Emme

General data
- Water type: River
- Progression: Aare -> Rhine -> Waal -> Upper Merwede (Boven Merwede) -> Lower Merwede (Beneden Merwede) -> Old Meuse (Oude Maas) -> Het Scheur -> Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Continental
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Switzerland
Description
The Emme is a river in Switzerland. It rises in the Alps between the peaks of Hohgant and Augstmatthorn in the canton of Bern. The Emme is 80 kilometres long and flows through the Emmental and between Zuchwil and Luterbach into the Aare. The drainage area is 983 km2. The average discharge at the mouth is approximately 20,000 litres per second. The maximum discharge can be up to 500,000 L/s.