The Avers Rhine ( rm, Ragn da Ferrera, german: Averser Rhein) is a

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of the Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Course

It rises in

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at the confluence of the Bergalgabach with the slightly smaller Jufer Rhine. The Jufer Rhine rises in, and is named after,

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, the highest permanent settlement in Europe, near the border with Albula district. From this confluence, the Avers Rhine descends through a deep gorge, spanned by the high Lezi Bridge. When it reaches the valley floor, it meets the slightly smaller Madrish Rhine. After a few kilometers, it is joined from the left by the ''Reno di Lei'', which flows almost entirely on

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soil. The ''Lago di Lei'' reservoir is also on Italian soil, except for the dam which creates it, which was erected on Swiss territory. The Avers Rhine continues its way through the

Val Ferrera The Ferrera Valley ( rm, Val Ferrera, german: Ferreratal) is a valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden between Schams and Avers. It is 10 km long and is drained by the Avers Rhine. The only villages in the valley are Innerferrera and Aus ...

valley, which contains two populated places. The upper village is Innerferrera ( rm, Calantgil), where the river is dammed, forming the Innerferrera reservoir since 1961. Below Ausserferrera ( rm, Farera), the

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is flanked by steep rocky slopes. The Avers Rhine then flows into the Hinterrhein in the

Rofla Gorge The Rofla Gorge ( rm, Puntcrap, german: Roflaschlucht) is an ancient and narrow section of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur between Sufers and Andeer in the canton of Graubünden. This narrow gorge was another obstacle on the approach to t ...

above

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Tributaries

Left tributaries

* Bergalgabach (largest headwater of the Avers Rhine) * Madrish Rhine ( rm, Ägua da Madris) * Reno di Lei * Ual da Niemet Landeskarte der Schweiz 1:25000

Right tributaries

* Jufer Rhine * Maleggabach * Ava da Starlera * Ava da Mulegn * Aua Granda

Footnotes

Rivers of Switzerland Rivers of Graubünden Avers {{Switzerland-river-stub