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{{Short description|River in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Muota
| image             = Muota near Ibach.jpg
| image_caption     = The Muota in a narrow canyon near Ibach
| source1           = [[Ruosalp]]
| mouth             = [[Lake Lucerne]]
| mouth_location    = [[Brunnen]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|46.9950|N|8.5942|E|source:wikidata|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Switzerland]]
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = [[Canton of Schwyz]]
| progression       = {{RLake Lucerne}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1800|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation   = {{convert|434|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| map               =
| map_caption       =
| length            = {{convert|29|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg    =
| basin_size        =
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The '''Muota''' is a [[river]] in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[canton of Schwyz]] and a tributary of [[Lake Lucerne]]. It has a length of {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name=swisstopo>{{cite map |publisher=Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo |title=Alp |url=https://s.geo.admin.ch/65947115ed |map=Maps of Switzerland - Swiss Confederation - geo.admin.ch |type=online map |language=German |date=2014 |place=Wabern, Switzerland |via=geo.admin.ch |scale=1:200000 |series=National Map 1:200 000 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref>
The Muota rises on the [[Ruosalp]], an [[alpine pasture|alp]] to the north of the [[Glatten (mountain)|Glatten]] on the border between the cantons of Schwyz and [[Canton of Uri|Uri]]. Initially, it flows in a northerly direction through the tiny [[Bisisthal|Bisistal]] before turning west to the villages of Muotathal and [[Ried-Muotathal|Ried]].<ref name=swisstopo/>
Beyond Ried, the river flows through a narrow defile between the [[Gibelhorn]] and [[Stooshorn]], passing under the [[Stoosbahn|Stoosbahn funicular]] that serves the mountain resort of [[Stoos]], as it does so. After leaving this canyon, the river turns north to reach the village of [[Ibach, Switzerland|Ibach]] in the municipality of [[Schwyz]]. At Ibach the river turns west again, then shortly afterwards passes under the [[A4 motorway (Switzerland)|A4 motorway]] and the [[Gotthard railway line]] before receiving the [[Seeweren]], which is the outfall stream of [[Lake Lauerz]]. Here it flows south-west to enter [[Lake Lucerne]] on the west side of the town of [[Brunnen]] in the municipality of [[Ingenbohl]].<ref name=swisstopo/>
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Johann Heinrich Müller, 1825-1894 E05 Brunnen.JPG|The Muota, Brunnen, Lake Lucerne and [[Uri Rotstock]] around 1870. Oil sketch (6.5 × 10&nbsp;cm) by [[commons:Category:Johann Heinrich Müller (1825-1894)|Heinrich Müller]]
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==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Switzerland]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Muota}}
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[[Category:Rivers of the canton of Schwyz]]
[[Category:Rivers of Switzerland]]
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