Tauber
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For the singer, see Richard Tauber. For the mathematician, see Alfred Tauber.
| Tauber | |
|---|---|
 The Tauber near Waldenhausen (Wertheim am Main) |
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| Data | |
| Location | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria,  Germany |
| Reference no. | DE: 246 |
| Length | 130.63 km [1] |
| Source | near Weikersholz 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°ECoordinates: 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E |
| Source height | 447 m above sea level |
| Mouth | near Wertheim am Main into the Main 49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E / 49.763389°N 9.513722°E |
| Mouth height | 136 m above sea level |
| Descent | 311 m |
| Basin | Rhine |
| Progression | Main → Rhine → North Sea |
| Catchment | 1,809.54 km² [2] |
| Discharge | Average mid: 0,63 m³/s at Bockenfeld Gauge 2,64 m³/s Archshofen 6,94 m³/s Bad Mergentheim 9,90 m³/s Tauberbischofsheim |
| Large towns | Bad Mergentheim, Wertheim am Main |
| Small towns | Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Röttingen, Weikersheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim |
The Tauber is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 122 km in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).
It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main.
There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
[edit] References
- ^ Map service of the Baden-Württemberg State Department for the Environment, Survey and Conservation.
- ^ HochwasserAktionsplan Main
