Editing Limmat (section)

{{Short description|River in Switzerland}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Limmat
| image             = Limmat River.jpg
| image_caption     = The Limmat in Zurich, looking downstream to [[Rathausbrücke, Zurich|Rathausbrücke]] from [[Quaibrücke, Zurich|Quaibrücke]] at Lake Zurich, [[Stadthausquai]] to the left and [[Limmatquai]] to right.
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Switzerland]]
| subdivision_type2 = Cantons
| subdivision_name2 = [[Canton of Zurich|Zurich]], [[Canton of Aargau|Aargau]]
| subdivision_type3 = Settlements
| subdivision_name3 = [[Zurich]] (ZH), [[Schlieren]] (ZH), [[Dietikon]] (ZH), [[Oetwil an der Limmat|Oetwil a.d.L.]] (ZH), [[Wettingen]] (AG), [[Baden, Aargau|Baden]] (AG), [[Ennetbaden]] (AG), [[Nussbaumen]] (AG), [[Turgi]] (AG), [[Untersiggenthal]] (AG)
| source1_location  = [[Lake Zurich]], Zurich
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|47.36677|8.54316|region:CH-ZH}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|406|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth_location    = [[Aare]], [[Gebenstorf]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47.5019|8.2375|region:CH-AG|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation   = {{convert|328|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_location= Baden
| discharge1_min    = {{convert|69.2|m3/s|abbr=on}} (MNQ 1951-2013),<br/>{{convert|24.6|m3/s|abbr=on}} (NNQ, 2003)
| discharge1_avg    = {{convert|101.0|m3/s|abbr=on}} (MQ 1951-2013)
| discharge1_max    = {{convert|141|m3/s|abbr=on}} (MHQ 1951-2013),<br/>{{convert|657|m3/s|abbr=on}} (HHQ, 1999)
| progression       = {{RAare}}
| map               = Karte Limmat.png
| map_caption       =
| length            = {{convert|36.3|km}}, {{convert|140|km}} (Lake Zurich and [[Linth]] included)
| basin_size        = {{convert|2416|km2|abbr=on}} (Lake Zurich and Linth included)
| tributaries_left  = [[Sihl]], Schäflibach, [[Reppisch]], Dorfbach Spreitenbach
| tributaries_right = Länggenbach, Furtbach, Lugibach, Gottesgraben
| waterbodies       = Lake Zurich, Stausee Wettingen
}}
[[File:Gmüesbrugg - Storchen-Weinplatz-Schwert-Rathaus - Münsterbrücke 2011-08-09 15-40-52.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rathausbrücke, Zurich|Rathausbrücke]] and Hotel zum Storchen at [[Weinplatz]] in Zurich]]
[[File:Platzspitz Sihl Limmat.jpg|thumb|right|The confluence of the Limmat and Sihl, just downstream of Zurich city centre]]
[[File:Kraftwerk Letten.jpg|thumb|right|Letten Power Station in Zurich]]
[[File:Kloster Fahr - Unterengstringen - Limmat 2011-09-06 19-13-42.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kloster Fahr]] on the Limmat]]
[[File:Ennetbaden Schiefe Bruecke.jpg|thumb|right|The Limmat in Ennetbaden]]
[[File:Gebenstorf02.JPG|thumb|right|The confluence of the [[Aare]] (to the left) and Limmat]]

The '''Limmat''' is a river in [[Switzerland]]. The river commences at the outfall of [[Lake Zurich]], in the southern part of the city of [[Zurich]]. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches the river [[Aare]]. The confluence is located north of the small town of [[Brugg, Aargau|Brugg]] and shortly after the mouth of the [[Reuss (river)|Reuss]].

The main towns along the [[Limmat Valley]] downstream of Zurich are [[Dietikon]], [[Wettingen]], and [[Baden, Switzerland|Baden]]. Its main tributaries are the [[Linth]], [[Wägitalersee|Wägitaler Aa]] and [[Jona (river)|Jona]], all via Lake Zurich, the [[Sihl]] in Zurich, and the [[Reppisch]] in [[Dietikon]].

The [[hydronym]] is first attested in the 8th century, as ''Lindimacus''. It is of [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] origin, from ''*lindo-'' "lake" ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''llyn'') and ''*magos'' "plain" (Welsh ''maes''), and was thus presumably in origin the name of the plain formed by the [[Linth]].<ref name="Staehelin">{{citation |surname1=Felix Stähelin |periodical=Zeitschrift für schweizerische Geschichte |title=Die vorrömische Schweiz im Lichte geschichtlicher Zeugnisse und sprachlicher Tatsachen  |volume=Band 15 |publisher=Leemann |date=1935 |pages=337–368 |language=de |author-link1=Felix Staehelin}}</ref>