Acher

Acher
The Acher near Oberachern
Acher is located in Germany
Acher
Mouth of the Acher
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Reference no.DE: 23572
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOn the northeast flank of the Vogelskopf
 • coordinates48°33′47″N 8°13′03″E / 48.56306°N 8.2174389°E / 48.56306; 8.2174389
 • elevation848 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
 • location
near Iffezheim into the Rhine
 • coordinates
48°50′39″N 8°07′06″E / 48.84417°N 8.11833°E / 48.84417; 8.11833
 • elevation
114 m above sea level (NN)
Length53.6 km (33.3 mi) [1]
Basin size448 km2 [2]
Discharge 
 • average9.13 m³/s[3]
3.39 m³/s (Kappelrodeck,
Exit from the Black Forest, 25 % of the catchment)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftGottschlägbach, Unterwasserbach, Fautenbach
 • rightSeebach, Grimmerswaldbach, Sulzbach (Laufbach), Sandbach

The Acher is a 53.6-kilometre-long river and tributary of the Rhine in the county of Ortenau, in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg. It flows in a northwesterly direction from the Black Forest to the Rhine, between the two rivers Rench to the south and the Oos to the north.

  1. ^ Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
  2. ^ Regierungspräsidium Freiburg: TBG Begleitdokumentation Acher-Rench (33), Freiburg i. Br. 2009
  3. ^ Regierungspräsidium Freiburg: TBG Begleitdokumentation Acher-Rench (33), Tab. A 7.2.1, Freiburg i. Br. 2009 (converted from m³/a); the discharge value of 9.13 m³/s is calculated for the catchment including the Rhine Plain Canal, apparently without the inflow of the Acher Flood Control Channel, which diverts some of the water from the Rench. Also included is the Sandbach, the lower course of the Bühlot.

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