Rein da Medel

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Rein da Medel
Lower reaches of the Rein da Medel near Pardé
Location
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino and Graubünden
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	46°34′10″N 8°41′44″E / 46.56944°N 8.69556°E / 46.56944; 8.69556
• elevation	2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Vorderrhein at Disentis/Mustér,
• coordinates	46°41′46″N 8°51′18″E / 46.69611°N 8.85500°E / 46.69611; 8.85500
• elevation	1,047 m (3,435 ft)
Length	25.4 km (15.8 mi)
Basin size	127.7 km2 (49.3 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Vorderrhein→ Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• right	Rein da Cristallina, Rein da Plattas

The Rein da Medel (Italian: Reno di Medel; German: Medelser Rhein) is the longest headwater of the Rhine. It is located in the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden and flows through the valleys Val Cadlimo and Val Medel. Rein da Medel is the local Sursilvan, (i.e. Romansh) name in Graubünden, which is commonly used to denote the ticinese part as well.^[1]

The most important place along the river is the village Curaglia in the municipality of Medel.