Reuss River

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Needle dam in the Reuss River

The river Reuss in the old part of Lucerne

The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. The Reuss, the Aar, and the Limmat come together in Brugg at the "Watercastle of Europe". After the confluence the river continues as the Aar, which flows into the Rhine, which runs through Germany into the North Sea.

On its way through Switzerland the Reuss runs through Lake Lucerne (German Vierwaldstaettersee), where a pioneering needle dam (just upstream from the Spreuerbrücke) maintains the water level. The Reuss continues through the Schöllenen Gorge and under the legendary Devil's Bridge at St. Gotthard Pass before joining the Aar.