Landwasser

Landwasser
The Landwasser on the Davoser plateau next to the RhB track between Davos Platz and Frauenkirch near In der Islen, looking downstream, south-west.
Location
Country	Switzerland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Flüalabach, Davos Dorf, Graubünden, Switzerland
• elevation	1,560 m (5,120 ft)
Mouth
• location	Albula (river) below Filisur
• coordinates	46°40′11″N 9°39′54″E / 46.66972°N 9.66500°E / 46.66972; 9.66500
• elevation	955 m (3,133 ft)
Length	30.5 km (19.0 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Albula→ Hinterrhein→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Landwasser is a 30.5-kilometre (19.0 mi) river in canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Its origin was Lake Davos before this was turned into a reservoir for a power station. Nowadays it is prolonged by the creek Flüelabach at its source and changes its name near Davos Dorf. The town of Davos is the largest, uppermost, and, except for the last bit, the only larger settlement on the river. Landwasser empties into the Albula below the village of Filisur.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landwasser.

• Landwasser Viaduct
• List of rivers of Switzerland

This page was last edited on 11 June 2024, at 18:52