Alb (Upper Rhine)
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This article is about the river in the northern Black Forest. For the river of the same name in southern Black Forest, see Alb (High Rhine). For other uses, see ALB (disambiguation).
The Alb is a river in the Northern Black Forest in Germany. It is a tributary of the Rhine, and flows through the cities of Karlsruhe, Ettlingen and Bad Herrenalb.
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Alb | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | South of Bad Herrenalb |
• coordinates | 48°45′0″N 8°25′22″E |
• elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | into the Upper Rhine at Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen |
• coordinates | 49°6′28″N 8°21′48″E |
• elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
Length | 51.5 km (32 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 448 km2 (173 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 2.5 m3/s (88 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Moosalb |
• right | Maisenbach |
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