Franconian Rezat

River in Germany

49°25′39″N 10°23′47″E / 49.42750°N 10.39639°E / 49.42750; 10.39639 • elevation452 m above sea level (NN) ^[1] Mouth

• location

Confluence: with the Swabian Rezat in Georgensgmünd to form the Rednitz

• coordinates

49°11′17″N 11°01′20″E / 49.188194°N 11.02222°E / 49.188194; 11.02222

• elevation

342 m above sea level (NN)Length77.3 km (48.0 mi) ^[2]Basin size456 km² (176 sq mi) ^[2]Discharge • locationat Ansbach
(26.3 % of the catchment) gauge^[3] • average744 L/s (26.3 cu ft/s) • minimumRecord low: 20 L/s (0.71 cu ft/s)
Average low: 158 L/s (5.6 cu ft/s) • maximumAverage high: 19.9 m³/s (700 cu ft/s)
Record high: 60.0 m³/s (2,120 cu ft/s) (in 1941) Basin featuresProgressionRednitz→ Regnitz→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Markgrafen Bridge at Windsbach

The Franconian Rezat near Wassermungenau

The Franconian Rezat near Georgensgmünd

The Franconian Rezat (German: Fränkische Rezat, pronounced [ˈfʁɛŋkɪʃə ˈʁɛtsat]) is a 77-kilometre-long (48 mi) river in southern Germany.^[4] It is the western, left source river of the Rednitz.^[5] It rises in the Franconian Heights near Oberdachstetten. It flows generally east through the towns Lehrberg, Ansbach, Windsbach and Spalt. Together with the Swabian Rezat (Schwäbische Rezat), it forms the Rednitz in Georgensgmünd.

References

^ TOP 10 Bayern Nord
^ ^a ^b Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
^ Bayerischer Hochwassernachrichtendienst Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (as at: 6 September 2011)
^ Baedeker (Firm), Karl (1907). Southern Germany (Wurtemberg and Bavaria): Handbook for Travellers. K. Baedeker. p. 109. Franconian Rezat, southern germany.
^ "Rednitz - River". RouteYou. Retrieved 2019-11-27.