Saltina

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Saltina
The Saltina in Brig (view to the south)

The Saltina in Brig (view to the south)

Data
Water code CH : 184
location Canton of Valais , Switzerland
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
source Confluence Ganterbach Taferna and
46 ° 17 '20 "  N , 8 ° 1' 25"  O
muzzle at Brig in the Rhone coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′ 6 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 47"  E ; CH1903:  641 675  /  129803 46 ° 19 '6 "  N , 7 ° 58' 47"  O

length 12.2 km
Catchment area 76.5 km²

The Saltina (from Latin saltare ' to jump') is a left-hand tributary of the upper Rhone (Rotten), which has its sources in the Simplon massif .

course

At a small settlement called Grund, the Ganterbach and Taferna merge to form the Saltina. The river flows from there along the boundary of the municipalities Brig-Glis and Ried-Brig approximately to the north and forms a narrow valley with the Saltina gorge , which it leaves at the beginning of the Rhone valley. From there on, the Saltina is straightened and heavily built up. It forms the border between Brig and Glis and flows into the Rhone on the left.

The flood of September 24, 1993

The Saltina Brig flooded again and again, the last time on September 24, 1993. The debris that the Saltina had carried piled up in the city center of Brig up to three meters high . Large parts of Glis and the industrial quarter in Gamsen were also there under water. The disaster killed two people. The damage amounted to half a billion Swiss francs. The disaster was triggered by heavy rainfall, which caused the water level to rise sharply. The debris and driftwood that had been carried with them accumulated on the Saltina Bridge and the Saltina overflowed its banks. 250,000 m³ of mud, sand and debris were cleared away from the city of Brig.

After the disaster, a hydraulic lifting bridge was built that is automatically raised in the event of flooding. All other bridges have also been made removable or are clad. Further down the valley, two bed load chambers were built and the bank walls were also raised. The new protection system was put to the test in October 2000. The Saltina achieved 30 percent higher discharge values than in 1993. The measures paid off because there was only minor damage.

Others

The Saltina gorge is crossed several times by the sometimes spectacular bridges of the old and the new Simplon Pass road.

The town music of Brig is named after the Saltina.

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Table_13
  2. ^ Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration.
  3. ↑ town music-saltina