The Nidda is a right
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the river
Main in
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Da ...
.
It springs from the
Vogelsberg
The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley.
Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's largest ...
on the Taufstein mountain range near the town of
Schotten, flows through the
Niddastausee dam, and the towns of
Nidda,
Niddatal,
Karben
Karben is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the river Nidda in the Rhein-Main-Gebiet (Rhine-Main area), approximately north of Frankfurt.
Division of the town
Karben as a unified town was founded in ...
, and
Bad Vilbel
Bad Vilbel () is a spa town in Hesse (Hessen), Germany, famous for its many mineral water springs. Bad Vilbel is the largest town in the Wetteraukreis district and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area with its city center being located 8&n ...
. At
Harheim it reaches the
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian dialects, Hessian: , "Franks, Frank ford (crossing), ford on the Main (river), Main"), is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as o ...
city area and after 90 km enters the Main in Frankfurt's
Höchst quarter.
In the 1920s and 1960s, the flow of the Nidda was regulated to reduce the risk of
floods. The original numerous
meander
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s turned into
bayou
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s, while the riverbed was straightened and made deeper. Since 1993 the Nidda has been partially restored to its natural state and a bicycle path built along the river.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Nidda (from source to mouth):
*Left:
Michelbach,
Läunsbach,
Eichelbach,
Hohensteinerbach,
Laisbach,
Wehrbach, Selzenbach,
Nidder
The Nidder is a 69 km long river in Hesse, Germany, and part of the Main-Rhine system.
From its source at Herchenhainer Höhe it flows down to Bad Vilbel where it meets with the Nidda. The Bonifatiusweg, the route taken to bring the bo ...
, Edelbach
*Right:
Graswiesenbach,
Hohlbach,
Gierbach,
Ulfa,
Salzbach, Hollergraben,
Horloff,
Wetter,
Rosbach, Geringsgraben,
Erlenbach,
Eschbach,
Kalbach
Kalbach is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. Kalbach is about 20 km south of the city of Fulda and 90 km east-northeast of Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on ...
,
Urselbach
Urselbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda in Heddernheim.
See also
* List of rivers of Hesse
References
Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of the Taunus
Rivers of Germany
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,
Steinbach,
Westerbach and
Sulzbach.
Image:Höchst Wörthspitze Feb 2007.jpg, Nidda estuary „Wörthspitze“ with houseboats
Image:Niddaquelle_Moor.jpg, The area around the source of the Nidda
Image:Nidda_Nidder_Muendung.jpg, Mouth of the tributary Nidder
References
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Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of the Vogelsberg
Rivers of Germany