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Index Jura water correction

The correction of the waters of the Swiss Jura consisted of a wide series of hydrological undertakings carried out in Switzerland in the region of the three lakes: Lake Morat connected to Lake Neuchatel by the Broye Canal, the latter connected to Lake Biel by the Thielle Canal, an area called the "Seeland”.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 41 relations: Aarberg, Aare, Büren an der Aare, Bernese Jura, Brügg, Bern, Broye, Canal, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Jura, Canton of Neuchâtel, Canton of Solothurn, Cantons of Switzerland, Emme (river), Flumenthal, Flumenthal Dam, Grand Marais, Seeland, Hagneck, High- and low-level, Johann Rudolf Schneider, Jura Mountains, Kander (Switzerland), La Sarraz, Lake Biel, Lake Morat, Lake Neuchâtel, Lake Thun, Luterbach, Meienried, Murgenthal, Regulating Dam Port, Seeland, Switzerland, Rhône, Rhine, Richard La Nicca, Seeland (Switzerland), Seerücken, Storm drain, Suze (river), Switzerland, Thielle, Vaud.

  2. Canals in Switzerland
  3. Water transport in Switzerland

Aarberg

Aarberg is a historic town and a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Aare

The Aare or Aar is the main tributary of the High Rhine (its discharge even exceeds that of the latter at their confluence) and the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland. Jura water correction and Aare are water transport in Switzerland.

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Büren an der Aare

Büren an der Aare (usually abbreviated with Büren a.A., means Büren on the Aare) is a historic town and a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Bernese Jura

Bernese Jura (Jura bernois,, German: Berner Jura) is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of ten administrative divisions of the canton.

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Brügg, Bern

Brügg is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Broye

The Broye (Brouye) is a 68 km long river, in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, in Switzerland.

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Canal

Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi).

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Canton of Bern

The canton of Bern, or Berne (Kanton Bern; canton de Berne; Chantun Berna; Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

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Canton of Fribourg

The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg (Canton de Fribourg; Kanton Freiburg; Canton de Fribôrg Chantun Friburg; Canton Friburgo) is located in western Switzerland.

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Canton of Jura

The Republic and Canton of Jura (République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland.

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Canton of Neuchâtel

The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (République et Canton de Neuchâtel, Kanton Neuenburg; Chantun Neuchâtel; Cantone di Neuchâtel) is a mostly French-speaking canton in western Switzerland.

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Canton of Solothurn

The canton of Solothurn or canton of Soleure (Kanton Solothurn; Chantun Soloturn; Canton de Soleure; Canton Soletta) is a canton of Switzerland.

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Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation.

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Emme (river)

The Emme is a river in Switzerland.

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Flumenthal

Flumenthal is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

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Flumenthal Dam

The Flumenthal Dam is a regulating dam at Flumenthal, Switzerland, which was erected as the most important element of all the works of the Second Jura water correction.

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Grand Marais, Seeland

Grand Marais (Grosses Moos) in Seeland is a region in Switzerland, at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains contained by the three lakes of Morat (Murten), Neuchâtel and Bienne (Biel).

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Hagneck

Hagneck is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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High- and low-level

High-level and low-level, as technical terms, are used to classify, describe and point to specific goals of a systematic operation; and are applied in a wide range of contexts, such as, for instance, in domains as widely varied as computer science and business administration.

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Johann Rudolf Schneider

Johann Rudolf Schneider (born 23 October 1804 in Meienried, Canton of Bern; died 14 January 1880) was a Swiss physician, political leader, and initiator of the Jura water correction.

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Jura Mountains

The Jura Mountains are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the French–Swiss border.

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Kander (Switzerland)

The Kander is a river in Switzerland.

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La Sarraz

La Sarraz is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

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Lake Biel

Lake Biel or Lake Bienne (Bielersee; Lac de Bienne) is a lake in western Switzerland.

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Lake Morat

Lake Morat or Lake Murten (Lac de Morat; Murtensee) is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland.

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Lake Neuchâtel

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Lake Thun

Lake Thun (Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore.

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Luterbach

Luterbach is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

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Meienried

Meienried is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Murgenthal

Murgenthal is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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Regulating Dam Port, Seeland, Switzerland

Map of the area following the construction of the canal During the first Jura water correction, a temporary dam had been built across the Nidau-Büren channel in order to maintain the water level in Lake Bienne. Jura water correction and Regulating Dam Port, Seeland, Switzerland are canals in Switzerland and water transport in Switzerland.

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Rhône

The Rhône is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Richard La Nicca

Richard La Nicca (16 August 1794 in Safien-Neukirch – 27 August 1883 in Chur) was a Swiss engineer known as the pioneering planner and implementer of the Jura water correction project in the Swiss Jura.

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Seeland (Switzerland)

Seeland (lit.: Lakeland, also Drei-Seen-Land, Pays des trois lacs) is a region in Switzerland, at the south-eastern foot of the mountain range of the Jura Mountains containing the 3 Lakes of Morat, Neuchâtel, and Bienne (Biel).

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Seerücken

The Seerücken is a hill range of the northern Swiss Plateau, located in the canton of Thurgau.

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Storm drain

A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada), surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved streets, car parks, parking lots, footpaths, sidewalks, and roofs.

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Suze (river)

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

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Thielle

The river Thielle (La Thielle, or La Thièle, Zihl), is a tributary to the Aare, in the Swiss Seeland.

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Vaud

Vaud ((Canton de) Vaud), more formally the Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

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See also

Canals in Switzerland

Water transport in Switzerland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jura_water_correction