Bregenzer Ach
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 and the River Rhine, respectively.
| Bregenzer Ach | |
|---|---|
Mouth of the river on Upper Lake Constance | |
| 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 |
Geography
The source of the river is above the town of Schröcken, at an altitude of 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 on Upper Lake Constance (Obersee) is near Bregenz and lies east of the outflows of the rivers Dornbirner Ach and Alpine Rhine. The outflow of Lake Constance is the High Rhine.
References
- Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
- "Bregenzer Ach in Österreich, Vorarlberg - alpen-guide.de". www.alpen-guide.de. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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