Kyll

The Kyll (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪl]), noted by the Roman poet Ausonius as Celbis,[2] is a 128-kilometre-long (80 mi) river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel mountains, near the border with Belgium and flows generally south through the towns Stadtkyll, Gerolstein, Kyllburg and east of Bitburg. It flows into the Moselle in Ehrang, a suburb of Trier.

Kyll
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationHautes Fagnes
  elevation±600 m (2,000 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Moselle
  coordinates
49°48′12″N 6°42′6″E
Length127.6 km (79.3 mi) [1]
Basin size849 km2 (328 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionMoselleRhineNorth Sea

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