river
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canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on ...
and a tributary of the Minster river. It has a length of .
Course of the river
The Waag rises in the mountains of Gross Stärnen and Chli Stärnen at the Schwyz Alps, in the municipality of
Oberiberg
Oberiberg is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the village of Oberiberg and the hamlet and ski area of Hoch-Ybrig.
History
Oberiberg is first mentioned around 1217-22 ...
, and flows north-northeast into the village of
Unteriberg
Unteriberg is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Besides the village of Unteriberg, the municipality includes the villages of Studen, Waag, Stöcken and Herti.
History
Unteriberg is first mention ...
.
At Laueli, the Waag reaches the valley floor, where the artificial
Sihlsee
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The Sihlsee (in English sometimes called ''Lake Sihl'') is an artificial lake in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near the town of Einsiedeln. The lake was created by damming the river Sihl and flooding a section of the upper Sihl Valley.
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reservoir flows into it. It initially crosses the valley in a north-easterly direction, before it takes the Weglosenbach at the Weglosen valley station and turns north. Immediately afterwards, the Gänigenbach flows into it from the east in Fuchsenweid, than proceeds to flow alongside the H386 road.
The Waag passes Lehweid, Hintertwingi, Twingi and Vordertwingi, where the Sitibach flows towards it from the east, before it resumes its northeasterly course. It then passes the villages of
Waag
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and Herti, before finally flowing into the Minster river.