Sesto Bach
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Sesto Bach, Sextenbach, Rio di Sesto |
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 Sesto brook in Innichen |
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| Data | ||
| location | South Tyrol , Italy | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Drau → Danube → Black Sea | |
| source | at Kreuzbergpass 46 ° 39 ′ 24 ″ N , 12 ° 25 ′ 9 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1636 m | |
| muzzle | near Innichen in the Drau coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′ 4 ″ N , 12 ° 16 ′ 45 ″ E 46 ° 44 ′ 4 ″ N , 12 ° 16 ′ 45 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 1170 m slm | |
| Height difference | 466 m | |
| Bottom slope | 29 ‰ | |
| length | 16 km | |
| Catchment area | 110 km² | |
| Communities | Sexten , Innichen | |
The Sesto Bach (also Sexten Bach or Sextenbach, Italian Rio Sesto) is a 16 kilometer long tributary of the Drava , into which it flows at an altitude of 1170 m slm . The Sesto Bach drains the Sesto Valley . The stream rises on the Kreuzbergpass at an altitude of 1636 m slm , its catchment area extends up to the 3145 meter high Dreischusterspitze . The Sesto Bach flows into the Drava in Innichen , not far from the Franciscan monastery . The main tributaries of the creek are the Fischleintalbach and the Ixenbach. The most important places on the brook are Sexten and Moos .
At the reservoir in Sesto, part of the stream is diverted to generate electricity and the water is added again in Vierschach .
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- ↑ a b Sextner Bach on the website of the South Tyrolean Environment Agency.
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Commons : Sextner Bach - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
