Rein da Curnera | |
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![]() ReservoirLai da Curnera with its inflow Rein da Curnera | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Multiple springs and glaciers at the Southern end of the valley, |
• coordinates | 46°34′54″N8°42′55″E / 46.58167°N 8.71528°E /46.58167; 8.71528 |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence withAnterior Rhine near Tschamut in theTujetsch valley, |
• coordinates | 46°39′9″N8°42′43″E / 46.65250°N 8.71194°E /46.65250; 8.71194 |
Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Vorderrhein→Rhine→North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Rein da Maighels |
Waterbodies | Lai da Curnera |
TheRein da Curnera (inGerman:Curnerarhein) is a right tributary of theAnterior Rhine and one of the main tributaries of theRhine (seeSources of the Rhine). It is fed from multiple sources and glaciers at the southern end of the valley. The river is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) long and flows north through theVal Curnera. Approximately in the middle of its route, adam was constructed byKraftwerke Vorderrhein AG (the localhydropower company), which formedLai da Curnera. At this point, the Rein da Curnera takes up a left tributary, theRein da Maighels.
The Rein da Curnera flows into the Anterior Rhine near Tschamut in theTujetsch valley.
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