Glonn (Amper)

Glonn
The Glonn at Taxa, a district of Odelzhausen
Country Germany
States Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Main source at Mittelstetten
about 525 metres (1,722 ft)
River mouth at Allershausen into the Amper
about 440 metres (1,440 ft)
48°25′59″N 11°36′14″E / 48.4331°N 11.6039°E / 48.4331; 11.6039Coordinates: 48°25′59″N 11°36′14″E / 48.4331°N 11.6039°E / 48.4331; 11.6039
Length 51.7 km (32.1 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Amper→ Isar→ Danube→ Black Sea
Basin size 405 km2 (156 sq mi) [1]

Glonn is a river of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

The Glonn is 51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi) long.[1] It rises southeast of Mittelstetten in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. It is the main tributary of the Amper; at Allershausen near Freising it discharges from the left into the Amper.

The Glonn flows through an agriculturally used area in the triangle between Augsburg, Freising and Dachau. Larger places in its course are Odelzhausen, Erdweg, Markt Indersdorf, Weichs, Petershausen and Hohenkammer.

Tributaries

  • Kollbach
  • Röhrersbach (left)
  • Tegernbach (left)
  • Rettenbach (left)
  • Schweinbach (right)
  • Umbach (left)
  • Rohrbach (right)
  • Steinfurter Bach (left)
  • Steindlbach (right)
  • Zeitlbach (left)
  • Riensbach (right)
  • Dorfbach (right)
  • Eichhofner Bach or Albersbach, resp. (left)
  • Rothbach (right)
  • Gittersbach (left)
  • Langenpettenbach (left)
  • Ebersbach
  • Klausnerbach

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)


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