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| Töss | |
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 The Töss inRikon im Tösstal | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of theVordertöss andHindertöss |
| • location | Tössscheidi,Wald ZH andFischenthal, ZH, Switzerland |
| • coordinates | 47°18′44.4″N8°57′37.4″E / 47.312333°N 8.960389°E /47.312333; 8.960389 (Tössscheidi) |
| • elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tössegg,Freienstein-Teufen, ZH,Buchberg, SH,Eglisau, ZH, Switzerland |
• coordinates | 47°33′7.6″N8°33′14.6″E / 47.552111°N 8.554056°E /47.552111; 8.554056 (Tössegg) |
• elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Basin size | 441.43 km2 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Vordertöss, Mülibach, Cholerbach, Fischbach, Kempt, Mülibach, Wildbach |
| • right | Hintertöss, Brüttentalbach, Fuchslochbach, Tobelbach, Lochbach, Steinenbach, Ägetswilerbach, Sackbach, Chatzenbach, Eulach, Näfbach, Tobelbach, Tüfenbach |
TheTöss (German pronunciation:[ˈtøːs]) is ariver in theSwiss canton ofZürich and atributary of theHigh Rhine (Hochrhein). It starts atTössscheidi, the confluence of theVordertöss andHindertöss (whose sources are in thecanton of St. Gallen), passes throughWinterthur'sTöss andWülflingen districts and ends atTössegg nearFreienstein-Teufen. Two of its main tributaries are theKempt andEulach.
The confluence of theVordertöss andHintertöss is calledTössscheidi (lit. 'Töss parting'), which is located at 796 metres (2,612 ft)a.s.l. on the border between themunicipalities ofWald andFischenthal. The confluence lies west of theDägelschberg (1,267 m (4,157 ft)), east of theHüttchopf (1,231 m (4,039 ft)), and north of theTössstock (1,153 m (3,783 ft))).
TheVordertöss, orVordere Töss (lit. 'Anterior Töss'), originates in thecanton of St. Gallen. Its source lies south of the Tössstock, on the northern faces of Schwarzenberg (1,293 m (4,242 ft)) andHöchhand (1,314 m (4,311 ft)). It circumvents the Tössstock on its western flank before reachingTössscheidi.
TheHindertöss, orHintere Töss (lit. 'Posterior Töss'), is the longer of the two tributaries. Its source also lies in the canton of St. Gallen but close to the border with the canton of Zurich. The sources is located belowSchindelegg (1,265 m (4,150 ft)) and the southern faces ofSchindelberghöchi (1,234 m (4,049 ft)) and Dägelschberg. TheHintertoss' affluentChreuelbach originates below Höchhand, on the western faces of theHabrütispitz (1,274 m (4,180 ft)) andRossegg (1,254 m (4,114 ft)). TheHintertöss passes Tössstock on its northern hillside before joining theVordertöss atTössscheidi.
Starting atTössscheidi, the Töss flows towards north. It meets the main valley of its own name,Töss Valley (Tösstal), just south ofSteg (thedrainage divide between the rivers Töss andJona is nearby atGibswil). From Steg, the river turns west, flows throughBauma and then turns north again. West of the village ofTurbenthal it runs towards west again, and the valley gets even more ragged than before. Between Steg andSennhof, the river is followed by theTöss Valley Railway line. The Töss continues south ofEschenberg mountain,Winterthur'sHausberg, before reaching its confluence with the RiverKempt. Below, it traverses the city's most western part, just northeast of theTöss, a city mountain. After joining the RiverEulach on the western end of Winterthur, the Töss continues for about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) in a more or less westnorthwestern direction and finally joins theHigh Rhine atTössegg, west ofTeufen.
Although the High Rhine flows in a mostly westward direction, it flows southward betweenSchaffhausen andTössegg. AtTössegg, the Rhine bends sharply towards northwest, passing the village of Tössriederen, and continues westwards again before flowing throughEglisau. The mouth of the Töss lies just a few kilometers south of the mouth of the RiverThur. A few kilometers downstream, the RiverGlatt flows into the High Rhine.
The River Töss was first mentioned around 1483 (das Wasser, genannt die Töss, English:'the waters named Töss'). Its name probably derives from theGerman verbtosen (English:to roar). Relatedtoponyms are documented earlier, such asTössegg (locum dictum Tossegge, 1216),Tössriederen (apud Tossriedern, 1277), and the name "Tösser" (dicti Tösserre, 1267).[1]
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