Kahl (river)

The Kahl is a river in the northern Spessart in Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Main and is 35.6 km (22.1 mi) long.[1] 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.

Kahl
Kahl in Alzenau
Location
Country	Germany
States	Bavaria and Hesse
Reference no.	DE: 24772
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Kleinkahl
• coordinates	50°07′17″N 9°18′59″E
Mouth
• location	in Kahl into the Main
• coordinates	50°03′59″N 8°59′29″E
Length	35.6 km (22.1 mi) [1]
Basin size	206 km^2 (80 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
• average	1.89 m^3/s (67 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Main→ Rhine→ North Sea

Tributaries

Tributaries from source to mouth:

Left Büchelbach Edelbach Kleine Kahl Kleinlaudenbach Höllenbach Sommerkahl Blankenbach Erlenbach Feldkahl Weibersbach (not to be confused with the right tributary) Reichenbach Forstgraben Rappach Fleutersbach Hemsbach Hitziger Lochgraben Kertelbach Krebsbach Neuwiesenbach

Right Lindenbach Habersbach Westerbach Krombach Sterzenbach Schloßgrundgraben Oberschurbach Steinbach Geiselbach Wolfsbach Weibersbach (not to be confused with the left tributary) Goldbach Streu Sälzerbach

• 
  The right spring of the Kahl
• 
  The left spring
• 
  Mouth in the river Main

See also

• List of rivers of Bavaria
• List of rivers of Hesse

References

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