Windauer Ache
| Windauer Ache | ||
 The graphic shows u. a. the course of the Windauer Ache, which flows in a northerly direction - from the Salzburg border to Hopfgarten. |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | AT : 2-8-240-22 | |
| location | in the Windautal , Kitzbühel Alps , Tyrol | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Brixentaler Ache → Inn → Danube → Black Sea | |
| source |
Reinkarsee am Kröndlhorn 47 ° 18 ′ 25 ″ N , 12 ° 10 ′ 15 ″ E |
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| Source height | 2194 m above sea level A. | |
| muzzle | In Haslau / Hopfgarten in the Brixentaler Ache Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '17 " N , 12 ° 10' 18" E 47 ° 26 '17 " N , 12 ° 10' 18" E |
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| Mouth height | 626 m above sea level A. | |
| Height difference | 1568 m | |
| Bottom slope | 73 ‰ | |
| length | 21.5 km | |
| Catchment area | 82.4 km² | |
| Discharge at the Unterwindau A Eo gauge : 82.1 km². Location: 590 m above the mouth |
NNQ (22.12.2006) MNQ 1990–2010 MQ 1990–2010 Mq 1990–2010 MHQ 1990–2010 HHQ (28.07.2006) |
350 l / s 810 l / s 3.42 m³ / s 41.7 l / (s km²) 56.1 m³ / s 132 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Falberbach, Dürrnbach | |
| Right tributaries | Miesenbach, Rettenbach | |
| Flowing lakes | Reinkarsee | |
| Communities | Westendorf and Hopfgarten im Brixental | |
The Windauer Ache is a torrent in the scenic Windau Valley in the Kitzbühel Alps in Tyrol .
The Ache rises from the Reinkarsee at about 2200 m above sea level. A. and runs in the middle part through a 4 km long gorge. In Hopfgarten , the Windauer Ache joins the Brixentaler Ache in a narrow point , which in turn joins the Inn in Wörgl .
The Ache flows through the municipal areas of Westendorf and Hopfgarten .
The Windauer Ache (difficulty level WW II to WW V) is very popular with whitewater paddlers . The relatively gently sloping road along the lower reaches of the Windauer Ache is very popular with cyclists.
The headwaters at Rainkarsee
The Ache in the valley
The great weir of the Brixentaler Ache at the confluence of the Windauer Ache in Hopfgarten.
Catchment area and water supply
The Windauer Ache drains a catchment area of square kilometers of 82.4, which extends over more than 1800 meters up to Kröndlberg ( 2440 m above sea level. A. extends).
The mean discharge at the Unterwindau gauge, 0.59 km above the mouth, is 3.42 m³ / s, which corresponds to a relatively high discharge rate of 41.7 l / s · km². The Windauer Ache has a similar runoff regime , which is characterized by the snowmelt in the higher elevations of the catchment area. The mean discharge in the month with the most water in May is 6.87 m³ / s, a good five times higher than in the month with the least water in January, with 1.24 m³ / s.
Flood
At the end of July 2006 a severe storm caused enormous damage in the entire Windau Valley. The flooding of the Windauer Ache tore away the stream control, bridges and parts of the road.
The total investment for the restoration - and the simultaneous installation and regulation - amounted to approx. 860,000 euros.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c TIRIS - Tyrolean spatial information system
- ↑ a b Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (Ed.): Hydrographisches Jahrbuch von Österreich 2010. 118th volume. Vienna 2012, p. OG 111, PDF (12.6 MB) on bmlrt.gv.at (2010 yearbook)