
The river Reuss in the old part of
Lucerne
The
River 'Reuss' is one of the largest rivers in
Switzerland. The Reuss, the
Aar, and the
Limmat come together near
Brugg at the "Watercastle of Europe". After the confluence the river continues as the Aar, which flows into the
Rhine, which runs through
Germany into the
North Sea.
Rising in the
Gotthard massif, the Reuss runs from the
Urserental to the
Aare. It runs through
Lake Lucerne (German ''Vierwaldstaettersee''), where a pioneering
needle dam (just upstream from the
Spreuerbrücke) maintains the water level. The Reuss continues through the
Schöllenen Gorge and under the legendary
Devil's Bridge at
St. Gotthard Pass before joining the Aare near
Windisch.
Near
Bremgarten, the river is dammed forming
Flachsee.
See also
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Kapellbrücke