The Ruetz River flows from the glacier area of the valley to the Wipptal

Wipptal

The Wipptal is a valley extending along the Sill River southward from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, where the Sill meets the larger Inn river, up to the Brenner Pass at the Austro-Italian border, one of the lowest passes across the Central Eastern Alps...

 in north-east direction. Near the famous "Europe bridge

Europe bridge

Europe bridge is the name of several bridges in Europe :*In Austria as Europabrücke**Europabrücke, a bridge over the Wipp valley , highest bridge in Europe until 2004 and Millau Viaduct achievement*In Belgium as Pont de l'Europe...

" it merges with the Sill River

Sill River

The Sill is a 35 km long river in Tyrol, Austria. It is one of the larger tributaries of the Inn River in the Austrian Tyrol. It flows through the Wipptal valley north to Innsbruck. Its source lies east of the Brenner Pass. At the "Sillzwickel" - the name of the point where it meets the Inn at...

 after a route length of appr. 25 km. The river crosses straight the village of Fulpmes

Fulpmes

Fulpmes is a village in Tyrolese Stubaital, Austria, with a population of approximately 4000...

providing a nearby power station of the Austrian Railway Services with electricity.

As a typical rapid-river the Ruetz is pretty dangerous and full of rapids. Before several defence structures had been constructed, it was quite feared due to floods. However, the water quality is very good and several communities in the Stubai Valley use the river as drinking water resource.