Massa River
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The Massa River is a river in the Swiss canton of Valais that flows from the Aletsch Glacier through a deep gorge before joining the Rhône.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossesMunicipality |
Blatten bei Naters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Rhône drainage basin ⓘ |
| elevationAtMouth | about 650 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationAtSource | about 2200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalSignificance | part of Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage core zone ⓘ |
| feedsInfrastructure | Gebidem dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Rhône River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aletsch region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massa Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsValley | Massa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | glacially carved gorge ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Massa suspension bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlowRegime | nival-glacial ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalSourceType | glacial river ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | German-speaking Valais ⓘ |
| hasLocalNameInGerman | Massa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
canyoning
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ river trekking ⓘ |
| hasType | alpine river ⓘ |
| isTributaryOf | Rhône River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep gorge
ⓘ
glacial meltwater ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aletsch Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belalp NERFINISHED ⓘ Riederalp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Rhône River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Blatten bei Naters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brig-Glis NERFINISHED ⓘ Naters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Great Aletsch Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aletsch Arena region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakDischargeSeason | summer ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Rhône basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source | Aletsch Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| waterColor | turquoise ⓘ |
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