Tauber
| Tauber | |
|---|---|
 The Tauber near Waldenhausen (Wertheim am Main) | |
| Location | |
| Location | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria,  Germany |
| Reference no. | DE: 246 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Weikersholz |
| • coordinates | 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E |
| • elevation | 447 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Wertheim am Main into the Main |
• coordinates | 49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E / 49.763389°N 9.513722°E |
• elevation | 136 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 130.63 km [1] |
| Basin size | 1,809.54 km² [2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0,63 m³/s at Bockenfeld Gauge 2,64 m³/s Archshofen 6,94 m³/s Bad Mergentheim 9,90 m³/s Tauberbischofsheim |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Main → Rhine → North Sea |
| River system | Rhine |
| Landmarks |
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The 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, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main.
There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
References
- ^ Map service of the Baden-Württemberg State Department for the Environment, Survey and Conservation.
- ^ HochwasserAktionsplan Main