The Geiselbach is a right tributary of the
Kahl in the northern
Spessart
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mountainous range in
Bavaria
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and
Hesse
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,
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. It is 5.2 km (3.2 mi) long and begins at the confluence of multiple headstreams in
Geiselbach. The largest tributary is the
Omersbach. It discharges near the Teufelsmühle (''"Devil's
Mill
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"''). The Geiselbach flows through the Teufelsgrund (''"Devil's Valley"'') to Hüttelngesäß and forms the border between
Hesse
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and
Bavaria
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. Near the village
Brücken it empties into the
Kahl.
Together with the
Westerbach,
Sommerkahl and
Reichenbach, the Geiselbach is one of the largest tributaries of the Kahl.
Tributaries
* Omersbach ''(left)''
Gallery
File:Geiselbach Quellbach.JPG, A headstream of the Geiselbach
File:Geiselbach1.JPG, Near Hüttelngesäß
File:Geiselbachmündung.JPG, The mouth in the Kahl
References
Rivers of Bavaria
Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of the Spessart
Rivers of Germany
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