Vils | |
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Vils close to entering Danube | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Cities | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Große Vils |
• location | Seeon, Lengdorf, Upper Bavaria |
• coordinates | 48°17′12″N12°02′25″E / 48.28667°N 12.04028°E |
• elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
2nd source | Kleine Vils |
• location | Vilsheim, Lower Bavaria, Germany |
• coordinates | 48°26′45″N12°06′28″E / 48.44583°N 12.10778°E |
• elevation | 466 m (1,529 ft) |
Source confluence | Gerzen |
• coordinates | 48°29′49″N12°25′21″E / 48.49694°N 12.42250°E |
• elevation | 425.5 m (1,396 ft) |
Mouth | Danube |
• coordinates | 48°37′58″N13°11′31″E / 48.63278°N 13.19194°E Coordinates: 48°37′58″N13°11′31″E / 48.63278°N 13.19194°E |
• elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
Length | 81.7 km (50.8 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 76.8 m3/s (2,710 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 520 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Vils is a river in Bavaria, Germany, it is a right tributary of the Danube.
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