Kelchsauer Ache is a river of

Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...

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. The source of the Kelchsauer Ache is the

confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...

of its two headstreams, the and the near . It discharges into the

Brixentaler Ache The Brixentaler Ache is a river of Tyrol, Austria, a right tributary of the Inn. It passes through the districts of Kitzbühel and Kufstein. It is one of the largest tributaries of the Inn in the Tyrolean Unterland by catchment area (), but is only ...

Hopfgarten im Brixental Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among t ...

Background

, the Kelchsauer Ache flows into the

. This is thus a large right tributary of the Inn River. The drainage area measures just about 138 square kilometres, all within the limits of the municipality of Hopfgarten. The Brixentaler Ache has an even larger catchment area of 329 square kilometres, being among the largest tributaries draining into the Inn on the Tyrolean Unterland side.

Short summary and role

In short, the Kelchsauer Ache is a typical mountain river shaped by its high alpine sources and steep gradient with relation to the

Kitzbühel Alps The Kitzbühel Alps ( or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone ( greywacke zone). Location Two-thirds of ...

. It is important for the regional water cycle, serves as a recreational facility, and provides renewable energy to the locality.

References

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