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

• 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