Massa (Rhone)
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| Data | ||
| Water code | CH : 159 | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source |
Aletsch Glacier 46 ° 23 ′ 56 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| muzzle | between Mörel and Brig in the Rhone Coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′ 46 ″ N , 8 ° 0 ′ 46 ″ E ; CH1903: 644 220 / 131049 46 ° 19 '46 " N , 8 ° 0' 46" O |
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| Mouth height | approx. 695 m above sea level M.
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| length | 7 km | |
| Catchment area | 202.63 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Gibidum | |
The Massa is a seven kilometer long river in the Swiss canton of Valais , which is mainly fed by the melt water of the Aletsch glacier . After the Massa Gorge and a use in the Gibidum hydroelectric power station , the Massa flows into the Rhone between Mörel and Brig .
See also
Web links
Commons : Massa - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Table_13
- ^ Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration.