Kahl (river)
| Kahl | |
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Kahl in Alzenau.
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| Location |
Bavaria, Hesse,  Germany
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| Reference no. | DE: 24772 |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | near Kleinkahl 50°07′17″N 9°18′59″E / 50.121444°N 9.3163311°ECoordinates: 50°07′17″N 9°18′59″E / 50.121444°N 9.3163311°E |
| River mouth | in Kahl into the Main 50°03′59″N 8°59′29″E / 50.066361°N 8.9914512°E |
| Progression | Main → Rhine → North Sea |
| River system | Rhine |
| Basin size | 198.35 km² |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 32.4 km |
| Discharge |
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The Kahl is a river in the northern Spessart in Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Main and is 32 km (19.9 mi) long. The name Kahl comes from the Old High German word kaldaha, which means cool and clear. The Kahl rises from two sources left and right of the road at the foot of the Spessart hills, near Kleinkahl. These springs produce 50–60 litres per second. The Kahl flows into the river Main in Kahl am Main. The mouth is near the old Kahl Nuclear Power Plant. The largest tributaries are Westerbach, Sommerkahl, Reichenbach and Geiselbach.
Tributaries from source to mouth:
Left
Right
The right spring of the Kahl
The left spring
Mouth in the river Main
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