Dischmabach | |
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![]() Dischmabach in the Dischma valley
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Country | Switzerland |
Location | Graubünden |
Basin features | |
Main source | Two headwaters come together in Dürrboden 2,700 m (8,900 ft) |
River mouth | Confluence with the Landwasser, 1,550 m (5,090 ft) 46°48′5″N 9°50′16″E / 46.80139°N 9.83778°ECoordinates: 46°48′5″N 9°50′16″E / 46.80139°N 9.83778°E |
Progression | Landwasser → Albula → Hinterrhein → Rhine → North Sea |
River system | Rhine |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
The Dischmabach is a river of approximately 15 km long in the river system of Albula. It drains the Dischma valley, its catchment area lies mainly in the area of the Swiss municipality of Davos.
The source Dischmabach has two equal headwaters. The one on the National Map of Switzerland is a creek without a registered name and has its headwaters in the area of the Scaletta Pass (46°41′37″N 9°55′35″E / 46.69361°N 9.92639°E). The other headwater is called Furggabach and has its headwaters on Fuorcla Grialetsch at 46°43′4″N 9°57′3″E / 46.71778°N 9.95083°E. The confluence of the two headwaters is at Dürrboden. Then the Dischmabach flows in a northwesterly direction through the elongated and gently sloping Dischma valley and flows into the Landwasser between Davos Dorf and Davos Platz.