Meng (river)

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Meng in the middle of the market town of Nenzing with the Mengbrücke

Meng in the middle of the market town of Nenzing with the Mengbrücke

Data
Water code AT : 812208
location Vorarlberg
River system Rhine
Drain over Ill  → Rhine  → North Sea
Source height 2153.7  m above sea level A.
muzzle Ill coordinates: 47 ° 11 ′ 28 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 50"  E 47 ° 11 ′ 28 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 50"  E

length 18 km
Left tributaries Trübbach, Gampbach
Communities Nenzing

The Meng rises from the Rote Wand at around 2390 meters above sea level. It flows through the Gamperdonatal ( Mengschlucht ) to the north, where it joins the Ill (Vorarlberg) in the Vorarlberg municipality of Nenzing . It reaches a length of about 18 kilometers.

Turbine system of the Mengbachwerk in Nenzing opened in 1897 (1909)

The Mengbachwerk (hydroelectric power plant) was opened on the Meng in 1897 by Getzner Textil AG (then Getzner, Mutter & Cie ) .

The Gampbach , about 5 kilometers long, comes towards the Meng from the left side from the Gamptal and joins it in the middle course .

Tributaries

  • Güfeltobelbach (left)
  • Stafeldonbach (left)
  • Plattenbach ( right )
  • Seebächle (right)
  • Salaruelbach ( Tschanlanzerbach ) (right)
  • Kunklertobel (left)
  • Schmarzbächle (right)
  • Vigloriabach (right)
  • Trübbach ( left )
  • Grosstalbach ( right )
  • Weissbach ( right)
  • Sägebach (right)
  • Dunkelbach (right)
  • Gampbach ( left )

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