Alb (Upper Rhine)
| Alb | |
|---|---|
The Alb in Ettlingen | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South of Bad Herrenalb |
| • coordinates | 48°45′0″N 8°25′22″E / 48.75000°N 8.42278°E |
| • elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | into the Upper Rhine at Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen |
• coordinates | 49°6′28″N 8°21′48″E / 49.10778°N 8.36333°E |
• elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Length | 51.5 km (32 mi) |
| Basin size | 448 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.5 m3/s (88 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Moosalb |
| • right | Maisenbach |
The Alb is a river in the Northern Black Forest in Germany. It is a tributary of the Rhine, and flows through the cities of Karlsruhe, Ettlingen and Bad Herrenalb.