Windauer Ache
River in Tyrol, Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Windauer Ache is a mountain stream in Tyrol, Austria, in the scenic Windautal valley in the Kitzbühel Alps.
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Windauer Ache | |
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Location | |
Country | Austria |
State | Tyrol |
Location | in the Windautal / Kitzbühel Alps |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Reinkarsee on the Kröndlhorn |
• coordinates | 47°18′25″N 12°10′15″E |
• elevation | 2,200 m (AA) |
Mouth | |
• location | In Haslau / Hopfgarten into the Brixentaler Ache |
• coordinates | 47°26′17″N 12°10′18″E |
• elevation | 630 m (AA) |
Length | 22.0 km (13.7 mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Brixentaler Ache→ Inn→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Landmarks | Villages: Westendorf and Hopfgarten |
Tributaries | |
• left | Falberbach, Dürrnbach |
• right | Miesenbach, Rettenbach |
Waterbodies | Lakes: Reinkarsee |
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The Ache rises on the Reinkarsee at about 2,200 m (AA), at the foot of the Kröndlhorn, and its middle reaches run through a roughly 4 km (2.5 mi) long gorge. In Hopfgarten the Windauer Ache discharges into the Brixentaler Ache at a narrow point in the valley; the Brixentaler Ache in turn empties into the River Inn at Wörgl.
The Ache flows through the municipalities of Westendorf and Hopfgarten.
The Windauer Ache is very popular for whitewater canoeing (grade WW II to WW V).
- The source region on the Rainkarsee
- The Ache downstream
- The large weir of Brixentaler Ache near its confluence with the Windauer Ache in Hopfgarten