Salzach
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Salzach | |
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Location | |
Countries | Austria and Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Kitzbühel Alps |
Mouth | |
• location | Inn |
• coordinates | 48°12′24″N 12°55′46″E / 48.20667°N 12.92944°E |
Length | 227.3 km (141.2 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 251 m3/s (8,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Inn→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Salzach (Austrian: [ˈsaltsax]; German: [ˈzaltsax]) is a river in Austria and Germany. It is 227 kilometres (141 mi) in length and is a right tributary of the Inn, which eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of 6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi) comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central Eastern Alps. 83% of its drainage basin (5,643 km2 (2,179 sq mi)) lies in Austria, the remainder in Germany (Bavaria).[1] Its largest tributaries are Lammer, Berchtesgadener Ache, Saalach, Sur and Götzinger Achen.
Etymology
The river's name is derived from the German word Salz "salt" and Aach. Until the 19th century, shipping of salt down the Salzach was an important part of the local economy. The shipping ended when the parallel Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line replaced the old transport system.
Course
The Salzach is the main river in the
From here, it runs eastwards through a large valley via
From the junction with its Saalach tributary in the northern Salzburg basin, the Salzach forms the border between Bavaria, Germany and the Austrian states of Salzburg and Upper Austria for almost 70 kilometres (43 mi). Cities on the banks in this lower section include Laufen and its sister town Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Tittmoning, and Burghausen. All these towns have border crossings.
The river finally empties into the Inn in Haiming between Burghausen and Braunau.
Tributaries
Upper and lower reaches:
. ,Lower reaches:
Hydroelectric power plants
Currently, there are 12 hydroelectric power plants on the Salzach. The power plants are listed beginning at the headwaters:
Dam | Nameplate capacity (MW) | Annual generation (Mio. kwh) |
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Schwarzach[2] | 120 | 482 |
Wallnerau[2] | 13 | 38 |
St. Veit[2] | 16 | 67 |
St. Johann[2] | 16 | 71 |
Urreiting[2] | 16 | 76 |
Bischofshofen[2] | 16 | 70 |
Kreuzbergmaut | 18 | 80 |
Werfen-Pfarrwerfen[2] | 16 | 81 |
Gamp[3] | 8 | 53 |
Sohlstufe Hallein[4] | 16 | 81 |
Urstein[5] | 22 | 120 |
Sohlstufe Lehen[6] | 13 | 81 |
Photos
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Salzach in Salzburg
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Salzach in Salzburg
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Salzach between Hallein and Salzburg
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Salzach between Tenneck and Pass Lueg
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Salzach near Pfarrwerfen
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"Staatsbrücke" bridge over Salzach in Salzburg
See also
- Salza (Austria)
Sources
- Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft: Die Salzach - ein Fluss bewegt! (PDF, 7,94 MB)
- Norbert Winding und Dieter Vogel (Hrsg.): Die Salzach. Wildfluss in der Kulturlandschaft. Verlag Kiebitz Buch, Vilsbiburg 2003, ISBN 3-9807800-1-5
References
- ^ a b c Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Die Salzach" (in German). Verbund. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Gamp" (in German). Salzburg AG. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Sohlstufe Hallein" (in German). Salzburg AG. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Urstein" (in German). Salzburg AG. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Sohlstufe Lehen" (in German). Salzburg AG. Retrieved 2016-09-09.