Bära

The Bära is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Bära is a tributary of the Danube, and originates at the confluence of the Obere Bära (Upper Bära) and the Untere Bära (Lower Bära). The 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) Bära, together with the Lower Bära, which is longer and has a larger drainage basin, has a combined length of 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi).

Bära, north of Bärenthal

Bära
View of the Bära looking northwest from the ruins of Castle Kreidenstein
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationObere Bära in Tieringen
Untere Bära at Gosheim
  elevation833 m (2,733 ft)
Mouth 
  location
In Fridingen into the Danube
  coordinates
48.0289°N 8.9345°E / 48.0289; 8.9345
  elevation
623 m (2,044 ft)
Length26.5 km (16.5 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionDanubeBlack Sea

Obere and Untere Bära join to form the Bära in the Galgenwiesen ("gallows meadow"), about four kilometers above the resort of Bärenthal. This runs moderately without significant inflow a further 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) south-southeast in Talschlingen, draining an additional area of 31.2 square kilometres (12.0 sq mi). Passing through Bärenthal at last it flows into Fridingen and there, near the town mill, it flows last of all in a southwesterly direction into the upper Danube, approximately at the entrance to the Fridingen Danube Bend.

See also

References

  • Media related to Bära at Wikimedia Commons


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