Waldnaab | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Reference no. | DE: 14 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | on the German-Czech border between Bärnau and Flossenbürg |
• coordinates | 49°45′49″N 12°24′25″E / 49.763475°N 12.4070056°E |
• elevation | 814 m above sea level (NN) [2] |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence: of the Waldnaab and Haidenaab with the Naab near Unterwildenau (mun. Luhe-Wildenau) |
• coordinates | 49°36′10″N 12°07′57″E / 49.6027972°N 12.1325028°E |
• elevation | 379 m above sea level (NN) [2] |
Length | 99.1 km (61.6 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 972 km2 (375 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Naab→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Waldnaab (Northern Bavarian: Woidnaab, Czech: Lesní Nába, in its upper course: Tirschenreuther Waldnaab) is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria, Germany). At its confluence with the Haidenaab near Luhe-Wildenau, the Naab is formed. The Waldnaab is 99.1 km long; combined with the Naab, the total length is 196.6 kilometres (122.2 mi).[1]