Northern Taurach

The Northern Taurach (German: Nördliche Taurach), also called the Pongau Taurach (German: Pongauer Taurach), is a river of the state Salzburg in Austria. Its drainage basin is 88 km2 (34 sq mi).[1]

Northern Taurach
Nördliche Taurach
The Johannesfall above the Gnadenalm
Location
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationOrigin: Confluence of the Grünwald Taurach and Hundsfeld Taurach in Obertauern
  coordinates47°15′04″N 13°32′44″E
Mouth 
  location
Near Radstadt into the Enns
  coordinates
47°23′07″N 13°29′38″E
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin size88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionEnnsDanubeBlack Sea

The Northern Taurach is a right-hand tributary of the Enns near Radstadt. It is one of the two rivers named Taurach, both of which rise near the Radstädter Tauern Pass, but drain in opposite directions – the other is called Southern Taurach. The two valleys, which descend from the Tauern Pass, are also both called Taurach Valley (Taurachtal). Together they link the Enns valley to the Mur valley in north–south direction.

The Northern Taurach is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) long and thus considerably shorter than the Southern Taurach, but has a greater height difference from source to mouth of over 900 metres (3,000 ft).

References

  1. "Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Ennsgebiet" (PDF). Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 61. October 2011. p. 10.
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