Alb (High Rhine)
The Alb (also: Hauensteiner Alb) is a river in the southern Black Forest. It arises from two headwaters, the Menzenschwander Alb and Bernauer Alb, and flows in a southerly direction. It ends after 43.6 kilometres (27.1 mi) (including Menzenschwander Alb) at a confluence with the High Rhine at Albbruck.
| Alb | |
|---|---|
View from Spießhorn eastward into Menzenschwander Alb valley | |
Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Black Forest |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Menzenschwander Alb |
| • coordinates | 47°51′42″N 8°1′37″E |
| • elevation | 1,347 m (4,419 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with High Rhine at Albbruck |
• coordinates | 47°35′3″N 8°7′43″E |
• elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Length | 43.6 km (27.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 243 km2 (94 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Ibach, Höllbach |
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