Murg (Thur)

Murg
Murg near Münchwilen TG
Data
Water code	CH : 622
location	Switzerland Canton of St. Gallen Canton of Thurgau
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Thur  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	at Schlattberg near Mühlrüti 47 ° 22 ′ 1 ″  N , 8 ° 57 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height	960  m above sea level M.
muzzle	near Warth in the Thur coordinates: 47 ° 34 '46 "  N , 8 ° 53' 4"  E ; CH1903:  708 762  /  270 876 47 ° 34 '46 "  N , 8 ° 53' 4"  O
Mouth height	386  m above sea level M.
Height difference	574 m
Bottom slope	17 ‰
length	34 km
Catchment area	213.45 km²
Discharge at the Frauenfeld A Eo gauge: 213.3 km² Location: 1.5 km above the mouth	NNQ (1992) MNQ 1974–2016 MQ 1974–2016 Mq 1974–2016 MHQ 1974–2016 HHQ (2007)	370 l / s 2.49 m³ / s 4.05 m³ / s 19 l / (s km²) 6.05 m³ / s 142 m³ / s

source muzzle

Source and mouth of the Murg

The Murg is a 34 km long tributary of the Thur in Switzerland and flows through the Murg Valley . It rises in the canton of St. Gallen near Schlattberg above Mühlrüti , flows through the canton of Thurgau and flows into the Thur at Warth near Frauenfeld . Along with Necker , Sitter and Glatt , the Murg is one of the most important tributaries of the Thur.

Tributaries of the Murg

The Lützelmurg and the Leek flow into the Murg in Matzingen. The Tuenbach joins the Leek shortly before it flows into the Murg.

Communities on the course of the Murg

The following communities lie on the banks of the Murg from the source to the mouth: Mosnang , Kirchberg , Fischingen , Sirnach , Münchwilen , Wängi , Stettfurt , Matzingen and Frauenfeld . Frauenfeld used to be on the right bank of the Murg. Due to the brisk construction activity in the last few centuries, the Murg now flows through the city, which led to the construction of numerous small bridges.

Economy and Transport

The Murg once drove numerous mills , including the Matzingen mill. From around 1830 new textile factories settled in Sirnach , Münchwilen , Rosental , Wängi , Jakobstal , Matzingen, Murkart and Frauenfeld and used the water power of the Murg.

The Frauenfeld-Wil train from Wil to Frauenfeld runs from Münchwilen along the Murg valley.

bridges

On its way the Murg is spanned by over 70 bridges. A third of them are in Frauenfeld.

→ Main article : List of bridges over the Murg

Way of St. James

The Swiss Way of St. James , also known as the "Swabian Way ", runs partly along the Murg, especially in Münchwilen , Sirnach to Fischingen .

See also

• Murg (water body name)

Web links

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

• Murg hydrodata on the FOEN website
• Dissertation by Werner Balderer on the hydrology of the Murg Valley (PDF file; 334 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
2. ↑ Evaluations of the water network. (XLSX) (No longer available online.) FOEN , December 2013, archived from the original on June 13, 2018 ; Retrieved on August 9, 2017 (listing of Swiss rivers> 30km). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 18, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Frauenfeld measuring station 2016 (PDF) , Federal Office for the Environment FOEN