Orino (river)
Orino | ||
The Orino in Val Malvaglia |
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Data | ||
Water code | CH : 5103 | |
location | Switzerland | |
River system | Po | |
Drain over | Brenno → Ticino → Po → Mediterranean | |
source | between Rheinwaldhorn and Logia 46 ° 29 ′ 5 ″ N , 9 ° 2 ′ 37 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 2770 m above sea level M. | |
muzzle | at Semione in the Brenno coordinates: 46 ° 24 ′ 13 ″ N , 8 ° 58 ′ 39 ″ E ; CH1903: 718 332 / 140310 46 ° 24 '13 " N , 8 ° 58' 39" O |
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Mouth height | 367 m above sea level M. | |
Height difference | approx. 2403 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 15% | |
length | 15.6 km | |
Catchment area | 71.65 km² | |
Discharge at the mouth A Eo : 71.65 km² |
MQ Mq |
2.76 m³ / s 38.5 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Ri di Costa, Val Madra, Riale Val Combra | |
Right tributaries | Riale di Rasoira | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Malvaglia | |
Communities | Serravalle |
The Orino is a roughly 16 km long left tributary of the Brenno in the Swiss canton of Ticino . It flows through the Val Malvaglia , a side valley of the Valle di Blenio , and drains an area of around 72 square kilometers. The river only runs in the municipality of Serravalle .
course
The Orino rises at 2659 m above sea level. M. between Rheinwaldhorn and Logia below the Passo dei Cadabi , which leads into the valley of the Hinterrhein . Initially, it flows mainly in a south-easterly direction and takes in several streams. After the confluence of the Ri di Costa, it makes a larger curve to the southwest and flows into the Lago di Malvaglia reservoir . It leaves the lake again, flows through Orino near Malvaglia and flows out near Semione at 367 m above sea level. M. into the Brenno, which flows into the Ticino a little later .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
- ↑ a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 19, 2017 .