Vièze
| Vièze | ||
 Vièze at Choëx |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | CH : 200 | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| River system | Rhone | |
| Drain over | Rhone → Mediterranean | |
| source | Two source streams join at Col de Cou 46 ° 9 ′ 15 ″ N , 6 ° 47 ′ 55 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1715 m above sea level M. | |
| muzzle | near Monthey in the Rhone coordinates: 46 ° 15 '26 " N , 6 ° 58' 44" E ; CH1903: 564 555 / 122961 46 ° 15 '26 " N , 6 ° 58' 44" O |
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| Mouth height | 392 m above sea level M. | |
| Height difference | 1323 m | |
| Bottom slope | 60 ‰ | |
| length | 22 km | |
| Catchment area | 142.9 km² | |
| Discharge at the A Eo estuary gauge : 142.9 km²
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MQ Mq |
3.58 m³ / s 25.1 l / (s km²) |
The Vièze is a 22 kilometer long left tributary of the Rhone in the Swiss canton of Valais . The small river is created by the confluence of two small source streams at the Col de Cou above Champéry and flows towards the village center. Shortly before that, the Soufla stream flows into the Vièze. This then flows further in the Val d'Illiez through the municipal areas of Val-d'Illiez and Troistorrents . At Troistorrents, the Vièze de Morgins river , which comes from the Val de Morgins , flows into the river. Shortly thereafter, the Vièze crosses the city of Monthey , where it also flows into the Rhone.
In Monthey the river water was used for dyeing .
The river led around the old castle of Monthey, which is no longer visible today. In 1575, 1647, 1561 and 1686 the Vièze caused serious damage to the city through floods. As a result of violent thunderstorms in Val d'Illiez, the river flooded again on July 5, 1726, more than fifty houses were destroyed. By 1727, a ditch was built through the hill of the old castle to correct the course of the river and in 1733 - after another flood - the river above the hill was channeled.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
- ↑ Length ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at hadesdaten.unibe.ch.
- ↑ Catchment area number 186372. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: area outlets . Retrieved October 18, 2015 .
- ^ A b Pascal Dubey / MS: Monthey (community). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ Le Château-Vieux ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , monthey.ch, accessed on August 20, 2013.
- ↑ L'inondation de 1726 et la percée de la Vièze ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB), vs.ch.
