Alp (river)

The Alp is a river in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and a tributary of the Sihl. It has a length of 19.3 km (12.0 mi). The river rises on the northwestern flanks of the Brünnelistock and the northern flanks of the Kleiner and Grosser Mythen mountains near Brunni, and flows in generally northerly direction through the village of Alpthal, the village of Trachslau, the town of Einsiedeln and the village of Biberbrugg. At Biberbrugg, the river Biber joins the Alp. Some 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Biberbrugg, at Dreiwässern the Alp flows into the Sihl.^[1]

CountrySwitzerland

CantonSchwyz

locationBrünnelistock and Grosser and Kleiner Mythen

elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)

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Alp
The Alp in Einsiedeln
Location
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Brünnelistock and Grosser and Kleiner Mythen
• elevation	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Dreiwässern, Sihl
• elevation	783 m (2,569 ft)
Length	19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sihl→ ‹See Tfd› Limmat→ ‹See Tfd› Aare→ ‹See Tfd› Rhine→ North Sea

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The valley between Brunni and Einsiedeln is called Alptal.