Avers Rhine

Avers Rhine
Graubünden, Switzerland
Avers Rhine; Graubünden, Switzerland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of Bergalgabach and Jufer Rhine
• coordinates	46°24′3″N 9°32′56″E / 46.40083°N 9.54889°E
• elevation	1,931 m (6,335 ft)
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Hinterrhein in Andeer
• coordinates	46°34′59″N 9°25′20″E / 46.58306°N 9.42222°E
• elevation	1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin size	261 km2 (101 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	11.5 m3/s (410 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Hinterrhein→ Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Bergalgabach, Madrischer Rhein, Reno di Lei, Ual da Niemet
• right	Jufer Rhine, Ava da Starlera, Ava da Mulegn
Waterbodies	Innerferrarra reservoir

The Avers Rhine (

Graubünden

.

Course

It rises in

Albula

district. From this confluence, the Avers Rhine descends through a deep gorge, spanned by the 80-metre (260 ft) high Lezi Bridge. When it reaches the valley floor, it meets the slightly smaller Madrish Rhine.

After a few kilometers, it is joined from the left by the Reno di Lei, which flows almost entirely on Italian soil. The Lago di Lei reservoir is also on Italian soil, except for the dam which creates it, which was erected on Swiss territory.

The Avers Rhine continues its way through the

glacial valley is flanked by steep rocky slopes. The Avers Rhine then flows into the Hinterrhein in the Rofla Gorge above Andeer

.

The road in the Ferrera valley is a

cul de sac

.