Reuss

Also known as Reuss River, Reuss (river)

river in Switzerland

Key facts

Native name: Rüüss ( Alemannic German )
Country: Switzerland
Cantons: Uri , Lucerne , Aargau
Settlements: Andermatt (UR), Göschenen (UR), Altdorf (UR), Lucerne (LU), Bremgarten (AG)
Location: Furkareuss, above Furka Pass , Uri
Coordinates: 46°33′48″N 8°25′57″E / 46.56341°N 8.43259°E / 46.56341; 8.43259
Elevation: 2,640 m (8,660 ft)
Length: 164.4 km (102.2 mi)
Basin size: 3,426 km (1,323 sq mi)
Average: 140.4 m /s (4,960 cu ft/s) (MQ 1935-2013)
Minimum: 93 m /s (3,300 cu ft/s) (MNQ 1935-2013), 28.6 m /s (1,010 cu ft/s) (NNQ, 2006)
Maximum: 179 m /s (6,300 cu ft/s) (MHQ 1935-2013), 854 m /s (30,200 cu ft/s) (HHQ, 2005)
Progression: Aare → Rhine → North Sea
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

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Wikidata facts

Image: Luzern old part of town.JPG
Length: 159

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waterbody number: CH/38
Commons category: Reuss River
watershed area: 3425
discharge: 130.0

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The Reuss ( Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔʏs]; 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.

The Reuss is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhine, Ticino and Rhône.