Editing Linth (section)

{{Short description|River in Switzerland}}
{{about|the river|the ship on Lake Zurich|Linth (ship, 1952)}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Linth
| image             = Linth Reichenburg.jpg
| image_caption     = The lower reaches of the Linth near [[Reichenburg]]
| source1_location  = [[Canton of Glarus]], [[Switzerland]]
| mouth_location    = [[Lake Zurich]] (''[[Obersee (Lake Zurich)|Obersee]]'')
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47.2183|8.9407|type:river|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Switzerland
| map               =
| map_caption       = 
| length_km = 50
| source1_elevation = 
| discharge1_avg    = 
| basin_size        =
| progression       = [[Lake Zurich]]→ {{RLimmat}}
}}

The '''Linth''' (pronounced {{IPA|de|ˈlɪnt|}} "lint") is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[river]] that rises near the [[Linthal, Glarus|village of Linthal]] in the mountains of the [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[canton of Glarus|Glarus]], and eventually flows into the [[Obersee (Zürichsee)|Obersee]] section of [[Lake Zurich]]. It is about {{convert|50|km}} in length.<ref name=swtopo>{{cite map | publisher = Swiss Confederation | title = map.geo.admin.ch | url = http://map.geo.admin.ch/?zoom=4&X=211114.56&Y=719648.15&lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&catalogNodes=457,510&layers=ch.swisstopo.swissboundaries3d-gemeinde-flaeche.fill | access-date = 2015-04-27}}</ref>

The water power of the Linth was a main factor in the creation of the textile industry of the canton Glarus, and is today used to drive the [[Linth–Limmern Power Stations|Linth–Limmern power stations]] in its upper reaches.

The river and its upper valley forms the boundary between the mountain ranges of the [[Glarus Alps]], to its east and south, and the [[Schwyzer Alps]], to its west. In its lower part, in the Linth plain ({{lang|de|Linthebene}}), the Linth Canal forms the boundary between the cantons of Glarus and [[canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] and part of the boundary between the cantons of St. Gallen and [[canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]].

The river lends its name to the former [[canton of Linth]] (1798–1803).