The Franconian Saale (German: Fränkische Saale) is a 142 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxonian Saale, which is a tributary to the river Elbe. With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... For other uses, see Main (disambiguation). ... Unterfranken (Lower Franconia) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria (seven regions), Germany (32 regions). ... Saale is the name of two rivers in Germany: the Saxonian Saale (German: Sächsische Saale) and the Franconian Saale (German: Fränkische Saale). ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ...

The source of the Franconian Saale is in the Rhön Mountains, district Rhön-Grabfeld. It flows through Bad Königshofen, Bad Neustadt, Bad Kissingen, Hammelburg and flows into the river Main in Gemünden. The Rhön Mountains are a group of low mountains in central Germany, located in the state of Hesse, close to its borders with Bavaria and Thuringia. ... Rhön-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Bad Kissingen is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Bad Kissingen. ... For other uses, see Main (disambiguation). ...