White Main

White Main
Course of the White Main (interactive map)
Location
CountryGermany
StatesUpper Franconia and Bavaria
Reference no.DE: 24
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationon the eastern slope of the Ochsenkopf in the Fichtel Mountains
 • coordinates50°01′47″N 11°49′26″E / 50.02972°N 11.82389°E / 50.02972; 11.82389
 • elevation887 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
 • location
confluence: south of Kulmbach, near Steinenhausen Castle with the Red Main into the Main
 • coordinates
50°05′13.65″N 11°23′51.21″E / 50.0871250°N 11.3975583°E / 50.0871250; 11.3975583
 • elevation
298 m above sea level (NN)
Length51.7 km (32.1 mi) [1]
Basin size636 km2 (246 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 • average8.4 m3/s (300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionMainRhineNorth Sea

The White Main[2][3][4][5] (German: Weißer Main or Weißmain, not to be confused with the Weismain), is the larger and shorter of the two headstreams of the river Main. It rises in the Fichtel Mountains and merges near Steinenhausen, southwest of Kulmbach, with the left-hand, southern headstream, the Red Main, to form the Main. The length of the White Main is 51.7 km.[1] The source of the White Main lies on light granite rock, which lends it its white colouration.

  1. ^ a b c Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
  2. ^ Rivers of Europe by Klement Tockner, Urs Uehlinger, Christopher T. Robinson (2009), Academic Press, London.
  3. ^ *The Rhythm of the River at www.mainriver.de.
  4. ^ *Main River Cruises at www.avalonwaterways.com. Retrieved on 11 May 2010.
  5. ^ *Mountains in Germany at www.everythingaboutgermany.com.