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Bregenzer Ach

Coordinates:47°30′12″N9°41′37″E/ 47.50333°N 9.69361°E/47.50333; 9.69361
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Bregenzer Ach
Mouth of the river onUpper Lake Constance
Location
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
Physical characteristics
Source
• locationMohnenfluhin theBregenz Forest MountainsnearSchröcken
• elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth
• location
Lake ConstanceatHard
• coordinates
47°30′12″N9°41′37″E/ 47.50333°N 9.69361°E/47.50333; 9.69361
• elevation
395 m (1,296 ft)
Length67.0 km (41.6 mi)[1]
Basin size832 km2(321 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionLake ConstanceRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries
• rightWeißach,Subersach

TheBregenzer Ach(also:Bregenzer Ache) is the mainriverof theBregenz Forest(Bregenzerwald) in theAustrian stateofVorarlberg.It is a tributary toLake Constanceand the RiverRhine,respectively.

Bregenzer Ache between Mellau and Bezau
Bregenzer Ache (right) entersLake Constanceeast of theAlpine RhineinHard

Geography[edit]

The source of the river is above the town ofSchröcken,at analtitudeof about 2,400 m (7,900 ft).[2]The river is 67 km (42 mi) long and drains almost the entire area of the Bregenz Forest. Its mouth onUpper Lake Constance(Obersee) is nearBregenzand lies east of the outflows of the riversDornbirner AchandAlpine Rhine.The outflow of Lake Constance is theHigh Rhine.

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References[edit]

  1. ^abComplete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Registerby the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
  2. ^"Bregenzer Ach in Österreich, Vorarlberg - alpen-guide.de".www.alpen-guide.de.Retrieved2 March2022.