Vorderrhein
River in Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vorderrhein (German: [ˈfɔʁdɐˌʁaɪn] ⓘ; Sursilvan: Rein Anteriurⓘ; Sutsilvan: Ragn Anteriur; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: Rain Anteriur; Surmiran: Ragn anteriour; "Anterior Rhine") is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment area of 1,512 square kilometres (584 square miles) is located predominantly in the canton of Graubünden,Switzerland. The Vorderrhein is about 76 kilometres (47 mi) long, thus more than 5% longer than the Hinterrhein (each measured to the farthest source). The Vorderrhein, however, has an average water flow of 53.8 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s), which is less than the flow of the Hinterrhein. According to the Atlas of Switzerland of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography,[1] the source of the Vorderrhein—and thus of the Rhine—is located north of the Rein da Tuma and Lake Toma.
Vorderrhein Anterior Rhine | |
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Native name |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Canton of Graubünden |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lai Urlaun |
• coordinates | 46°37′34″N 8°41′04″E |
Mouth | |
• location | Reichenau |
• coordinates | 46°49′24″N 9°24′28″E |
• elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
Length | 76 km (47 mi) |
Basin size | 1,512 km2 (584 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 53.8 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
Vorderrhein was also the name of a judicial district that was created in 1851 with the reorganization of the judiciary of Graubünden. In 2001, it was annexed by the District Surselva.
The largest communities along the Vorderrhein are Disentis and Ilanz.