Tauber

Tauber
The Tauber near Waldenhausen (Wertheim am Main)
Country	Germany
States	Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria
Reference no.	DE: 246
Basin features
Main source	near Weikersholz 447 m above sea level (NN) 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E / 49.25; 10.114861Coordinates: 49°15′00″N 10°06′53″E / 49.25°N 10.114861°E / 49.25; 10.114861
River mouth	near Wertheim am Main into the Main 136 m above sea level (NN) 49°45′48″N 9°30′49″E / 49.763389°N 9.513722°E / 49.763389; 9.513722
Progression	Main → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Basin size	1,809.54 km2 (698.67 sq mi)
Landmarks	Large towns: Bad Mergentheim, Wertheim am Main Small towns: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Röttingen, Weikersheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim
Physical characteristics
Length	130.63 km (81.17 mi)
Discharge	Location: at Bockenfeld Gauge Average rate: 0.63 m3/s (22 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 2)	Location: Archshofen Average rate: 2.64 m3/s (93 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 3)	Location: Bad Mergentheim Average rate: 6.94 m3/s (245 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 4)	Location: Tauberbischofsheim Average rate: 9.90 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)

The  Tauber  is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 122 km in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).

It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main.

There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.