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The Ergolz is the main river in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. It rises on Mount Geisflue in the Faltenjura mountains in the upper region of Basel-Landschaft, on the border with Aargau and Solothurn, and joins the Rhine at Augst. Among the tributaries of the Ergolz are Eibach, Homburgerbach, Diegterbach, Frenke (Anterior and Posterior Frenke), Orisbach, Röserenbach and ''''.

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Ergolz
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Ergolz Bild02.jpg
River.image_caption
The Ergolz at Sissach
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Ergolz.png
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Location
River.subdivision_name2
Basel-Landschaft
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Country
River.subdivision_name1
Switzerland
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Schafmatt, Greisflue, Rohr, Solothurn
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Confluence with Rhine between Augst and Kaiseraugst

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Elevation
266
Image
Ergolz Bild02.jpg
Length
30
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Commons category
Ergolz
waterbody number
CH/2
watershed area
261
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The Ergolz is the main river in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. It rises on Mount Geisflue in the Faltenjura mountains in the upper region of Basel-Landschaft, on the border with Aargau and Solothurn, and joins the Rhine at Augst. Among the tributaries of the Ergolz are Eibach, Homburgerbach, Diegterbach, Frenke (Anterior and Posterior Frenke), Orisbach, Röserenbach and ''''.

== Numerical data == left|thumb|Source of the Ergolz in Oltingen Since 1934 the water level and discharge of the Ergolz have been measured at Liestal. During these more than 70 years, the average flow towards the Rhine was . During 2006, the average flow was . The peak in that year was on 10 April 2006, at . The extreme values measured at Liestal were a minimum of (in 1947) and a maximum of (in 1999).

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