Alf (river)

Alf
Rapids in the Strohn Gorge near Strohn
Alf location [1]
Location
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.	DE: 268
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	North of Darscheid
• coordinates	50°13′41″N 6°53′08″E / 50.22806°N 6.88556°E / 50.22806; 6.88556
• elevation	549 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth
• location	Near Alf into the Moselle
• coordinates	50°03′26″N 7°07′43″E / 50.05722°N 7.12861°E / 50.05722; 7.12861
• elevation	95 m above sea level (NHN)
Length	51.879 km [1]
Basin size	358.146 km2 [1]
Basin features
Progression	Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks	Villages: Darscheid, Gillenfeld, Strohn, Bausendorf, Kinderbeuern, Bengel, Alf
Tributaries
• left	Laubach, Diefenbach, Holzbach, Salzbach, Olkenbach, Ewesbach, Kammerbach, Udelsbach, Saalsbach, Üßbach
• right	Irlenbach, Sammetbach, Demichbach, Elterbach, Hoegbach, Ilbach, Erbach, Scherbach,

The Alf is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel, near Darscheid, east of Daun. The Alf flows south through Mehren, Gillenfeld and Bausendorf, where it turns east to flow into the Moselle at the village of Alf.