Tauber
The
Tauber | |
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The Tauber near Waldenhausen (Wertheim am Main) | |
Location | |
Country | |
States | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria |
Reference no. | DE: 246 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Weikersholz |
• coordinates | 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E |
• elevation | 447 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | near Wertheim am Main into the Main |
• coordinates | 49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E |
• elevation | 136 m above sea level (NN) |
Length | 131.7 km (81.8 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 1,809 km2 (698 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• location | at Bockenfeld Gauge |
• average | 0.63 m3/s (22 cu ft/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | Archshofen |
• average | 2.64 m3/s (93 cu ft/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | Bad Mergentheim |
• average | 6.94 m3/s (245 cu ft/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | Tauberbischofsheim |
• average | 9.90 m3/s (350 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Landmarks |
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It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main.
There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
References
- Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
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