Kinzig (Rhine)

Kinzig
The Kinzig in Wolfach
Course of the Kinzig
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Reference no.DE: 234
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLoßburg
 • elevation682 m
Mouth 
 • location
In Kehl-Auenheim
 • elevation
134 m
Length93.3 km (58.0 mi) [1]
Basin size1,403 km2 (542 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 • locationat Schwaibach gauge [2]
 • average22.8 m³/s
 • minimumRecord low: 1.08 m³/s (in 14.09.1919)
Average low: 3.62 m³/s
 • maximumAverage high: 296 m³/s
Record high: 914 m³/s (in 24.12.1919)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea
Landmarks
Tributaries 
 • leftAischbach, Rötenbach, Schiltach, Schiltersbach, Kirnbach, Gutach, Schutter
 • rightLohmühle, Kleine Kinzig, Heubach, Sulzbächle, Ippichen, Langenbach, Wolf, Harmersbach

The Kinzig is a river in southwestern Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine.

It runs for 93 km from the Black Forest through the Upper Rhine River Plains. The Kinzig valley and secondary valleys constitute the largest system of valleys in the Black Forest. Depending on the definition, the Kinzig is either the border between the Northern and Middle Black Forest or part of the Middle Black Forest. It is located entirely inside the State of Baden-Württemberg and its name is supposed to be of Celtic origin. During the last glacial period the Kinzig and the Murg created a common Kinzig-Murg river system.