Nahe (Rhine)

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Nahe
Drainage basin of the Nahe river and its tributaries
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hunsrück
Mouth
• location	Rhine
• coordinates	49°58′11″N 7°53′21″E / 49.96972°N 7.88917°E / 49.96972; 7.88917
Length	125.1 km (77.7 mi)[1]
Basin size	4,067 km2 (1,570 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

The Nahe (German pronunciation: [ˈnaːə] ^ⓘ) is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe situated around it.

The name Nahe is derived from the Latin word Nava, which is supposed to be based upon the Celtic origin for the wild river. The Nahe separates the northern part of the Palatinate from the Hunsrück.

It rises in the area of Nohfelden (Saarland), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine in Bingen. Its length is 125 kilometres (78 mi). Towns along the Nahe include Idar-Oberstein, Kirn, Bad Kreuznach and Bingen.