Enns | |
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Etymology | Latin Anisus, Anasus |
Location | |
Country | Austria |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Radstädter Tauern (mountains) |
Mouth | |
• location | Danube at Mauthausen |
• coordinates | 48°14′13″N 14°31′08″E / 48.2369°N 14.5190°E |
Length | 253.4 km (157.5 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 6,084 km2 (2,349 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Enns (German pronunciation: [ɛns] ) is a southern tributary of the river Danube in Austria, joining northward at the city of Enns. It forms much of the border between the states of Lower Austria and Upper Austria. The Enns spans 253 kilometres (157 mi), in a flat-J-shape.[2] It flows from its source near the village Flachau, generally eastward through Radstadt, Schladming, and Liezen, then turns north near Hieflau, to flow past Weyer and Ternberg through Steyr, and further north to the Danube at Enns (see map in References).[2]