Turtmänna

Turtmänna
Turtmänna in the Turtmann valley
Data
Water code	CH : 196
location	Canton of Valais ; Switzerland
River system	Rhone
Drain over	Rhone  → Mediterranean
Headwaters	on the Turtmann glacier 46 ° 8 ′ 54 ″  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height	approx.  2860  m above sea level M.
muzzle	at Turtmann in the Rhone coordinates: 46 ° 18 '28 "  N , 7 ° 41' 24"  E ; CH1903:  619 373  /  128531 46 ° 18 '28 "  N , 7 ° 41' 24"  O
Mouth height	618  m above sea level M.
Height difference	approx. 2242 m
Bottom slope	approx. 13%
length	17.8 km
Catchment area	113 km²
Reservoirs flowed through	Turtmannsee
Communities	Oberems , Turtmann-Unterems , Ergisch

The Turtmänna is an approximately 18 km long left tributary of the Rhone in the Swiss canton of Valais . It flows through the Turtmann valley and drains an area of ​​113 square kilometers.

course

The Turtmänna rises at the Turtmann glacier below the Bishorns in the municipality of Oberems VS . Shortly afterwards, it forms the municipal boundary between Oberems and Turtmann-Unterems . It flows through the Turtmannsee and another reservoir and flows in a northerly direction through the Turtmann valley. From Gruben it forms the border between Oberems and Ergisch , only to flow into the Rhone a little later at Turtmann in the municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.

See also

• List of tributaries of the Rhone

Individual evidence

1. ^ Source on the geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration
2. ↑ estuary on the Geoserver the Swiss Federal Administration
3. ↑ Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Table_13
4. ^ Catchment area on the geoserver of the Swiss federal administration