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Obergurgl und Hochgurgl

View of the Gurgler Ache

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Obergurgl und Hochgurgl

View of the Gurgler Ache

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Location: Obergurgl und Hochgurgl, Bezirk Imst, Tyrol, Austria

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1. Lenzenalm – View of Lenzenalm loop from Obergurgl

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2. Martin Scheiber Monument – Waldschrat Fountain loop from Obergurgl

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3. View of the Gurgler Ache – View of the Mountain Landscape loop from Obergurgl

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Kristian

January 31, 2025

View of the Gurgler Ache from a small bridge.

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Rüdiger M

February 24, 2025

The Gurgler Ache rises from the Gurgler Ferner at around 2420 m above sea level and then flows in a northeast to north direction through the Gurgler valley, past Obergurgl and Untergurgl, and joins the Venter Ache near Zwieselstein to form the Ötztaler Ache. In some sections, particularly above Obergurgl and before it leaves the Ötztal, where it overcomes a valley step around 150 m high, the Ache has cut deep into the valley floor. The Gurgler Ache receives the inflow from the Langtaler Ferner, the Rotmoosache from the Wasserfallferner and Rotmoosferner, the Gaisbergbach from the Gaisbergferner, the Verwallbach from the Ferwallferner, the Königsbach and, shortly before Zwieselstein, the Timmelsbach from the Bankerferner, all of which flow in from the right. The Gurgler Ache runs mostly in the Ötztal Alps; below the confluence of the Timmelsbach it forms the border with the Stubai Alps to the east.

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Rüdiger M

February 24, 2025

The catchment area of the Gurgler Ache is 131.5 km², of which around 24 km² (18%) are glaciated.[2] The highest point in the catchment area is the Schalfkogel at 3537 m above sea level.

The Gurgler Ache has a glacial discharge regime with a large amplitude, which is significantly influenced by the glaciers. The average discharge at the Obergurgl gauge (glacier share of the catchment area around 32%[4]) is 3.57 m³/s, which corresponds to a very high discharge of 49.2 l/(s·km²). In the winter months of February and March, the monthly average discharge is around 0.2 m³/s. The discharge only increases significantly in late spring, reaching its peak in July with a monthly average of 11.7 m³/s, more than fifty times that of the winter months. In autumn the water flow decreases rapidly again.

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Location: Obergurgl und Hochgurgl, Bezirk Imst, Tyrol, Austria

View of the Gurgler Ache

1. Lenzenalm – View of Lenzenalm loop from Obergurgl

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3. View of the Gurgler Ache – View of the Mountain Landscape loop from Obergurgl

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