Jona (river)

The Jona is a river in the Swiss cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen.

Jona
The Jona at its mouth in Jona-Busskirch, Obersee in the background (October 2009)
Location
CountrySwitzerland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBachtel mountain
  elevation950 metres (3,117 ft) MAMSL
Mouth 
  location
Obersee (Zürichsee) at Busskirch (Rapperswil-Jona)
  coordinates
47.2153°N 8.8438°E / 47.2153; 8.8438
  elevation
406 metres (1,332 ft) MAMSL
Length~ 20 kilometres (12.4 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Zürich→ Limmat→ Aare→ Rhine→ North Sea
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