Sissle
| Sissle German: Sisslen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Sissle (German) |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Laufenburg District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South slope of Mount Dreierberg, Schinznach-Dorf |
| • elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with High Rhine at Sisseln, |
• coordinates | 47°33′15″N 7°58′54″E / 47.55417°N 7.98167°E |
• elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Sissle (
Frick
.
The river rises in the municipalities of
Bözberg railway tunnel
, at an elevation of about 450 metres (1,480 ft). The river had to be canalized here when the railway was constructed.
From here on, the landscape is fairly flat and the river follows the
Wittnau. The last 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of the Sissle meander strongly. It ends at the village of Sisseln, where it flows into the High Rhine
at an elevation of 290 metres (950 ft).
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