Aurach (river)

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The Herzogenaurach is a river in Upper Austria.

River course

The Herzogenaurach rises in the high leakage field of Hell Mountains and flows through the wooded Aurachtal, extending through the municipalities of Altmünster ( Neukirchen, Reindlmühl, Finsterau ) and Pinsdorf ( Kufhaus ) draws. Near the place Pinsdorf she leaves the Aurachtal and continues through the foothills of the Alps on Aurachkirchen until it opens between Wankham and Sicking ( Desselbrunn ) in the Ager.

The Herzogenaurach is not to be confused with the so-called drought Herzogenaurach, which flows nearly parallel and only a few kilometers upstream discharges into the Ager.

Inflows

In the field of community Pinsdorf the Herzogenaurach is fed by several small tributaries:

• Wolfbach
• Viehbach
• Steinbach
• Luderbach
• Groissbach

In the field of community Altmünster, the cadastral Reindlmühl, the Herzogenaurach is powered by:

• Dambach
• Duration Bach
• Whose Herzogenaurach
• Haunstielbach
• Klingbach

Water quality

The Herzogenaurach is used throughout the course to grade I to II.