Talent (flow)

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talent
Course of talent

Course of talent

Data
Water code CH : 220
location Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Thielle  → Zihl Canal  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the forest area of ​​the Bois du Jorat
46 ° 35 ′ 5 ″  N , 6 ° 42 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height approx.  910  m above sea level M.
confluence with the Orbe to Thielle to Orbe Coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′ 15 ″  N , 6 ° 33 ′ 48 ″  E ; CH1903:  533093  /  176628 46 ° 44 '15 "  N , 6 ° 33' 48"  O
Mouth height 435  m
Height difference approx. 475 m
Bottom slope approx. 12 ‰
length 40 km
Catchment area 126.33 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 126.33 km²
at the mouth 		MQ
Mq
 		1.93 m³ / s
15.3 l / (s km²)
The river near the Montheron monastery

The river near the Montheron monastery

Talent (River) (Switzerland)
source
source
muzzle
muzzle
Source and place of mouth of the talent

The Talent is the 40 km long, right and eastern source river of the Thielle (Ger.  Zihl ) in the canton of Vaud . After Orbe VD it unites with the Orbe zur Thielle, which flows into Lake Neuchâtel at Yverdon-les-Bains . Its catchment area is 126 km².

geography

course

The talent rises at an altitude of around 900 m above sea level. M. in the extensive wooded area of ​​the Bois du Jorat and flows first to the west in a valley that is deepened into the molasses of the Jorat highlands. To the north of the municipality of Cugy, the Talent makes a sharp arc and now flows north-northeast in a furrow prepared by the Ice Age Rhone glacier. At Echallens the river turns again to the west and reaches the area of ​​the north-eastern Gros de Vaud , which it crosses with numerous small turns. Below Saint-Barthélemy , it makes another sharp bend to the north and deepens again into the molasse layers. At Chavornay , talent emerges into the Orbe plain and flows into the Orbe near the city of Orbe VD . After the confluence of the Orbe and Talent, the body of water takes on the name La Thielle (German Zihl ).

Tributaries

  • R. de Moille Saugeon ( left ), 2.3 km, 0.92 km²
  • Le Mauvernay ( left ), 1.1 km, 0.87 km²
  • R. du Chêne de Gland ( R. des Corbessières ) ( left ), 2.3 km, 1.25 km²
  • R. de Tirecul ( left ), 0.9 km
  • R. de Froideville ( right ), with R. du Moulin 2.6 km, 1.81 km²
  • R. Muny ( right ), 0.5 km
  • R. de Pré Noé ( left ), 1.5 km
  • R. de Benenté ( left ), 1.4 km, 1.02 km²
  • La Tiolerie ( La Robastiou ) ( right ), 1.3 km, 0.87 km²
  • R. de la Râpe ( right ), 0.7 km
  • R. du Bois des Cloux ( right ), 2.3 km, 1.67 km²
  • R. de Latigny ( left ), 2.3 km, 1.11 km²
  • R. de Morrens ( left ), 0.5 miles
  • Le Combron ( right ), 3.3 km, 2.88 km²
  • R. de Posat ( right ), 1.1 km, 1.17 km²
  • R. de Rebataires ( right ), 0.7 km
  • Le Botterex ( right ), 0.9 km, 2.74 km²
  • Le Larry ( right ), 1.3 km, 1.87 km²
  • Le Mortigue ( left ), 4.0 km, 10.95 km², 0.16 m³ / s
  • R des Priles ( left ), 1.2 km
  • R. des Condémines ( right ), 0.2 miles
  • R. d'Oulens ( left ), 0.2 miles
  • La Vouda ( right ), 1.1 km, 2.06 km²
  • R. de la Coffettaz ( right ), 0.2 miles
  • R. de Flon de Chaux ( right ), 1.0 km, 0.93 km²
  • Le Rendoz ( right ), 0.3 km
  • Le Bramafan ( left ), 0.2 miles
  • L'Ardenne ( right ), 2.1 km, 1.35 km²
  • Le Nozon ( left ), 23.7 km, 58.15 km², 0.91 m³ / s

character

In its upper and middle reaches the Talent is a largely natural or near-natural river. In the Orbe plain it was channeled and straightened. The only notable tributary, the Nozon , also flows here . In the past, the water of the Talent was used in some places to operate mills (including Moulin de Bavois).

Web links

Commons : Talent  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ Evaluations of the water network. (XLSX) FOEN , December 2013, accessed on August 9, 2017 (listing of Swiss rivers> 30km).
  3. ↑ a b Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved June 8, 2019 .