Kammel
Sign in to saveThe Kammel () is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Kammel originates west of Mindelheim, in the district Unterallgäu, and flows generally north. It flows into the Mindel (left tributary) south of Offingen at the Danube, east of Günzburg in the district Günzburg. So it is an indirect right tributary of the Danube. The difference in altitude between the origin and the mouth is 265 m.
Key facts
- River.name
- Kammel
- River.source1_location
- Unterallgäu west of Mindelheim
- River.mouth_location
- Mindel near Offingen
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.length_km
- 74.0
- River.basin_size_km2
- 260
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Tributaries
- Municipalities the Kammel flows through
- Origin of the name
- Attractions in the valleys of the Kammel and its tributaries
- Miscellaneous
- See also
- References
The Kammel () is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Kammel originates west of Mindelheim, in the district Unterallgäu, and flows generally north. It flows into the Mindel (left tributary) south of Offingen at the Danube, east of Günzburg in the district Günzburg. So it is an indirect right tributary of the Danube. The difference in altitude between the origin and the mouth is 265 m.
== Tributaries == Tributaries which flow into the Kammel are (from south to north): the Krumbach (left tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Krumbach the Haselbach (right tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Naichen, municipality: Neuburg an der Kammel the Krähenbach (right tributary); confluence with the Kammel in Ettenbeuren, municipality: Kammeltal
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kammel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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