The river Aar, Gorge of the Aar, between Innertkirchen and Meiringen, Switzerland

The Wasserschloss

The Water Castle of Switzerland (German: Wasserschloss) is the region where the confluence of the river Reuss into the Aar and 1km downstream the confluence of the river Limmat into the Aar are located (altitude 330m), in Vogelsang, municipality of Gebenstorf 47.495°N 8.236°E.

The confluence of the river Reuss, coming from the bottom right, into the river Aar, coming from the left, 27 April 2010.

Photographer: Roland zh

Editing: T. Demand

License: CCbysa

The confluence of the river Limmat, coming from the right, into the river Aar, coming from the left, 27 April 2010.

Photographer: Roland zh

Editing: T. Demand

License: CCbysa

After the confluences, the Aar carries a mean value of 555m³/s, whereof 315m³/s are brought by the Aar, 140m³/s by the Reuss and 100m³/s by the Limmat. This alluvial site is protected by law since 1989.

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