White Main
| White Main | |
|---|---|
Course of the White Main (interactive map) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Upper Franconia and Bavaria |
| Reference no. | DE: 24 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | on the eastern slope of the Ochsenkopf in the Fichtel Mountains |
| • coordinates | 50°01′47″N 11°49′26″E / 50.02972°N 11.82389°E |
| • elevation | 887 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence: south of Kulmbach, near Steinenhausen Castle with the Red Main into the Main |
• coordinates | 50°05′13.65″N 11°23′51.21″E / 50.0871250°N 11.3975583°E |
• elevation | 298 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 51.7 km (32.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 636 km2 (246 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8.4 m3/s (300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The White Main (German: Weißer Main or Weißmain, not to be confused with the Weismain), is the larger and shorter of the two headstreams of the river Main. It rises in the Fichtel Mountains and merges near Steinenhausen, southwest of Kulmbach, with the left-hand, southern headstream, the Red Main, to form the Main. The length of the White Main is 51.7 km. The source of the White Main lies on light granite rock, which lends it its white colouration.