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Tamina | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | St. Gallen |
District | Sarganserland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Egghorn |
• elevation | 2,630 m (8,630 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Length | ~ 29 km (18 mi) |
Basin size | 155.48 km2 (60.03 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North 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.