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Alb (High Rhine)
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This article is about the river in the southern Black Forest. For the river of the same name in northern Black Forest, see Alb (Upper Rhine). For other uses, see ALB (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the mountain range Swabian Alb.
The Alb (also: Hauensteiner Alb) is a river in the southern Black Forest. It arises from two headwaters, the Menzenschwander Alb and Bernauer Alb, and flows in a southerly direction. It ends after 43.6 kilometres (27.1 mi) (including Menzenschwander Alb) at a confluence with the High Rhine at Albbruck.
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Alb | |
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![]() View from Spießhorn eastward into Menzenschwander Alb valley | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
Location | Black Forest |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Menzenschwander Alb |
• coordinates | 47°51′42″N 8°1′37″E |
• elevation | 1,347 m (4,419 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with High Rhine at Albbruck |
• coordinates | 47°35′3″N 8°7′43″E |
• elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
Length | 43.6 km (27.1 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 243 km2 (94 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Ibach, Höllbach |
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