Waldnaab
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| The Waldnaab near Burg Falkenberg | |
| Location | Bavaria, Germany |
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| Reference no. | DE: 14 |
| Length | 80.38 km |
| Source | on the German-Czech border between Bärnau and Flossenbürg 49°45′49″N 12°24′25″E / 49.763475°N 12.4070056°ECoordinates: 49°45′49″N 12°24′25″E / 49.763475°N 12.4070056°E |
| Source height | 814 m above sea level (NN) |
| Confluence | of the Waldnaab and Haidenaab with the Naab near Unterwildenau (mun. Luhe-Wildenau) 49°36′10″N 12°07′57″E / 49.6027972°N 12.1325028°E |
| Mouth height | 379 m above sea level (NN) |
| Descent | 435 m |
| Basin | Danube |
| Progression | Naab → Danube → Black Sea |
| Catchment | 914 km² |
The Waldnaab (Northern Bavarian: Woidnaab) is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria, Germany).
Together with the Waldnaab the Naab is 173 kilometres (107 mi) long.
The river rises at 816 m above NN on the German-Czech border in the Upper Palatine Forest not far from the 901 m high Entenbühl and near its smaller brother, the Naabberg (853 m above sea level (NN)). Its source, also called the Kreuzbrunnen, lies in the district of Tirschenreuth, near Silberhütte. From its wellspring the water flows for just under three metres on German soil, before crossing into Bohemia for almost a kilometre, where it is known as the Lesní Nába, and then flowing northwest, re-crossing the German border and reaching Bärnau. As a result of seasonal fluctuations in the water table and the increasing degradation of the wellspring, its water reaches the surface initially a few metres away from the actual spring, then further and further away as the year wears on and eventually appears on the Czech side of the border. During the Cold War the spring was a very popular destination for walkers, even though it was next to the heavily guarded border. When collecting blueberries between the border posts, pickers were often closely watched by uniformed guards from both sides.
The first village that the Waldnaab passes through after leaving the forest is the eponymous Naab. In Bärnau the Waldnaab bends towards the west and flows through the Liebenstein flood retention basin, about 88 hectares (220 acres) in area, a little way below Bärnau-Thanhausen and north of Plößberg. Next it swings northwards and reaches the village of Tirschenreuth, where it turns west again and flows through the Waldnaabaue (Waldnaab water meadows), meandering its way through the many lakes in the area.
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