Dischmabach

The Dischmabach

The Dischmabach is an approximately 15 km long river in the river system of Albula. It drains the Dischma, its catchment area is mainly in the field of the Swiss municipality of Davos.

The Dischmabach has two evenly matched source streams. The Dischmabach has its headwaters in the area of Scalettapass ( Dischmabach source 146.6932663261119.92523025333332700 ). The other source stream that Furggabach, has its headwaters in the Fuorcia because Grialetsch ( Furggabach Quelle46.7177019161119.95083789333332650 ). Both source streams unite at Dürrboden ( Dischmabach - Quellenvereinigung46.7203892897229.92314032166672010 ). Then the Dischmabach flows in a northwesterly direction through the long-drawn and gently sloping Dischma and flows between Davos Dorf and Davos-Platz in the land of water.

Within the Hinter Rhine system, the sources of Dischmabachs away with about 72 km at the farthest from the confluence of the front and rear Rhine. Only the front- Rhine system belonging sources of Rein da Medel, pure and clean because there Maighels Curnera (about 74-76 km ) have this connection to a greater distance. But above all starts with the Dischmabach the hydrological main strand of the Alpine Rhine, which is formed from the larger at each confluence ( water-rich ) flow (see also Rheinquelle ). Thus, the Dischmabach one of the main headwaters of the Rhine.

Flood

The mean annual flood of Dischmabachs is at the level Kriegsmatte 11:40 m³ / s The highest ever recorded annual peak was registered in 1975 and was there 19:10 m³ / s

The flood probabilities for the Dischmabach will become apparent from the following table: