The Rein da Maighels (german: Maighelserrhein) is one of the main tributaries of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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Sources of the Rhine
Lake Toma in the Swiss canton of Graubünden is generally regarded as the Source of the Rhine. Its outflow is called Rein da Tuma and after a few kilometers, it forms the '' Vorderrhein/Rein Anteriur'' ( en, Anterior Rhine). The course of this ri ...
) and is a tributary to the
Rein da Curnera
The Rein da Curnera (in german: Curnerarhein) is a right tributary of the Anterior Rhine and one of the main tributaries of the Rhine (see Sources of the Rhine). It is fed from multiple sources and glaciers at the southern end of the valley. The ...
. The firm ''Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG'' has built a
hydropower
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dam
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creating a reservoir, called the ''
Lai da Curnera
Lai da Curnera is a reservoir on the river Rein da Curnera in the municipality of Tujetsch, in the Grisons, Switzerland. The reservoir is linked to Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Nalps in the neighboring valley. The lake's volume is and its s ...
'', into which both rivers now flow.
The origin of the Rein da Maighels is the Maghels Glacier ( rm, Glatscher da Maighels) on the ''
Piz Ravetsch'' near the point where the cantons of
Graubünden,
Ticino
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and
Uri Uri may refer to:
Places
* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
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* Uri (island), an island off Malakula Islan ...
meet. From the glacier, the Rein da Maighels flows north, through the ''Val da Maighels'', then east, through ''Val Platta between ''Piz Cavradi'' and ''Piz Piogn Crap'', then into ''Val Curnera'' and into the Lai da Curnera reservoir.
Rivers of Switzerland
Rivers of Graubünden
Tujetsch
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