Leiblach
Leiblach | |
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Location | |
Countries | Germany and Austria |
States | Bavaria and Voralberg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 47°38′9″N 9°55′13″E / 47.63583°N 9.92028°E |
• elevation | 692 m (2,270 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Constance |
• coordinates | 47°32′0″N 9°43′41″E / 47.53333°N 9.72806°ECoordinates: 47°32′0″N 9°43′41″E / 47.53333°N 9.72806°E |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Length | 34.2 km (21.3 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Leiblach is a 34-kilometre-long (21 mi) tributary of Lake Constance and the Rhine.
The Leiblach source is near the German municipality of Heimenkirch, flowing to the southwest. Near the Austrian town of Hohenweiler, the river joins a small tributary, the . This tributary forms a part of the Austrian-German border, and below the confluence the border continues to follow the Leiblach until it eventually empties into Lake Constance between the German town of Lindau and the Austrian town of Lochau.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Rhine
- Rivers of Bavaria
- Rivers of Vorarlberg
- Austria–Germany border
- Tributaries of Lake Constance
- Lindau (district)
- Rivers of Austria
- Rivers of Germany
- International rivers of Europe
- Border rivers
- Swabia (Bavaria) geography stubs
- Bavaria river stubs
- Austria river stubs