Glatt (Rhine)

Coordinates: 47°34′26″N 8°28′15″E / 47.5740°N 8.4709°E / 47.5740; 8.4709
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Glatt
Zürich
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGreifensee
 • elevation435 m (1,427 ft)
Rheinsfelden)
 • coordinates
47°34′26″N 8°28′15″E / 47.5740°N 8.4709°E / 47.5740; 8.4709
 • elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Length35.7 km (22.2 mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionRhine→ North Sea

Glatt (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlat]) is the name of a lesser affluent to the High Rhine in the Unterland of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It is 35.7 kilometres (22.2 mi) long and flows out from the Greifensee through the Glatt Valley, discharging into the Rhine by Glattfelden. Whereas the upper reaches are only gently inclined, the stream gets steeper beneath, forming banks of bed load.

Name and History

The earliest mention of the Glatt (fluvii, qui dicitur glat) dates to 1034. The hydronym reflects the (feminine)

vögte
) in the 16th century.

Several

Glattbrugg, Glattfelden, Glattpark, Glattalbahn, Glattzentrum, Niederglatt and Oberglatt
.

After a first attempt to regulate the stream in 1593 and a rudimentary project in the early 19th century, the largest reshapings took place during the time from 1878 to 1895. In 1936, another straightening was carried out as a preliminary work to the construction of the

hydroelectric power stations
built in the late 19th century at the lower course of the stream disappeared.

The Glatt was formerly abounding with fish. Owing to the accelerated growth of

Zurich's agglomeration during the 20th century and the insufficiency of the purification plants built in the 1960s, it has been strongly polluted; from 1994 to 2002, the sewage system was restructured by driving a tunnel between the Glatt Valley and the Limmat Valley
.

See also

  • Rivers of Switzerland

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References

  1. ^ Geoserver of the Swiss Confederation
  2. ISBN 2-601-03336-3
    , p. 646.

Further reading


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