Biber (Rhine)

The Biber is a small river in the borderland between Germany and Switzerland. The source is located at Watterdingen in the municipality Tengen, district of Constance in Baden-Wuerttemberg. After about 31 kilometres (19 mi) the Biber river flows into the Rhine at the Bibermühle (Biber Mill) west of Hemishofen in the Canton of Schaffhausen. The Biber is the largest tributary of the High Rhine on the stretch between Stein am Rhein and Schaffhausen.

Biber
Biber at Ramsen
Location
CountriesGermany and Switzerland
StateBaden-Württemberg
CantonCanton of Schaffhausen
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationWatterdingen (Tengen)
Mouth 
  location
Bibermühle (Ramsen)
  coordinates
47°40′45″N 8°48′22″E
  elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Length30.7 km (19.1 mi)
Basin size168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRhine→ North Sea
Tributaries 
  leftRiedgraben, Dorfbach
MunicipalitiesThayngen
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