Breitach

The Breitach is a 24 km (15 mi) long mountain river, the southwestern (left) source of the Iller in the Allgäu Alps, in the states of Vorarlberg (Austria) and Bavaria (Germany).

Breitach
The Breitach near Mittelberg
Location
CountryAustria, Germany
StatesVorarlberg, Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Iller
 ⁃ coordinates
47.4273°N 10.2740°E / 47.4273; 10.2740
Length24.3 km (15.1 mi) [1]
Basin size149 km2 (58 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionIller→ Danube→ Black Sea

Detail

The river originates in Baad, a part of Mittelberg, in the Kleinwalsertal as the union of three smaller source streams. It flows in the northwestern direction through the valley that in earlier times was called Breitachtal ("Breitach Valley") after the river. At the Walserschanze, the Austrian-German border, the Breitach reaches German territory and curves through the narrow Breitachklamm. Then, the Starzlach flows from the west into the Breitach. At the so-called Illerursprung ("Iller origin") in Oberstdorf, the Breitach, the Stillach and the Trettach flow together forming the Iller.

Of geological interest are the so-called Breitach rocks; a mineral of brown color and of small fracture, it is only found in the Breitach.

Sources

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


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