The Orbe (french: L'Orbe) is a river of the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

basin. It starts in

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and flows to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

where it forms the river

Thielle The river Thielle (french: La Thielle, or La Thièle, german: Zihl), is a tributary to the Aare, in the Swiss Seeland. The Thielle results from the merging of the Orbe and Talent, northeast of the little city of Orbe in the Swiss canton of Vaud ...

at its confluence with the river Talent. Not to be mistaken with the

Orbe Orbe (; la, Urba; older german: Orbach, ; frp, Orba) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois. History Orbe is first mentioned about 2 ...

, which is a

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of the Arrats.

Geography

The Orbe has its source near Rousses, forms the lac des Rousses before flowing down to

lac de Joux __NOTOC__ Lac de Joux () is a lake in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. With a surface area of 9.5 km², it is the largest lake in Switzerland lying above 1,000 metres.See List of lakes in Switzerland for details. Lac d ...

canton of Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...

. It disappears naturally underground for a stretch of 4 km, to reappear in

Vallorbe Vallorbe () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as ''de valle urbanensi''. In 1148 it was mentioned as ''de valle urbe''. Geography Vallorbe ...

- where a special ecotourism site was created, the

Vallorbe Caves Vallorbe () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as ''de valle urbanensi''. In 1148 it was mentioned as ''de valle urbe''. Geography Vallor ...

(note, to re-edit - http://www.grottesdevallorbe.ch/). Soon after, in

, the river merges with the Talent and takes the name of ''Thielle''. Flowing through

Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. The population of Yverdon-les-Bains, , was ...

, it joins the lac de Neuchâtel. It flows out of it through the Thielle channel to the Nidau-Büren channel in

Nidau Nidau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Nidau is first mentioned in 1196 as ''Nidowe''. In 1352, it was recorded in Latin as ''Nydow''. The remains of a number of ...

, just before the regulating dam Port established between

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and Brügg that controls the levels of the three lakes of Seeland. The Orbe and Thielle drain all the waters from the Canton of Vaud to the Rhine, with the exception of the river Venoge, divided by the

Mormont ''Le Mormont'' is a hill in the Swiss canton of Vaud, rising to an elevation of 605 metres, with a prominence of about 115 metres. It is part of the Éclépens municipality between lakes Neuchatel and Geneva. The name is first recorded in AD ...

, watershed between the former and the Rhone basins.

History

See Jura water correction.

Itinerary

Les Rousses Les Rousses () is a commune in the Canton of Hauts de Bienne of Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, on the Swiss border. The Lac des Rousses is located northeast of the village of Les Rousses beside the r ...

** Lac des Rousses **

Bois-d'Amont Bois-d'Amont () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Jura department The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France. The ...

Enters

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territory *

Canton de Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...

Le Chenit Le Chenit is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the Vallée de Joux. History Le Chenit is first mentioned in 1489 as ''Chinit''. Geography Le Chenit has an area, , of . Of th ...

Lac de Joux __NOTOC__ Lac de Joux () is a lake in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. With a surface area of 9.5 km², it is the largest lake in Switzerland lying above 1,000 metres.See List of lakes in Switzerland for details. Lac d ...

** Le Pont **underground stretch **

Les Clées Les Clées is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Les Clées is first mentioned in 1134 as ''Clees''. Above the village are the remains of the castle. The keep was restored in t ...

**Leaves the community's territory in the plain of Orbe

Tributaries

*Ruisseau des Epoisats *La Jougnena *Le Talent

References

External links

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