Franconian Rezat
| Franconian Rezat | |
|---|---|
 The Franconian Rezat near Windsbach | |
| Location | |
| Location | Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany |
| Reference no. | DE: 242 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | On the Franconian Heights northwest of Oberdachstetten |
| • coordinates | 49°25′39″N 10°23′47″E / 49.42750°N 10.39639°E |
| • elevation | 452 m above sea level (NN) [1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence: with the Swabian Rezat in Georgensgmünd to form the Rednitz |
• coordinates | 49°11′17″N 11°01′20″E / 49.188194°N 11.02222°E |
• elevation | 342 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 63.51 km [2] |
| Basin size | 453.8 km² [3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Ansbach (26.3 % of the catchment) gauge[4] |
| • average | 744 l/s |
| • minimum | Record low: 20 l/s Average low: 158 l/s |
| • maximum | Average high: 19.9 m³/s Record high: 60.0 m³/s (in 1941) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rednitz → Regnitz → Main → Rhine → North Sea |
| River system | Rhine |
 The Markgrafen Bridge at Windsbach
 The Franconian Rezat near Wassermungenau
 The Franconian Rezat near Georgensgmünd | |
The Franconian Rezat (German: Fränkische Rezat) is a 63,5 km long river in southern Germany. It is the western, left source river of the Rednitz. It rises in the Franconian Heights near Oberdachstetten. It flows generally east through the towns Lehrberg, Ansbach, Windsbach and Spalt. Together with the Swabian Rezat (Schwäbische Rezat), it forms the Rednitz in Georgensgmünd.
References
- ^ TOP 10 Bayern Nord
- ^ Kartenservices der Bayrischen Landesamtes für Umwelt
- ^ Hochwasser-Aktionsplan Main
- ^ Bayerischer Hochwassernachrichtendienst (as at: 6 September 2011)
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