaugurated on April 29, 2015. The water intake is located in the Jungtal at an altitude of 2360 m above sea level. M. and the completely underground headquarters at 1259 m above sea level. M. , which connects the 2.8 km long pressure pipe with a diameter of 500 mm. The water volume is 500 l / s. The annual production of 14.3 million kilowatt hours covers the annual electricity consumption of 3,000 households.
Ackersand power plant 2
Since 2003 and after it has been used by KW Jungbach AG, the Jungbach has been fed into the system of the 12.5 km long pressure tunnel of the Ackersand 2 hydropower plant operated by Aletsch AG. The relevant licensees are the communities of St. Niklaus , Grächen , Embd , Törbel , Stalden , Staldenried and Zeneggen .
