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The Main (pronounced in German (Mein) like the English word mine) is a river in Germany, 524 km (329 mile) long (including White Main, 574 km (357 mi)), and one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine river. It flows through the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg (forming the border to Bavaria for some miles) and Hesse. Its catchment basin competes with the Danube for water; as a result, much of its boundaries are identical with those of the European Watershed. The Main is formed near Kulmbach by the joining of its two headstreams, the Red Main and the White Main. The former rises from the Frankish Alb, 50 km (30 mi) in length, and runs through Creussen and Bayreuth. The latter's source is located in the mountains of the Fichtelgebirge; it is 41 km (25 mi) long. Major tributaries of the Main are the Regnitz, the Fränkische Saale, the Tauber, and the Nidda River. Main can refer to any of the following: The Main river in Germany. ... Image File history File links WÃ¼rzburg_LÃ¶wenbrÃ¼cke. ... WÃ¼rzburg Residenz. ... [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Oberfranken (Upper Franconia) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. ... It has been suggested that River Rhine Pollution: November 1986 be merged into this article or section. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1138x1174, 208 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Main ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1138x1174, 208 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Main ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that River Rhine Pollution: November 1986 be merged into this article or section. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as LÃ¤nder (singular Land). ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Minister-President GÃ¼nther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 35,752 kmÂ² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1] - Density... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE7 Capital Wiesbaden Largest city Frankfurt Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 5 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 21,100 kmÂ² (8,147 sq mi) Population 6,077,000 (08/2006)[1] - Density... This article is about the Danube River. ... The European Watershed is the line which divides the drainage basins of the major rivers of Germany; the Rhine river, which originates in the European Alps and empties into the North Sea via Holland, and the Danube River, which originates in the Black Forest and flows eastward emptying into the... Kulmbach is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Kulmbach. ... For other uses, see Main (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Main (disambiguation). ... The Frankish Alb (German Fränkische Alb) is an upland in Bavaria, Germany. ... CreuÃŸen is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Bayreuth [pronounced by-royt] is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ... The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. ... The Regnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany. ... The FrÃ¤nkische Saale (Franconian Saale) is a 136 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. ... Mr. ... The Nidda is a tributary of the Main river in Hesse. ...

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The Main is navigable for river shipping from its mouth at the Rhine close to Mainz, via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the highly regulated Altmühl river, all the way to the Danube. The river has been canalized with 34 large locks (300 m x 12 m, 984 feet by 39 feet) to allow CEMT class V (110 m x 11.45 m, 360 ft x 37.5 ft) vessels to navigate the total length of the river. The 16 locks in the adjacent Rhine-Main-Danube Canal are of the same dimensions, as are the locks on the Danube. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1542 KB) Summary The TMS Julius Beckmann (86 meters long, 9. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1542 KB) Summary The TMS Julius Beckmann (86 meters long, 9. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... the Rhine-Main Danube Canal (in the foreground) near Nuremberg The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal) connects the Main and Danube from Bamberg by Nuremberg to Regensburg. ... The AltmÃ¼hl is a river in Bavaria, Germany. ... This article is about the Danube River. ...

The river's mouth is 1000 kilometers (600 mi) away from the junction with the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. The winding course is the main reason for this considerable length; if the river was straight, it would be probably less than half its current length. Because the river is rather narrow for much of the upstream stretches, navigation with larger vessels and push convoys requires great skills.

The river has gained enormous importance as a vital part of European "Corridor VII", the inland waterway link from the North Sea to the Black Sea [1]. The ten Pan-European transport corridors were defined at the second Pan-European transport Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in Central and Eastern Europe that required major investment over the next ten to fifteen years. ...

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Tributaries of the Rhine

From the left: Vorderrhein | Thur | Töss | Glatt | Aare | Birs | Birsig | Ill | Sauer | Lauter (Wieslauter) | Queich | Speyerbach | Rehbach | Isenach | Eckbach | Eisbach | Pfrimm | Selz | Nahe | Moselle | Nette | Brohlbach | Ahr | Erft | Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... It has been suggested that River Rhine Pollution: November 1986 be merged into this article or section. ... Download high resolution version (794x1114, 84 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. ... The TÃ¶ss is a river of the Canton of ZÃ¼rich. ... Glatt is the name of a lesser affluent to the River Rhine in the Swiss canton of Zurich. ... Look up Aar, AAR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The BIRS Index is a share index of the 12 largest companies listed on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE), established on 1 May 2004. ... The Birsig river is a small river, which sources in eastern France near the Swiss border. ... The Ill is a river of Alsace, in north-eastern France. ... The Sauer is a river in France (Alsace) and Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate). ... The Lauter (in its upper course also: Wieslauter) is a river in Germany and France, left tributary of the Rhine. ... The Selz is a creek in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a tributary to the Rhine. ... The Nahe is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a tributary to the Rhine. ... This article is about the river in France, Luxembourg & Germany. ... The Nette is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. ... Brohl is a municipality in the district Cochem-Zell, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Ahr is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. ... The Erft is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

From the right: Hinterrhein | Landquart | Ill | Dornbirner Ach | Bregenzer Ach | Argen | Schussen | Radolfzeller Aach | Wutach | Murg | Wehra | Wiese | Elz | Kinzig | Rench | Acher | Murg | Federbach | Alb | Pfinz | Kraichbach | Saalbach | Neckar | Weschnitz | Modau | Main | Wisper | Lahn | Wied | Sieg | Wupper | Düssel | Ruhr | Emscher | Lippe | Oude IJssel/Issel | Berkel | Schipbeek The Ill is a 72 km long tributary of the Rhine river in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg. ... Dornbirner Ach is a river in Vorarlberg, Austria, with its source up in the valley near the alpine village Ebnit. ... The Bregenzer Ach is the main river of the Bregenzerwald, in the Vorarlberg Province of Austria. ... This page is about the river called Wutach. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Elz is a river in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. ... The Kinzig is a German river that runs for 95 km from the Black Forest through the Upper Rhine River Plains. ... The Rench is a river in Ortenau County, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany and a right-side tributary of the Rhine River. ... The Acher is a river in Ortenau County, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany and a tributary of the Rhine River. ... The Murg is a right tributary of the Rhine, located in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... The Pfinz is a right-side tributary of the Rhine in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell Am See/Pinzgau in the Austrian state of Salzburg. ... The Neckar is a 367 km long river in Germany, a major right tributary of the River Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim. ... The Wisper is a 30 km long river in western Germany, right tributary of the Rhine. ... The river Lahn in Limburg The Lahn is a river in Germany. ... The Wied is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany named after the folk of the Sigambrer. ... The Wupper is a tributary to the Rhine river in Northrhine-Westfalia of Germany. ... The DÃ¼ssel is a small right tributary of the River Rhine in North Rhine Westphalia. ... For the conurbation see Ruhr Area. ... The Emscher is a relatively small river flowing through the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. ... The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Oude IJssel (the Dutch name) or Issel (the German name) is an approx. ... The Berkel is a tributary of the River IJssel in the Netherlands. ... The Schipbeek is a tributary of the IJssel in the Netherlands and a continuation of the Buurser Beek. ...

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