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Also known as Lutschine

The Lütschine () is a river in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The Lütschine proper runs from Zweilütschinen, where its two tribututaries join, to Lake Brienz at Bönigen. The Schwarze Lütschine, or Black Lütschine, flows from Grindelwald to Zweilütschinen. The Weisse Lütschine, or White Lütschine, flows from the Lauterbrunnen Valley to Zweilütschinen. The common stretch of the river has a length of , whilst the Schwarze Lütschine is long and the Weisse Lütschine is long.

Key facts

River.name
Lütschine
River.image
Gsteigbrücke über die Lütschine 2011.jpg
River.image_caption
Lütschine in Wilderswil
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Switzerland
River.mouth
Lake Brienz
River.progression
Lake Brienz→

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Located in
Canton of Berne
Elevation
564
Image
WeisseLütschine.JPG
Length
23
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tributary
Saxetbach
mouth of the watercourse
Lake Brienz
lake on watercourse
Lake Brienz
waterbody number
CH/500
Commons category
Lütschine
drainage basin
Rhine basin
watershed area
380
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The Lütschine () is a river in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The Lütschine proper runs from Zweilütschinen, where its two tribututaries join, to Lake Brienz at Bönigen. The Schwarze Lütschine, or Black Lütschine, flows from Grindelwald to Zweilütschinen. The Weisse Lütschine, or White Lütschine, flows from the Lauterbrunnen Valley to Zweilütschinen. The common stretch of the river has a length of , whilst the Schwarze Lütschine is long and the Weisse Lütschine is long.

Both branches of the Lütschine include a large number of mountain streams as tributaries. A notable tributary of the Schwarze Lütschine, emerging from the gorge of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, is confusingly referred to as "Weisse Lütschine". The highest point of the drainage basin is the Jungfrau.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lütschine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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