Kander
Description
The Kander is a river in Switzerland. It is long and has a watershed of. Originally a tributary of the Aar river, with a confluence downstream of the city of Thun, since 1714 it has flowed into Lake Thun upstream of the city. The valley through which the river flows is known as the Kandertal or, in specific sections, as the Gastertal or Frutigtal.CourseThe source of the Kander is fed from the Kanderfirn glacier in the Blüemlisalp massif. Initially the river in an easterly direction, until it turns sharply north just south of the village of Kandersteg. This section of the valley is known as the Gastertal.In Kandersteg, the Öschibach, a tributary stream that drains the Oeschinensee, joins the Kander. The river then runs north through Kandergrund as far as Frutigen, where it is joined by another tributary, the Engstlige.Below Frutigen the river flows through Reichenbach im Kandertal, where it meets the Chiene, and Mülenen, where it meets the Suld. Finally, near the village of Wimmis, it meets the Simme. The valley downstream of Frutigen is known as the Frutigtal.
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