Aabach (Greifensee)
Aabach | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Pfäffikersee |
Mouth | Greifensee |
• coordinates | 47°21′06″N 8°41′20″E / 47.3516°N 8.6888°ECoordinates: 47°21′06″N 8°41′20″E / 47.3516°N 8.6888°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | Greifensee→ Glatt→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Aabach (also Aa, or Ustermer Aa for disambiguation with the Mönchaltorfer Aa) is a minor river in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. At a length of 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi), it flows from Pfäffikersee to the Greifensee. Its valley is known as Aatal ("Aa Valley"), eponymous of the settlement Aathal.
Gallery[]
Aabach on Lake Pfäffikon
Aabach reservoir in Wetzikon
Aabach nearby Aathal-Seegräben (Aa Valley)
Usterner Aa in Uster
Usterner Aa on Lake Greifen
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ustermer Aa. |
- Müller, Ueli: Aa (Aabach) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2000-09-20.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Rhine
- Rivers of Switzerland
- Rivers of the canton of Zürich
- Glatt basin
- Pfäffikersee
- Canton of Zürich geography stubs
- Switzerland river stubs