Wiesent (Danube)

Wiesent
The Wiesent in Wörth an der Donau municipality
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Region Upper Palatinate
District Regensburg
Tributaries
 - left Perlbach, Wörther Bach, Rupertsbühler Bach
 - right Deßgraben, Augraben
Source Falkensteiner Vorwald (young-growth forest)
 - location near Wiesenfelden
 - elevation 652 m (2,139 ft)
 - coordinates 49°03′06″N 12°34′41″E / 49.05167°N 12.57806°E / 49.05167; 12.57806
Mouth Danube
 - location Alte Donau oxbow
 - elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
 - coordinates 48°58′11″N 12°26′16″E / 48.96972°N 12.43778°E / 48.96972; 12.43778Coordinates: 48°58′11″N 12°26′16″E / 48.96972°N 12.43778°E / 48.96972; 12.43778
Length 40.0[1] km (25 mi)
Basin 156[1] km2 (60 sq mi)
Progression DanubeBlack Sea

Wiesent is a river of Bavaria, Germany.[2] It is a tributary of the Danube, that it enters through the oxbow Alte Donau between Wörth an der Donau and Niederachdorf.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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


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