In there Curnera

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In there Curnera
The river in Val Curnera before it flows into the Lai da Curnera

The river in Val Curnera before it flows into the Lai da Curnera

Data
Water code CH : 762
location Canton of Graubünden ; Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Vorderrhein  → Rhine  → North Sea
Headwaters small glacier on Piz Denter
46 ° 34 ′ 37 ″  N , 8 ° 43 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height approx.  2644  m above sea level M.
muzzle at Tschamut in Tujetsch in the Vorderrhein Coordinates: 46 ° 39 '10 "  N , 8 ° 42' 43"  E ; CH1903:  697 464  /  167615 46 ° 39 '10 "  N , 8 ° 42' 43"  O
Mouth height 1528  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 1116 m
Bottom slope approx. 15%
length 7.4 km
Catchment area 26.99 km²
Discharge  at the mouth of the
A Eo : 26.99 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		1.56 m³ / s
57.8 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries In there Maighels
Reservoirs flowed through Lai da Curnera
Communities Tujetsch

The Rein da Curnera , in German Curnerarhein , is a right tributary of the Vorderrhein and one of the main source rivers of the Rhine (see Rhine source ). It rises from a small glacier on the northwest slope of Piz Denter at the southern end of the valley of Val Curnera , which it flows through towards the north. The Rein da Curnera is about eight kilometers long. Approximately in the middle of its range the water for as Curnera Lai for the production of electricity to operate the power plants Vorderrhein dammed. The Rein da Maighels , once a left tributary of the Rein da Curnera , also flows into the lake . The river flows into the Vorderrhein at Tschamut in Tujetsch . Most of the water is directed to the power station in Sedrun via pressure tunnels .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ a b c Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved July 11, 2019 .