Mindel

Mindel
Location
Location	Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
Reference no.	DE: 116
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	at the Mindelmühle near Ronsberg
• coordinates	47°53′53″N 10°26′24″E
• elevation	ca. 760 m
Mouth
• location	near Gundremmingen into the Danube
• coordinates	48°30′26″N 10°23′14″E
• elevation	ca. 430 m
Length	77.93 km
Basin size	953 km²
Discharge
• average	10 m³/s
• maximum	Average high: 65 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Danube → Black Sea
River system	Danube
Landmarks	Small towns: Mindelheim, Thannhausen, Burgau Villages: Markt Obergünzburg, Markt Ronsberg, Eggenthal, Unteregg, Markt Dirlewang, Apfeltrach, Markt Pfaffenhausen, Salgen, Breitenbrunn, Markt Kirchheim in Schwaben, Aletshausen, Ursberg, Balzhausen, Markt Münsterhausen, Markt Neuburg an der Kammel, Markt Burtenbach, Markt Jettingen-Scheppach, Rettenbach, Dürrlauingen, Markt Offingen, Gundremmingen
Tributaries
• left	Kammel
• right	Flossach

The Mindel is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Mindel originates west of Kaufbeuren, in the Allgäu region, and flows generally north. It flows into the Danube (right tributary) in Gundremmingen, east of Günzburg. The towns Mindelheim, Burgau and Thannhausen lie along the Mindel.

The Mindel gave its name to the Mindel Glaciation in the Alps. This glacial period (approx. 350,000 - 250,000 years before present) is called Elsterian Stage (Elster / Elserian Glaciation) in northern Europe, and Anglian Stage in United Kingdom.