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Map of lakes and rivers of Switzerland
The following is a list of rivers in
Switzerland :
Rivers by length
(> 100 km, only the length in Switzerland)
Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km2
Aare (or Aar) - 295 km - 17,779 km2
Rhône - 264 km - 10,403 km2
Reuss - 158 km - 3,425 km2
Linth and
Limmat together - 140 km - 2,416 km2
Saane/La Sarine - 128 km - 1,892 km2
Thur - 125 km
Saane/La Sarine at
Fribourg
(> 1000 km2 , only the area in Switzerland)
Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km2
Aare - 295 km - 17,779 km2
Rhône - 264 km - 10,403 km2
Reuss - 158 km - 3,425 km2
Linth /
Limmat - 140 km - 2,416 km2
Inn - 104 km - 2,150 km2
Saane/La Sarine - 128 km - 1,892 km2
Thur - 125 km - 1,724 km2
Ticino - 91 km - 1,616 km2
Hinterrhein - 57.3 km - 1,693 km2
Vorderrhein - 67.5 km - 1,514 km2
Doubs - 74 km - 1,310 km2
Kander - 44 km - 1,126 km2
Rivers by orography
The five river basins of Switzerland.
The
Aare at
Bern
Switzerland is drained into four directions:
Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea (the lower in the list, the more upstream). Some rivers (e.g. Danube) do not flow through Switzerland themselves, but they are mentioned for having Swiss tributaries. They are given in italics .
See also
References
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