The Urtene, also called the ''Urtenenbach'' is a river in the

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. It is an long tributary of the river

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. It drains a portion of the central Bernese Midland and belongs to the catchment area of the

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. The

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of Urtene is about . The yearly average flow at the mouth of the river is .

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External links

Ökologische Beurteilung des Flusslaufs der Urtene (pdf)1995GUTHRUF, J. et al. Renaturierung Urtene Holzmühle 2004-2007, Erfolgskontrolle 2008(pdf)2009
Rivers of Switzerland Rivers of the canton of Bern Tributaries of the Emme