Reuss (river)
The Reuss (German pronunciation: [ʁɔɪ̯s] ⓘ; Swiss German: Rüüss) is a river in Switzerland. With a length of 164 kilometres (102 mi) and a drainage basin of 3,426 square kilometres (1,323 sq mi), it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland (after the Rhine, Aare and Rhône). The upper Reuss forms the main valley of the canton of Uri. The course of the lower Reuss runs from Lake Lucerne to the confluence with the Aare at Brugg and Windisch.
| Reuss | |
|---|---|
The Reuss at Lucerne | |
| Native name | Rüüss (Alemannic German) |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Cantons | Uri, Lucerne, Aargau |
| Settlements | Andermatt (UR), Göschenen (UR), Altdorf (UR), Lucerne (LU), Bremgarten (AG) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Furkareuss, above Furka Pass, Uri |
| • coordinates | 46°33′48″N 8°25′57″E |
| • elevation | 2,640 m (8,660 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aare at Windisch/Gebenstorf, Aargau |
• coordinates | 47°29′27″N 8°13′55″E |
• elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Length | 164.4 km (102.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,426 km2 (1,323 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mellingen |
| • average | 140.4 m3/s (4,960 cu ft/s) (MQ 1935-2013) |
| • minimum | 93 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s) (MNQ 1935-2013), 28.6 m3/s (1,010 cu ft/s) (NNQ, 2006) |
| • maximum | 179 m3/s (6,300 cu ft/s) (MHQ 1935-2013), 854 m3/s (30,200 cu ft/s) (HHQ, 2005) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aare→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Göschener Reuss, Meienreuss, Engelberger Aa (Lake Lucerne), Sarner Aa (Lake Lucerne), Kleine Emme |
| • right | Gotthardreuss, Unteralpreuss, Chärstelenbach, Schächen, Muota (Lake Lucerne), Lorze, Jonenbach |
| Waterbodies | Lake Lucerne, Flachsee |
The Reuss is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhine, Ticino and Rhône.
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