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The Rein da Tuma is a river in
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 ...
, in the
Canton of Graubünden The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include: *german: (Kanton) Graubünden ; * Romansh: ** rm, label= Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun ** rm, label=Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun ** rm, label=Surmiran, (Cant ...
. It rises east of the
Rossbodenstock Rossbodenstock is a mountain peak of the Saint-Gotthard Massif and part of the Lepontine Alps south of the Oberalp Pass. It is high; its peak is located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden, which follows the ridge from ...
with two or three mountain streams, that flow across the Tuma Alp into the
Lake Toma The Tomasee ( rm, Lai da Tuma or ) is a lake at the northern face of Piz Badus, above the village of Tschamut in Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is . It is the source of the Anterior Rhine and is deemed to be the official source of the R ...
(German: ''Tomasee'', Romansh: ''Lai da Tuma''). Before reaching the lake, it flows through a plain and forms small
meanders A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...
. The Rein da Tuma flows out of Lake Toma on the north east and flows as
Anterior Rhine The Vorderrhein (German; English: ''Anterior Rhine''; Sursilvan: ; Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Anteriur''; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: ''Rain Anteriur''; Surmiran: ''Ragn anteriour'') is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment are ...
past the village of ''Tschamut'' in the municipality of
Tujetsch Tujetsch (; german: Tavetsch) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is the westernmost municipality of the canton, connected to Urseren ( canton of Uri) by the Oberalp Pass. History The uppe ...
. Rivers of Switzerland Rivers of Graubünden Tujetsch {{Switzerland-river-stub