Swiss Plateau hydrological network

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The Swiss Plateau hydrological network is the interconnected system of rivers, streams, and related water bodies that drain the central lowland region of Switzerland between the Jura Mountains and the Alps.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrological network
river drainage system
containsLake Greifensee (lake)
surface form: Greifensee

Hallwilersee
Lake Baldegg
Lake of Biel
surface form: Lake Biel

Hallwilersee
surface form: Lake Hallwil

Lake Murten
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Zug
Lake Zurich
Pfäffikersee
Lake Sempach
surface form: Sempachersee
country Switzerland
drains Swiss Plateau
drainsRegionType central lowland of Switzerland
flowsToSeaVia Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
hasCharacteristic dense drainage network
high river regulation and channelization in lowlands
significant groundwater resources
hasMajorOutflowBasin Aare basin
Rhine River Basin
surface form: Rhine basin

Rhône river basin
surface form: Rhône basin
hasPrincipalRiver Aare
Broye
Emme
Glatt
Limmat
Reuss basin
surface form: Reuss

Sarine
Thur
Töss
includesWaterBodyType groundwater system
lake
river
stream
wetland
influences Swiss agriculture
Swiss settlement patterns
Swiss transportation corridors
locatedBetween Jura Mountains
Swiss Alps
locatedIn Swiss Plateau
monitoredBy Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
partOf hydrology of Switzerland
subjectTo flood management measures
water quality protection policies

Referenced by (5)

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Arve River partOf Swiss Plateau hydrological network
Jura water correction system isPartOf Swiss Plateau hydrological network
this entity surface form: Swiss national water management system
Limmat partOf Swiss Plateau hydrological network
Reuss River partOf Swiss Plateau hydrological network
this entity surface form: Swiss Plateau hydrological system
Thur River partOf Swiss Plateau hydrological network