Muota

Muota upper course: Gwalpetenbach
Muota in the gorge southeast of Ibach
Data
Water code	CH : 740
location	Schwyz Alps Muotatal Switzerland Canton of Uri Canton of Schwyz
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Reuss  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	Southern Bisistal (Gwalpetenbach) 46 ° 53 '27 "  N , 8 ° 50' 43"  O
Source height	about  1800  m above sea level M.
muzzle	at Brunnen in the Vierwaldstättersee coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′ 42 "  N , 8 ° 35 ′ 40"  E ; CH1903:  687 911  /  205 519 46 ° 59 '42 "  N , 8 ° 35' 40"  O
Mouth height	434  m above sea level M.
Height difference	1366 m
Bottom slope	approx. 41 ‰
length	approx. 33 km
Catchment area	316.99 km²
Discharge at the Ingenbohl A Eo gauge : 317 km²	NNQ (1943) MNQ 1923–2016 MQ 1923–2016 Mq 1923–2016 MHQ 1923–2016 HHQ (2005)	700 l / s 13.1 m³ / s 19.1 m³ / s 60.3 l / (s km²) 28.2 m³ / s 433 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Ruosalper Bach , Hüribach
Right tributaries	Mälchbergbach , Rätschtaler Bach , Starzlen , Chlingentobelbach , Seeweren

The Muota is a 30-kilometer-long river in Switzerland that flows through the valley of the same name in the Schwyz Alps and flows into Lake Lucerne at Brunnen .

Surname

The name of the river is derived from Muoth-Aa , which means brave ah . The word Muot is to be understood in its original meaning «violent excitement» or «anger» and thus designates a river with a rapid course.

geography

course

Gwalpetenbach

The Muota rises as Gwalpetenbach at an altitude of 1799.6  m above sea level. M. in the canton of Uri about 200 meters from the border with the canton of Schwyz .

The Gwalpetenbach first flows along the canton border through Gwalpeten to the north and takes on a number of further source streams to the right and left. It then runs through the Ruosalper forest, is strengthened on its right by the Spitzbächbach and joins south of the Sahli alpine farm with the Ruosalper Bach coming from the south-southwest to the Muota.

Muota

The young Muota flows into the Sahliboden compensation basin in Bisisthal

source muzzle

Source and mouth of the Muota

The Muota now leaves the forest, then flows further north in the canton of Schwyz through mountain meadows and is strengthened after about 200 meters on the right side of the Milchbüelenbach . Shortly afterwards, the Muota forms the small Saalisee into which the Eigelibach flows from the east . West of Oberbergli, the Mälchbergbach flows from the right and then a little further north at Seeberg on the other side of the Gigenbach . South of Bisisthal the Muota takes from the right Rätschtalbach and Mettelen on the same side of the chest Bach on.

The Muota now runs north-west through a strip of grassland accompanied by forest on the right and left. East of the political community of Muotathal , it is strengthened by the Starzlen from the northeast . At the entrance to the village, it takes on the Hüribach coming from the south on the left and in the village itself, first the Hofbach and then the Bächleren flow towards it from the right .

Between the village of Muotathal and the hamlet of Ried , which belongs to the municipality of Muotathal , the Muota runs in a west-northwest direction and is successively first on the right side through the Mettelbach , immediately afterwards on the other side through the Bürgelibach , then on the same side through the Rambach fed. The Tschuppelbach then follows from the right, the Bettbach from the right and finally the Tröliger Bach from the left.

The Muota now flows south along the hamlet. There you run on the left side of the Lochbach , the Blackerlibach , the Stoosbach and from the right the Riedbächli . The muota is then dammed into a small pond. Immediately afterwards, at the valley station of the Stossbahn, the Muota takes on the Chlingentobelbach on its right and a little later on the Helltobel (bach) on the other side . Then it turns sharply north and squeezes through a narrow valley. It now reaches the part of the municipality of Ibach , which belongs to the municipality of Schwyz , where you first come to the stream of the same name on the right-hand side and, a little further downriver, the Tobelbach .

The Muota now moves to the west, then crosses under the Autobahn 4 and then turns to the south-southwest at the hamlet of Schränggigen (in the area of ​​the Wylen part of the municipality of Ingenbohl ). After that it is reinforced by the Seeweren at Wylen on its right side .

It still flows southwards through the Ingenbohl part of the community of Brunnen and finally flows out at an altitude of 434  m above sea level. M. in the Vierwaldstättersee .

The approximately 33-kilometer-long course of the Muota ends approximately 1366 meters below the origin of its source brook, so it has an average bed gradient of about 41 ‰.

• River impressions
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  The Muota in the Bisistal

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  The Muota near Muotathal

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  The Muota south of Illgau

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  The Muota near Ibach

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  The muota in fountain

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  Mouth of the Muota into Lake Lucerne at Brunnen

Catchment area

The 316 km² catchment area of the Muota lies in the Schwyz Alps and is drained through them via the Reuss, the Aare and the Rhine to the North Sea.

It borders

• in the northeast to the catchment area of ​​the Sihl , which drains over the Limmat into the Aare,
• in the east to that of the Linth , which flows into the Limmat,
• in the southeast to that of the Fätschbach , which flows into the Linth,
• in the south to that of the Schächen , which flows into the Reuss,
• in the southwest to the catchment area of ​​the Riemenstaldnerbach , which flows into the Urnersee and to that of the Leewasser , which flows into the Vierwaldstättersee,
• in the northwest to the Lorze , which is also a tributary of the Reuss and
• in the north to that of the Alp , which flows into the Sihl.

The catchment area consists of 27.6% wooded area , 43.3% agricultural area , 3.7% settlement area and 25.4% unproductive areas.

The area distribution

The highest point is the Bös Fulen with 2801  m above sea level. M. in the east of the catchment area. The mean height is 1362.7  m above sea level. M. and the minimum height is 397  m above sea level. M.

Main hydrological strand

Direct comparison at the confluence:

Surname	Length in km	EZG in km²	MQ in l / s
Gwalpetenbach	2.8	7.58	560
Ruosalper Bach	5.3	12.22	890

The Ruosalper Bach is longer, has a larger catchment area and a larger mean discharge (MQ). It is thus the main hydrological strand .

Tributaries

Tributaries on the Muota  map with all coordinates of the tributaries: OSM | WikiMap

Surname	GKZ	location	Length in km	EZG in km²	MQ in m³ / s	Mouth Coordinates	Mouth height in meters	Remarks
Spitzbachbach	CH012656	right	001.3000			Coordinates	1217.600000	Empties into the Gwalpetenbach
Ruosalper Bach	CH004341	Left0	005.3000	0012.2200	0000.8900	south of the Sahli Alpine farm coordinates	1149.600000	Confluence with the Gwalpetenbach to the Muota
Milchbüelenbach	CH00434	right	002.0000	0007.4200	0000.5500	Coordinates	1140.900000	Upper course: Taschibach Is connected underground with the Vorderen Läckibach . Total length with Vorderen Läckibach 4.5 km
Waldibach	CH003906	Left0	001.2000	0001.7100		Saalisee coordinates	1134.000000	Opens into the Saalisee
Eigelibach	SZ241829	right	000.5000			Saalisee coordinates	1134.000000	Opens into the Saalisee
Mälchbergbach	CH004339	right	002.7000	0018.4100		north-west of Oberbergli coordinates	983.900000	Alternative name: Höchweidbach
Schwarzenbach	SZ241208	right	001.2000	0003.1600		north of the Schwarzenbach restaurant coordinates	849.000000
Gigenbach	CH004338	Left0	003.3000	0007.5800		Coordinates at Hinterseeberg	785.200000	Upper course: Sulzbach
Rätschtalerbach	CH004337	right	005.6000	0006.8100		coordinates in front of lake mountain	781.800000	Alternative name: Rätschtalbach
Brustbach	SZ241216	right	004.2000	0005.9400		south of Mettlen coordinates	777.400000
Breast ditch	SZ241219	Left0	001.9000			Coordinates	685.700000
(Bach vom) Schlichet Brünnen	SZ241209	right	000.5000			east of Muotathal coordinates	632.700000
Starzlen	CH004334	right	009.2000	0026.0500	0001.6400	east of Muotathal coordinates	631.500000
Hüribach	CH004333	Left0	009.3000	0028.3200	0002.0400	in Muotathal-Hinterthal coordinates	623.200000	Upper course: Wängibach
Hofbach	SZ241191	right	002.2000			in Muotathal coordinates	614.200000
Bächleren	SZ24119	right	001.1000			in Muotathal coordinates	611.800000
Mettelbach	CH004329	right	004.4000	0003.5700	0000.2200	west of Muotathal coordinates	594.500000
Bürgelibach	CH004332	Left0	005.7000	0010.8200	0000.7600	west of Muotathal coordinates	593.500000	Alternative name: Wicheltobel (bach)
Rambach	SZ241137	Left0	002.6000	0001.5900		east of Muotathal-Rambach coordinates	589.500000
Tschuppelbach	SZ241844	right	000.9000			north of Rambach coordinates	586.200000
Bettbach	CH00433	right	003.6000	0004.7500	0000.2600	south of Ried- Riedmattli coordinates	572.400000
Troubled brook	CH004327	Left0	003.6000	0005.5100	0000.3700	south of Ried-Kapellmatt coordinates	568.400000
Lochbach		Left0	000.3000			opposite of Ried coordinates	560.500000
Blackerlibach	SZ241136	Left0	000.5000			opposite of Ried coordinates	559.700000
Stoosbach	CH004326	Left0	003.6000	0005.3700	0000.3600	opposite of Ried coordinates	558.300000
Riedbächli	SZ241135	right	001.9000			at Ried coordinates	558.500000
Chlingentobelbach		right
Helltobel (bach)		Left0
Plattentobel (bach)		Left0
Ibach		right						Alternative name: Gibelbächli
Tobelbach		right
Sea water		right						Name up to the Lauerzersee : Steiner Aa
Muota			033.0000	0316.9900	0018.5800	at fountain	43400000	Empties into Lake Lucerne

Notes on the table

1. ↑ From the source to the mouth. Names according to the WebGIS of the canton of Schwyz. Data from Swisstopo (map.geo.admin.ch)
2. ↑ Designation according to field names
3. ↑ The data of the Muota for comparison

Hydrology

Medium drain

At the mouth of the Muota in Lake Lucerne, the modeled mean discharge rate (MQ) is 18.58 m³ / s. Their discharge regime type is nival de transition and their discharge variability is 19.

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

2005 flood

During the floods in August 2005, the amount of water at the measuring station in Brunnen swelled to 21 times the normal amount within a short time with a discharge of 433 m³ / s. In Ibach , it burst its banks on the morning of August 23, 2005.

bridges

The Wyler Bridge a covered wooden bridge over the Muota in Brunnen

→ Main article : List of bridges over the Muota

On its way, the Muota is spanned by over 50 bridges and walkways.

Five covered wooden bridges cross the river, whereby the Suworow Bridge (1810) in Schwyz-Schlattli and the Wyler Bridge (1716) in Brunnen are buildings worthy of protection.

The old (out of operation) and new bridges of the Schwyz – Stoos funicular cross the river in Schwyz-Schlattli .

The rear Muotabrücke (1912) in Ibach is a listed building.

The A4 motorway (1983) spans the river in Schwyz .

Web links

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

• Erwin Horat: Muota. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

References and comments

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
2. ↑ Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 9, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Ingenbohl measuring station 1923–2016 (PDF) Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
4. ↑ entry "Mueta" in Swiss Idiotikon , Volume 4, column 589
5. ↑ Topographic catchment areas of Swiss waters: Muota , Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
6. ↑ "Hidden behind the mean values" - the variability of the discharge regime , p. 7
7. ↑ The discharge variability describes the extent of the fluctuations in the mean discharge of individual years around the long-term mean discharge value.
8. ↑ Average discharge and discharge regime type for the Swiss water network: Muota , Federal Office for the Environment FOEN