Massa River

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The Massa River is a river in the Swiss canton of Valais that flows from the Aletsch Glacier through a deep gorge before joining the Rhône.

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Label Occurrences
Massa River canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent Europe
country Switzerland
crossesMunicipality Blatten bei Naters
Naters
drainageBasin Rhône drainage basin
elevationAtMouth about 650 metres above sea level
elevationAtSource about 2200 metres above sea level
environmentalSignificance part of Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage core zone
feedsInfrastructure Gebidem dam
flowsInto Rhône River
flowsThrough Aletsch region
Massa Gorge
formsValley Massa Valley
geologicalFeature glacially carved gorge
hasBridge Massa suspension bridge
hasFlowRegime nival-glacial
hasHydrologicalSourceType glacial river
hasLanguageRegion German-speaking Valais
hasLocalNameInGerman Massa
hasTourismActivity canyoning
hiking
river trekking
hasType alpine river
isTributaryOf Rhône River
knownFor deep gorge
glacial meltwater
steep canyon walls
locatedIn Swiss Alps
canton of Valais
linked to: Canton of Valais
locatedInProtectedArea UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
locatedNear Aletsch Forest
Belalp
linked to: Fiescheralp

Riederalp
mouth Rhône River
nearbySettlement Blatten bei Naters
Brig-Glis
Naters
originatesFrom Great Aletsch Glacier
linked to: Aletsch Glacier
partOf Aletsch Arena region
peakDischargeSeason summer
riverSystem Rhône basin
linked to: Rhône river basin
source Aletsch Glacier
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
waterColor turquoise

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aletsch Glacier drainsInto Massa River
Aletsch Glacier feeds Massa River
Oberaletsch Glacier flowsInto Massa River