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.

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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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Aletsch Glacier drainsInto Massa River
Aletsch Glacier feeds Massa River