Mindel

Mindel
Location
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Region	Swabia
Reference no.	DE: 116
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	at the Mindelmühle near Ronsberg
• coordinates	47°53′53″N 10°26′24″E
• elevation	ca. 760 m
Mouth
• location	near Gundremmingen into the Danube
• coordinates	48°30′26″N 10°23′14″E
• elevation	ca. 430 m
Length	80.7 km (50.1 mi) [1]
Basin size	962 km2 (371 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
• average	10 m³/s
• maximum	Average high: 65 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea
Landmarks	Small towns: Mindelheim, Thannhausen, Burgau; Villages: Markt Obergünzburg, Markt Ronsberg, Eggenthal, Unteregg, Markt Dirlewang, Apfeltrach, Markt Pfaffenhausen, Salgen, Breitenbrunn, Markt Kirchheim in Schwaben, Aletshausen, Ursberg, Balzhausen, Markt Münsterhausen, Markt Neuburg an der Kammel, Markt Burtenbach, Markt Jettingen-Scheppach, Rettenbach, Dürrlauingen, Markt Offingen, Gundremmingen;
Tributaries
• left	Kammel
• right	Flossach

The Mindel (German: [ˈmɪndl] (listen)) is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Mindel originates west of Kaufbeuren, in the Allgäu region, and flows generally north. It flows into the Danube (right tributary) in Gundremmingen, east of Günzburg. The towns Mindelheim, Burgau and Thannhausen lie along the Mindel.

The Mindel gave its name to the Mindel glaciation in the Alps.

References

Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)

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