The Bregenzer Ach (also: Bregenzer Ache) is the main river of the Bregenz Forest (Bregenzerwald), in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is a tributary to Lake Constance, which is drained by the Rhine. The river is 67 kilometers long and drains almost the entire area of the Bregenz Forest. It has its source above the town of Schröcken, at an altitude of about 2400 meters. [2]
Bregenzer Ach | |
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Bregenzer Ache (right) enters Lake Constance east of the Alpenrhein in Hard | |
Location | |
Country | Austria |
State | Vorarlberg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mohnenfluh in the Bregenz Forest Mountains near Schröcken |
• elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Constance at Hard |
• coordinates | 47°30′12″N 9°41′37″E |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Length | 67.0 km (41.6 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 832 km2 (321 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Constance→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Weißach, Subersach |
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