Schergenbach

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Schergenbach
Schalklbach
Schergenbach in Samnaun

Schergenbach in Samnaun

Data
Water code CH : 802, AT : 2-8-9
location Graubünden and Tyrol
River system Danube
Drain over Inn  → Danube  → Black Sea
source below the Zeblasjochs
46 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 41 ″  E
Source height approx.  2550  m above sea level M.
muzzle near Schalkl (municipality of Nauders ) in the Inn Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '11 "  N , 10 ° 29' 28"  E 46 ° 56 '11 "  N , 10 ° 29' 28"  E
Mouth height 982  m above sea level A.
Height difference approx. 1568 m
Bottom slope approx. 92 ‰
length approx. 17 km
Catchment area 108.8 km²
Discharge at the level Schalklhof
A Eo : 107.8 km²
Location: 50 m above the mouth
NNQ (25.12.2009)
MNQ 1971–2013
MQ 1971–2013
Mq 1971–2013
MHQ 1971–2013
HHQ (17.09.1960)
10 l / s
450 l / s
2.83 m³ / s
26.3 l / (s km²)
26.4 m³ / s
120 m³ / s
Left tributaries Zandersbach

The Schergenbach or Schalklbach is an approximately 17 kilometer long tributary of the Inn in Graubünden ( Switzerland ) and Tyrol ( Austria ).

course

The Schergenbach rises at about 2550  m above sea level. M. below the Zeblasjoch in the Samnaun group . It then flows in an easterly direction through Samnaun and its districts Ravaisch , Samnaun-Plan , Laret and Compatsch . From the confluence of the Zandersbach between Compatsch and Spiss , it forms the state border between Switzerland and Austria for 6.3 km . The last 200 meters or so it flows entirely on Austrian soil, then it flows into the Inn from the left at Schalkl on the municipal boundary between Pfunds and Nauders .

Hydrology

The natural catchment area of the Schergenbach is 108.8 km². The highest point in the catchment area is the Muttler at 3296  m above sea level. M.

The mean discharge at the Schalklhof gauge immediately before the mouth is 2.83 m³ / s, which corresponds to a discharge rate of 26.3 l / (s · km²). The Schalklbach has a strongly pronounced nival runoff regime , which is characterized by high runoffs in summer and low ones in winter. The mean monthly mean of the discharge in the month of June with the most water is 8.07 m³ / s, almost 15 times higher than in the month of February with the least water with 0.55 m³ / s.

Web links

Commons : Schergenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Federal Geoportal
  2. a b c TIRIS - Tyrolean regional planning and information system
  3. ^ A b Ministry for an Austria worth living in (ed.): Hydrographisches Jahrbuch von Österreich 2013. 121st volume. Vienna 2015, p. OG 94, PDF (9.0 MB) on bmlrt.gv.at (yearbook 2013)
  4. Helmut Mader, Theo Steidl, Reinhard Wimmer: Discharge regime of Austrian rivers. Contributions to a nationwide river typology. Federal Environment Agency, monographs Volume 82, Vienna 1996, p. 95 ( PDF; 14.7 MB )