Plessur (river)

The Plessur is a river, 33 km (21 mi) long, and a right tributary of the Rhine running through the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its head is near Arosa in the Plessur Range. It then flows through the Schanfigg valley before emptying into the Rhine at Chur.

Plessur
The Plessur above Chur.
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	46°44′45.4″N 9°37′10″E
• elevation	2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth
• coordinates	46°51′46″N 9°30′26″E
• elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Length	33.1 km (20.6 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

The Langwieser Viaduct, an early reinforced concrete railway bridge constructed in 1914, spans the Plessur near Langwies.

Its main tributaries include the Rabiosa, the Welschtobelbach, Sapünerbach and Fondeierbach.

See also

• List of rivers of Switzerland