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Salzach
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Salzach in Salzburg, Austria
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Salzach location [1]
Country Austria, Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source Kitzbühel Alps
River mouth Inn
48°12′24″N 12°55′46″E / 48.20667°N 12.92944°E / 48.20667; 12.92944
Length 227.3 km (141.2 mi)
Basin features
Progression InnDanubeBlack Sea
Basin size 6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi)

The Salzach is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Inn and is 227 kilometres (141 mi) in length, its flow eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of 6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi) comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central Eastern Alps. 83% of its drainage basin (5,643 km2 (2,179 sq mi)) lies in Austria, the remainder in Germany (Bavaria). Its largest tributaries are Lammer, Berchtesgadener Ache, Saalach, Sur and Götzinger Achen.

By international visitors, it is often incorrectly referred to as "Salzburg River". This is probably due to the similarity in the names.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Salzach para niños

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