Salzach

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Salzach
Salzach in Salzburg, Austria
Salzach location [1]
Location
Countries	Austria and Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kitzbühel Alps
Mouth
• location	Inn
• coordinates	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) [1]
Basin size	6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
• average	251 m3/s (8,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Inn→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Salzach (Austrian: [ˈsaltsax]; German: [ˈzaltsax]) is a river in Austria and Germany. It is 227 kilometres (141 mi) in length and is a right tributary of the Inn, which 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).^[1] Its largest tributaries are Lammer, Berchtesgadener Ache, Saalach, Sur and Götzinger Achen.