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Raus (Birs)

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Reference no.
  
CH: 925

River system
  
Rhine

Location
  
Switzerland, Jura, Klus near Moutier

Main source
  
northwestern spur of the Gänsbrunnen in Canton Solothurn 775 m above the sea

River mouth
  
Birs (Fr.: La Birse) near Moutier 527 m above the sea

Progression
  
Birs → Rhine → North Sea

The Raus is a 9.7-kilometre-long (6.0 mi) tributary of the Birs in the Klus of Moutier.

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Course

The Raus rises at a spring at a height of 775 metres (2,543 ft) roughly northwest of Gänsbrunnen in the Swiss canton of Solothurn.

The Grand Rue runs along the Raus, the road between Moutier and Balsthal, whose branch near Gänsbrunnen leads to the Weissenstein Pass.

After 9.7 kilometres the Raus empties into the Birs near Moutier at an elevation of 527 metres (1,729 ft) above sea level.

Catchment area

The Raus flows through two Swiss cantons, Berne and Solothurn, and rises on the language boundary.

References

Raus (Birs) Wikipedia