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 | |
|---|---|
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 Course of the Gersprentz (interactive map) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Hesse and Bavaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Main |
• coordinates | 50°00′36″N 9°02′21″E / 50.0099°N 9.0391°E |
| Length | 62.1 km (38.6 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 514 km2 (198 sq mi) [2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mergbach |
| • right | Osterbach |
Tributaries
editThe 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
editReferences
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- ^ a b c Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz)
- ^ Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
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