Urtene Explained

Urtene
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Switzerland
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Bern
Discharge1 Min:1.36m3/s
Discharge1 Avg:2.03m3/s
Discharge1 Max:2.81m3/s
Source1:A number of small streams in the Moossee Valley
Source1 Location:Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern
Source1 Coordinates:47.0303°N 7.4456°W
Mouth:Emme
Mouth Location:below the Hof settlement between Bätterkinden and Schalunen, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Mouth Coordinates:47.1194°N 7.535°W
Progression:Emme

The Urtene, also called the Urtenenbach is a river in the Swiss Canton of Bern. It is an 18km (11miles) long tributary of the river Emme. It drains a portion of the central Bernese Midland and belongs to the catchment area of the Rhine. The Drainage basin of Urtene is about 96km2. The yearly average flow at the mouth of the river is 2.03m3/s.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FOEN- Mean runoff and flow regime types for the river network of Switzerland . Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN) . www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/home.html . 31 December 2000 . 10 June 2020.