Emme

Water type: River
Basin: Aare -> Rhine -> Waal -> Upper Merwede (Boven Merwede) -> Lower Merwede (Beneden Merwede) -> Old Meuse (Oude Maas) -> Het Scheur -> Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) -> North Sea
Continent:
Europe
Climate:
Continental
Country:
Switzerland
Largest tributaries
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
The Emme is a river in Switzerland. It rises in the Alps between the peaks of Hohgant and Augstmatthorn in the canton of Bern. The Emme is 80 kilometres long and flows through the Emmental and between Zuchwil and Luterbach into the Aare. The drainage area is 983 km2. The average discharge at the mouth is approximately 20,000 litres per second. The maximum discharge can be up to 500,000 L/s.