Tamina (river)

Tamina
The Tamina in the Calfeisental
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Location
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSarganserland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEgghorn
 • elevation2,630 m (8,630 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Rhine
 • elevation
496 m (1,627 ft)
Length~ 29 km (18 mi)
Basin size155.48 km2 (60.03 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea

The Tamina is a river in the south of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, running close to the border to the canton of Grisons. It has a length of almost 29 km (18 mi), flowing through the Tamina Valley, of which Tamina Gorge (Taminaschlucht) is an impressiv part, before it enters the Rhine as a left tributary.