Osura

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Osura
Data
Water code CH : 4702
location Switzerland
River system Po
Drain over Verzasca  → Ticino  → Po  → Adriatic Sea
source between Pizzo dei Chent and Monte Zucchero
46 ° 20 ′ 45 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height approx.  2135  m above sea level M.
muzzle at Brione in the Verzasca coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′ 37 "  N , 8 ° 47 ′ 42"  E ; CH1903:  704 505  /  127808 46 ° 17 '37 "  N , 8 ° 47' 42"  O
Mouth height 731  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 1404 m
Bottom slope approx. 13%
length 10.8 km
Catchment area 31.2 km²
Discharge  at the mouth
A Eo : 31.2 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		2.08 m³ / s
66.7 l / (s km²)
Communities Brione

The Osura is an approximately 11 km right tributary of the Verzasca in the Locarno district in the Swiss canton of Ticino . It flows through the Val d'Osura (formerly Valle d'Osola) in the municipality of Brione .

course

The Osura rises at about 2135  m above sea level. M. in the area of Corte del Sambuco between Pizzo dei Chent and Monte Zucchero . After a short run, it passes the Sambuco refuge before reaching the bottom of the Val d'Osola, where several streams flow into it. It initially flows south-south-west past the Alpe Osura and the Ossola Hut ( Capanna Osola ) before turning in an arc to the south-east. The Osura passes several Alps and the district of Bolastro . After it has passed Brione on the southern edge of the settlement, it flows at 731  m above sea level. M. right next to the soccer field from the right into the Verzasca.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 19, 2017 .