Areuse
Sign in to saveThe Areuse is the principal river of the canton of Neuchâtel, flowing through the districts of Val-de-Travers and Boudry. It is attested as Orose in 1107, Arosa in 1280, and La Reuse in 1595.
Key facts
- River.name
- Areuse
- River.image
- Picswiss NE-21-48.jpg
- River.mouth
- Lake Neuchâtel, between Boudry and Cortaillod
- River.basin_size
- 405 km²
- River.length
- 31 km
- River.mouth_elevation
- 431 m
- River.country
- Switzerland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- watercourse
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Neuchâtel
- Elevation
- +431
- Image
- Picswiss NE-21-49.jpg
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- P403
- Lake Neuchâtel
- P4614
- Rhine basin
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Hydrology and water supply
- Gorges and nature reserve
- River corrections
- Industrial use
- Bibliography
- References
The Areuse is the principal river of the canton of Neuchâtel, flowing through the districts of Val-de-Travers and Boudry. It is attested as Orose in 1107, Arosa in 1280, and La Reuse in 1595.
The river rises as a vauclusian spring at La Doux, near Saint-Sulpice (NE), fed by resurgence from the La Brévine valley (Lac des Taillères) and the eastern part of the Verrières syncline, at an elevation of 799 m. It flows 31 km before emptying into Lake Neuchâtel at the boundary of the municipalities of Boudry and Cortaillod, at 431 m.