Schwarzwasser (Sense)

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
• elevation	ca. 1,500 m above the sea
Mouth
• location	Sense
• coordinates	46°51′47″N 7°21′35″E
• elevation	577 m above the sea
Length	21.1 km
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.

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.

See also

• List of rivers of Switzerland

External links

• Media related to Schwarzwasser (Sense) at Wikimedia Commons