Altmühl

river in Bavaria, Germany

The Altmühl is a river in Bavaria, Germany and is about 230 kilometres (140 mi) long. It is a left tributary of the river Danube.

Altmühl
The Altmühl as part of the Main-Donau-Kanal near Riedenburg
Map with the Altmühl highlighted
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationMiddle Franconia
Mouth 
 - locationDanube at Kelheim
 - coordinates48°54′37″N 11°54′25″E / 48.91028°N 11.90694°E / 48.91028; 11.90694
Length226.9 km (141.0 mi) [1]
Basin size3,258 km2 (1,258 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 - average24.3 m3/s (860 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionDanubeBlack Sea

The river starts in the town of Ansbach. From here it runs southeastwards it enters the Altmühlsee (a lake) north of Gunzenhausen. The Altmühl passes through the towns of TreuchtlingenEichstätt and Beilngries and finally flows into the Danube river at Kelheim.

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)

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