| Schwarzwasser | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Schwarzwasser with the Sense | |
| Location | |
| Location | Kanton Bern; Schweiz |
| Reference no. | CH: 452 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Quellgebiet: near Rüschegg between the peaks of Pfyffe to the west and Schüpfenflue to the east |
| • coordinates | 46°44′1″N 7°24′23″E / 46.73361°N 7.40639°E |
| • elevation | ca. 1,500 m above the sea |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sense |
• coordinates | 46°51′47″N 7°21′35″E / 46.86306°N 7.35972°E |
• elevation | 577 m above the sea |
| Length | 21.1 km [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sense → Saane → Aare → Rhein → Nordsee |
| River system | Rhein |
Schwarzwasser is an approximately 21.1 kilometre (13.3 mi) long right tributary of the Sense River in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It drains a section of pre-Alpine hill country north of the Gantrisch chain and is part of the Rhine catchment area.[2]
Source area
The headwaters of the Schwarzwasser are located at about 1500 m a.s.l. on the municipal ground of Rüschegg north of the Gantrisch area, in a basin on the northern slope of the Süftenegg between the peaks of Pfyffe (1666 m a.s.l.) in the west and Schüpfenflue (1720 m a.s.l.) in the east. In the first 5 km, the Schwarzwasser torrent overcomes a difference in altitude of more than 700 m; the notch valley is mostly deeply sunken into the slope. At the foot of the slope in the area of Heubach and Eigrund, the valley is filled with erosion material (boulders and gravel). Here the Schwarzwasser joins the Wissenbach, the Biberze (both from the right) and the Gambach (from the left), all streams that drain the Gurnigel area.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Length of the rivers". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ↑ "Length of the rivers". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ↑ "Schwarzwasser-Sense". schweizmobil.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
External links
Media related to Schwarzwasser (Sense) at Wikimedia Commons