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Wiesent (Danube)

Coordinates: 48°58′11″N 12°26′16″E / 48.96972°N 12.43778°E / 48.96972; 12.43778
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Wiesent
The Wiesent in Wörth an der Donau municipality
Map
Location
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
RegionUpper Palatinate
DistrictRegensburg
Physical characteristics
SourceFalkensteiner Vorwald (young-growth forest)
 • locationnear Wiesenfelden
 • coordinates49°03′06″N 12°34′41″E / 49.05167°N 12.57806°E / 49.05167; 12.57806
 • elevation652 m (2,139 ft)
MouthDanube
 • location
Alte Donau oxbow
 • coordinates
48°58′11″N 12°26′16″E / 48.96972°N 12.43778°E / 48.96972; 12.43778
 • elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Length40.0 km (24.9 mi)[1]
Basin size156 km2 (60 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftPerlbach, Wörther Bach, Rupertsbühler Bach
 • rightDeßgraben, Augraben
ProgressionDanubeBlack Sea

Wiesent is a river of Bavaria, Germany.[2] It is a tributary of the Danube, that it enters through the oxbow Alte Donau between Wörth an der Donau and Niederachdorf.[2]

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
  2. ^ a b "BayernAtlas". Bavarian State Government.