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Rein da Curnera

Coordinates: 46°39′9″N 8°42′43″E / 46.65250°N 8.71194°E / 46.65250; 8.71194
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Rein da Curnera
Reservoir Lai da Curnera with its inflow Rein da Curnera
Map
Location
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMultiple springs and glaciers at the Southern end of the valley,
 • coordinates46°34′54″N 8°42′55″E / 46.58167°N 8.71528°E / 46.58167; 8.71528
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Anterior Rhine near Tschamut in the Tujetsch valley,
 • coordinates
46°39′9″N 8°42′43″E / 46.65250°N 8.71194°E / 46.65250; 8.71194
Length8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVorderrheinRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftRein da Maighels
WaterbodiesLai da Curnera

The Rein da Curnera (in German: Curnerarhein) is a right tributary of the Anterior Rhine and one of the main tributaries of the Rhine (see Sources of the Rhine). It is fed from multiple sources and glaciers at the southern end of the valley. The river is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) long and flows north through the Val Curnera. Approximately in the middle of its route, a dam was constructed by Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG (the local hydropower company), which formed Lai da Curnera. At this point, the Rein da Curnera takes up a left tributary, the Rein da Maighels.

The Rein da Curnera flows into the Anterior Rhine near Tschamut in the Tujetsch valley.