Brixentaler Ache
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The Brixentaler Ache is a right tributary of the River Inn in Austria. It is located in the state of Tyrol and passes through the districts of Kitzbühel
and Kufstein
. The Brixentaler Ache ist one of the biggest tributaries of the Inn in the Tyrolean Unterland
by catchment area (330.3 km²), but she is only 28 km long.
and flows westwards through the Brixental
valley. Between Westendorf
and Hopfgarten im Brixental
(the main village in the valley) the valley floor narrows. Immediately after this bottleneck the Windauer Ache
joins the Brixenbach from the south. From this confluence the Brixenbach is known as the Brixentaler Ache. After about a kilometre the larger Kelchsauer Ache (also from the south) joins the river. The ca. 26 km long Kelchsauer Ache drains the entire Kelchsau area.
Between Hopfgarten and Kirchbichl / Wörgl the Ache is again forced through a gorge, before it breaks out into the plains of the Inn valley. On leaving the gorge the Ache is impounded by a large weir and part of the water is diverted into a channel that leads to a small power station run by TIWAG. Below the weir the Luecher Bach enters the main stream from the direction of Söll
to the north (Sölllandl
). After having been fed by so much water from its big tributaries the Ache now dominates the landscape of the broad and densely settled Brixental valley. After the now around 16 metre wide Brixentaler Ache has flowed through Wörgl, it discharges from the south into the Inn.
The river's catchment area is relatively large, especially as a result of its tributaries, the Windauer Ache and Kelchsauer Ache, that covers about a third of the territory of Kitzbühel District
.
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
and Kufstein
Kufstein
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
. The Brixentaler Ache ist one of the biggest tributaries of the Inn in the Tyrolean Unterland
Tyrolean Unterland
The Tyrolean Unterland is that part of the Austrian state of Tyrol east of its capital city, Innsbruck, excluding East Tyrol.- Extent and language :...
by catchment area (330.3 km²), but she is only 28 km long.
Course
The Brixentaler Ache rises as the Brixenbach in the territory of Brixen im ThaleBrixen im Thale
- Village development :From 2009 to 2010 the village square in front of the community hall was thoroughly renovated and extended. The cobblestones were replaced and the square enlarged and raised. The fountain was moved to a new site, next to the beech tree, which had to stay where it was.Red and...
and flows westwards through the Brixental
Brixental
The Brixental is a southeastern side valley of the Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley in Austria with a length of about 30 km. Near Wörgl the Brixental and Inn valleys meet...
valley. Between Westendorf
Westendorf
-In Austria:*Westendorf, Austria , in the Kitzbühel district, Tyrol-In Germany:*Westendorf , in the Augsburg district, Bavaria*Westendorf , in the Ostallgäu district, Bavaria...
and Hopfgarten im Brixental
Hopfgarten im Brixental
Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among the largest in Tyrol....
(the main village in the valley) the valley floor narrows. Immediately after this bottleneck the Windauer Ache
Windauer Ache
The Windauer Ache is a mountain stream in the scenic Windautal valley in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria.The Ache rises on the Rainkarsee at about 2,200 m AMSL and its middle reaches run through a roughly 4 km long gorge...
joins the Brixenbach from the south. From this confluence the Brixenbach is known as the Brixentaler Ache. After about a kilometre the larger Kelchsauer Ache (also from the south) joins the river. The ca. 26 km long Kelchsauer Ache drains the entire Kelchsau area.
Between Hopfgarten and Kirchbichl / Wörgl the Ache is again forced through a gorge, before it breaks out into the plains of the Inn valley. On leaving the gorge the Ache is impounded by a large weir and part of the water is diverted into a channel that leads to a small power station run by TIWAG. Below the weir the Luecher Bach enters the main stream from the direction of Söll
Söll
Söll is a municipality with 3571 inhabitants in the district of Kufstein in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 9 km south of Kufstein as well as 9 km east of Wörgl. The village consists of 25 parts. Main sources of income are agriculture and tourism.- Tourist attractions :Söll is one...
to the north (Sölllandl
Sölllandl
Sölllandl is a local term for a geographical region in Austria that covers the villages of Söll , Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Ellmau and Going am Wilden Kaiser in the Tyrolean Unterland between Wörgl and St...
). After having been fed by so much water from its big tributaries the Ache now dominates the landscape of the broad and densely settled Brixental valley. After the now around 16 metre wide Brixentaler Ache has flowed through Wörgl, it discharges from the south into the Inn.
The river's catchment area is relatively large, especially as a result of its tributaries, the Windauer Ache and Kelchsauer Ache, that covers about a third of the territory of Kitzbühel District
Kitzbühel (district)
The Bezirk Kitzbühel is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kufstein and Schwaz districts in the west, and the Pinzgau region in the east and south....
.
Water levels online
The water levels of the following gauges in the Ache's catchment area may be viewed at this page : ("Innzubringer" below)- Brixenbach in Brixen im Thale
- Kelchsauer Ache in Hörbrunn (Hopfgarten im Brixental)
- Brixentaler Ache in Bruckhäusl (Kirchbichl and Wörgl)