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299:List of rivers of Switzerland
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1198:Rivers of the canton of Bern
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1218:Rivers of Basel-Stadt
1193:Rivers of Switzerland
391:The restored Birs in
187:Col de Pierre Pertuis
955:Lower Lake Constance
898:Upper Lake Constance
596:Lower Lake Constance
557:Upper Lake Constance
248:. Between Aesch and
16:River in Switzerland
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363:The Birs south of
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856:Alpine Rhine
851:Albula/Alvra
809:Rein da Tuma
732:Middle Rhine
569:Aach (Arbon)
523:Alpine Rhine
439:The Birs by
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1004:Upper Rhine
863:Hinterrhein
839:Hinterrhein
802:Vorderrhein
769:Lower Rhine
687:Spiegelbach
655:Upper Rhine
545:Alter Rhein
530:Vorderrhein
506:Vorderrhein
270:Basel-Stadt
133:Progression
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58:Switzerland
1182:Categories
1061:Kraichbach
967:High Rhine
935:Brunnisach
697:Speyerbach
640:Möhlinbach
608:High Rhine
441:Birsfelden
305:References
294:Birsköpfli
278:Birsfelden
266:Birsfelden
238:Angenstein
213:. Between
174:Swiss Jura
170:Birsfelden
92:47°33′28″N
1167:Schipbeek
1076:Weschnitz
873:Landquart
759:Brohlbach
603:Anderbach
586:Grenzbach
424:Neue Welt
215:Soyhières
152:(French:
141:North Sea
95:7°37′04″E
1066:Leimbach
1056:Saalbach
925:Schussen
915:Leiblach
739:Welzbach
591:Dorfbach
579:Seerhein
350:Tavannes
335:Tavannes
288:See also
282:Birskopf
219:Liesberg
211:Scheulte
209:and the
203:Delémont
192:Tavannes
164:between
49:Location
1140:Emscher
940:Lipbach
878:Mülbach
868:Plessur
834:Rabiusa
749:Moselle
717:Eisbach
712:Eckbach
707:Isenach
702:Rehbach
564:Goldach
518:Schmuèr
250:Dornach
242:Birseck
194:in the
54:Country
1162:Berkel
1150:IJssel
1130:Düssel
1125:Wupper
1098:Wisper
1071:Neckar
1026:Kinzig
1016:Kander
984:Wutach
979:Durach
930:Rotach
722:Pfrimm
692:Queich
682:Lauter
662:Birsig
645:Ergolz
635:Sissle
535:Tamina
231:Laufen
227:Lützel
180:Course
120:Length
42:Laufen
1145:Lippe
1081:Modau
1051:Pfinz
1036:Acher
1031:Rench
1011:Wiese
999:Wehra
974:Biber
920:Argen
893:Frutz
829:Glogn
794:Right
754:Nette
677:Sauer
672:Moder
625:Glatt
491:Rhine
365:Court
274:Basel
246:Aesch
207:Sorne
166:Basel
162:Rhine
154:Birse
137:Rhine
75:Rhine
70:Mouth
1135:Ruhr
1120:Sieg
1108:Wied
1103:Lahn
1086:Main
1041:Murg
994:Murg
776:Erft
744:Nahe
727:Selz
650:Birs
630:Aare
620:Töss
615:Thur
540:Saar
498:Left
276:and
255:The
217:and
168:and
158:Jura
150:Birs
148:The
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1021:Elz
989:Alb
888:Ill
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