Murg (Northern Black Forest)
| Murg | |
|---|---|
The wooded, 700-metre-deep Murg valley with industry and vineyards (View from Schloss Eberstein looking south to Obertsrot) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Districts | Freudenstadt and Rastatt |
| Reference no. | DE: 236 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Source: in the Northern Black Forest: confluence of the Rechtmurg and Rotmurg in Obertal |
| • coordinates | 48°31′57″N 8°17′18″E / 48.53250°N 8.288472°E |
| • elevation | ca. 595 m above sea level (NHN) (confluence) ca. 870 m u. NHN (Murgursprung; Rechtmurg) ca. 915 m u. NHN (Rotmurgbrunnen; Rotmurg) |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Steinmauern into the Upper Rhine |
• coordinates | 48°55′09″N 8°09′53″E / 48.91917°N 8.16472°E |
• elevation | ca. 110 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 79.6 km (49.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
| Landmarks |
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| Population | 178,850 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tonbach, Schönmünz, Raumünzach, Oos (Nordarm) |
| • right | Ilgenbach, Forbach, Sasbach |
| Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Kirschbaumwasen Retention Basin, Forbach Compensation Basin |
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The Murg (German pronunciation: [mʊʁk] ⓘ) is an 80.2-kilometre-long river (including its headstream, the Rechtmurg) and tributary of the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows through the Northern Black Forest into the Upper Rhine Plain, crossing the counties of Freudenstadt and Rastatt.