Sissle
Encyclopedia
The Sissle is a 16-kilometer long river
in the Swiss
canton of Aargau
in Switzerland
. It is a tributary of the Rhine and drains the eastern part of the Fricktal
. The largest town on the river is Frick.
The river rises in the municipalities of Schinznach-Dorf
and Thalheim at an altitude of on the southern slope of Mount Dreierberg and the northern slope of Mount Zeiher Homberg, in the Jura Mountains
. Shortly after the source, the river breaks through a water gap
between the Dreierberg mountain and the Zeiher Homberg and then falls off rapidly. It passed the Talmatt and delimits the district Iberg of the municipailty of Zeihen. After about two and a half kilometers, the Sissle flows past Effingen
railway station and the west portal of the Bözberg Tunnel
, at a height of about 450 meters. The river had to be canalized here when the railway was constructed.
From here on, the landscape is fairly flat and the river follows the A3 motorway. It flows freely until Hornussen and is then canalized until Eiken
, where it changes direction from northwest to north, and enters the Rhine valley. It takes up the left tributary Bruggbach, coming from Wittnau. The last 2.5 km of the Sissle meander
strongly. It ends at the village of Sisseln
, where it flows into the High Rhine
at an altitude of 290 meters.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
canton of Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is a tributary of the Rhine and drains the eastern part of the Fricktal
Fricktal
The Fricktal region is the northwest finger extending from the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is situated in Northwestern Switzerland east of Basel, between the High Rhine forming the border with Germany in the north and the Jura Mountains in the south. The Fricktal contains the districts of...
. The largest town on the river is Frick.
The river rises in the municipalities of Schinznach-Dorf
Schinznach-Dorf
Schinznach-Dorf is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schinznach-Dorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 46.0% is forested...
and Thalheim at an altitude of on the southern slope of Mount Dreierberg and the northern slope of Mount Zeiher Homberg, in the Jura Mountains
Jura mountains
The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...
. Shortly after the source, the river breaks through a water gap
Water gap
A water gap is an opening or notch which flowing water has carved through a mountain range. Water gaps often offer a practical route for road and rail transport to cross mountain ridges.- Geology :...
between the Dreierberg mountain and the Zeiher Homberg and then falls off rapidly. It passed the Talmatt and delimits the district Iberg of the municipailty of Zeihen. After about two and a half kilometers, the Sissle flows past Effingen
Effingen
Effingen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Effingen is first mentioned in 1284 as Efingen though the area was settled earlier. The earliest evidence of a settlement is a High Middle Ages chapel with associated Alamanni graves.Effingen belonged...
railway station and the west portal of the Bözberg Tunnel
Bözberg Tunnel
The Bözberg Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A3 motorway from Basel to Sargans.The tunnel is long.It lies in a hilly area between Frick and Baden, in Aargau....
, at a height of about 450 meters. The river had to be canalized here when the railway was constructed.
From here on, the landscape is fairly flat and the river follows the A3 motorway. It flows freely until Hornussen and is then canalized until Eiken
Eiken
is a heavily fanservice-themed manga and anime series created by Seiji Matsuyama. The story depicts the life of schoolboy Densuke Mifune after he is forced into the mysterious Eiken Club, which is populated only by females, several of whom have enormous breasts....
, where it changes direction from northwest to north, and enters the Rhine valley. It takes up the left tributary Bruggbach, coming from Wittnau. The last 2.5 km of the Sissle meander
Meander
A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...
strongly. It ends at the village of Sisseln
Sisseln
Sisseln is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Sisseln has an area, , of . Of this area, or 32.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.8% is forested...
, where it flows into the High Rhine
High Rhine
The High Rhine is the name used in Germany for the part of the Rhine River that flows westbound from Lake Constance to Basel.The High Rhine begins at the outflow of the Rhine from the Untersee in Stein am Rhein and turns into the Upper Rhine in Basel...
at an altitude of 290 meters.