Wägitaler Aa

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Wägitaler Aa
Wägitaler Aa when laughing

Wägitaler Aa when laughing

Data
Water code CH : 593
location Canton of Schwyz ; Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Limmat  → Aare  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Outflow of the Wägitalersee on the border of Innerthal and Vorderthal
47 ° 6 ′ 24 ″  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height 900  m above sea level M.
muzzle near the Aahorn in Lachen in Lake Zurich Coordinates: 47 ° 12 ′ 12 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 6 ″  E ; CH1903:  707 052  /  229020 47 ° 12 '12 "  N , 8 ° 51' 6"  O
Mouth height 406  m above sea level M.
Height difference 494 m
Bottom slope 35 ‰
length 14.3 km
Catchment area 90.15 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo : 90.15 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		5.47 m³ / s
60.7 l / (s km²)
Reservoirs flowed through Rampenensee

The Wägitaler Aa is a 14 km long river in the March district of the Swiss canton of Schwyz . It belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Rhine.

The Aa gives the outflow of the Wägitalersee , one since 1924 at 900 m above sea level. M. lying reservoir . It is therefore used by the city of Zurich's electricity company and Axpo AG to generate electricity . The river follows the Wägital , which gives it its name, and passes the community of Vorderthal at 735 m above sea level. M.

At 642 m above sea level M. is another reservoir. Shortly afterwards the Wägitaler Aa takes the Trepsenbach on the right side. In the plain it is canalized and forms the municipality boundary between Galgenen and Wangen . When you laugh , it flows into Lake Zurich .

See also

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 9, 2017 .