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Linth

Its 19th-century canalisation by Hans Conrad Escher ("von der Linth") ended centuries of flooding and reshaped the Glarus plain.

Total length
40 km
Source
Tödi massif glaciers, Glarus
Flows into
Walensee, continues as the Linth Canal into Lake Zurich
Discharge
Not verified
Canton
Glarus, St. Gallen, Schwyz
Towns
Glarus, Näfels, Weesen

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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Nearby

  1. Lake Geneva580 km²Lake
  2. Lake Neuchâtel215 km²Lake
  3. Lake Constance536 km²Lake
  4. Lake Lucerne113 km²Lake
  5. Lake Zurich88 km²Lake
  6. Lake Thun47 km²Lake

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