Suze (river)

The Suze (German: Schüss) is a river in the Bernese Jura, canton of Bern, Switzerland.

Suze
Location
Country	Switzerland
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	47°05′39″N 6°52′12″E
Mouth	Lake Biel
• coordinates	47.1319°N 7.2337°E / 47.1319; 7.2337
Basin features
Progression	Lake Biel→ Aare→ Rhine→ North Sea

Down flow

It takes its source in a moorland at over 900 metres of altitude, in the high valley of Les Convers, (see: Renan). It flows down the whole length of the valley of Saint-Imier, (Erguel), leaving it through the gorge of Taubenloch, it flows across the city of Biel/Bienne into the Lake of Bienne, at the altitude of 429 metres, upon a stretch of 45 kilometres. It leaves it through the last leg of the Thielle river, merging into the Nidau-Büren channel (Aare river), just before the regulating dam Port .

Tributaries

Its main tributaries are la Dou, la Raissette, le Terbez and l'Orvine.

History

On December 21, 1991, the river has provoked significant flooding along its course: i.e. in Sonceboz, its level had raised by a significant 1.10 meter, with 65 cubic meters of water per second.

References

• [1] La Suze (site), canton de Bern. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Consulted on August 29, 2024.

See also

• Jura water correction
• List of rivers of Switzerland