Gersprenz is a river that starts in the Odenwald, Hesse and flows into the river Main near Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. Including its source river Mergbach, it is 62.1 km (38.6 mi) long, without the Mergbach it is 51.3 km (31.9 mi) long.[1]

Gersprenz
Course of the Gersprentz (interactive map)
Location
CountryGermany
StatesHesse and Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Main
 • coordinates
50°00′36″N 9°02′21″E / 50.0099°N 9.0391°E / 50.0099; 9.0391
Length62.1 km (38.6 mi) [1]
Basin size514 km2 (198 sq mi) [2]
Basin features
ProgressionMainRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftMergbach
 • rightOsterbach

Tributaries

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The tributaries of the Gersprenz (from source to mouth) are as follows:[1]

Left:

  • Mergbach (10.9 km)
  • Bach an dem Seegrund (1.5 km)
  • Michelbach (3.2 km)
  • Crumbach (2.3 km)
  • Bierbach (2.9 km)
  • Küh-Bach (1 km)
  • Gräbenackers Bach (2.6 km)
  • Fischbach (9.7 km)
  • Schaubach (1.4 km)
  • Wembach (7.9 km)
  • Dilsbach (7.9 km)
  • Hirschbach (5 km)
  • Erbesbach (9 km)

Right:

  • Osterbach (7 km)
  • Steinbach (2.6 km)
  • Bach an dem Margrund (1 km)
  • Bach von dem Vierstöck (2.3 km)
  • Kainsbach (6.1 km)
  • Affhöllerbach (4.5 km)
  • Kilsbach (1.8 km)
  • Brensbach (5.2 km)
  • Kohlbach (2.3 km)
  • Brechelser Floß (1.4 km)

See also

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References

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