Kahl (river)

Kahl

Kahl in Alzenau.
Location	Bavaria, Hesse,  Germany
Reference no.	DE: 24772
Length	32.4 km [1]
Source	near Kleinkahl 50°07′17″N 9°18′59″E / 50.121444°N 9.3163311°ECoordinates: 50°07′17″N 9°18′59″E / 50.121444°N 9.3163311°E
Mouth	in Kahl into the Main 50°03′59″N 8°59′29″E / 50.066361°N 8.9914512°E
Basin	Rhine
Progression	Main → Rhine → North Sea
Catchment	198.35 km² [2]
Discharge	Average mid:   1.89 m³/s[3]

The Kahl is a river in the northern Spessart in Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Main and is 32 km (19.9 mi) long. The name Kahl comes from the Old High German word kaldaha, which means cool and clear. The Kahl rises from two sources left and right of the road at the foot of the Spessart hills, near Kleinkahl. These springs produce 50–60 litres per second. The Kahl flows into the river Main in Kahl am Main. The mouth is near the old Kahl Nuclear Power Plant. The largest tributaries are Westerbach, Sommerkahl, Reichenbach and Geiselbach.

Tributaries

Tributaries from source to mouth:

Left Edelbach Kleine Kahl Kleiner Laudenbach Höllenbach Sommerkahl Blankenbach Erbach Feldkahl Weibersbach Reichenbach Forstgraben Rappach Fleutersbach Hemsbach Hitziger Lochgraben Kertelbach Krebsbach Neuwiesenbach

Right Lindenbach Habersbach Westerbach Krombach Sterzenbach Schlossgraben Oberschurbach Steinbach Geiselbach Wolfsbach Weibersbach Goldbach Streubach Sälzerbach

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  The right spring of the Kahl

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  The left spring

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  Mouth in the river Main

References

1. Kartenservices der Bayrischen Landesamtes für Umwelt
2. Hochwasser Aktionsplan Main
3. Hochwassernachrichtendienst Bayern