Alb | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Location | Black Forest |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Menzenschwander Alb |
• coordinates | 47°51′42″N 8°1′37″E / 47.86167°N 8.02694°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 / 47.58417°N 8.12861°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 |
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.