Vils (Lech)
| Vils | |
|---|---|
Tyrol | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Austria and Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Vilsalpsee in the Allgäu Alps |
| • elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lech |
• coordinates | 47°33′19″N 10°39′58″E / 47.5552°N 10.6661°E |
| Length | 36.1 km (22.4 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 76.8 m3/s (2,710 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lech→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Vils is a 36-kilometre-long (22 mi) river, a left tributary of the Lech in the Alps of Austria and Germany. The Vils has a drainage basin of approximately 200 km2 (77 sq mi), with an average annual precipitation of nearly 2,000 mm (80 in).
It originates in the
Vils
. After crossing the B 179 underneath it flows directly into the Lech.
With an average discharge of 76.8 cubic metres per second (2,710 cu ft/s), the Vils is among the largest rivers in Bavaria.
See also
References
- ^ a b Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
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