The Steyr () is a river in
Upper Austria
Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg (state), Salzbur ...
.
Its length is approx. . Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
Rising in the
Totes Gebirge
The Totes Gebirge, also known in English as the Dead Mountains, is a mountain range in Austria that forms part of the Northern Limestone Alps, lying between the Salzkammergut and the Ennstaler Alpen. The name ''Totes Gebirge'' is supposedly der ...
at
Hinterstoder
Hinterstoder is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems (district), Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.
The village is located close on the border to the federal state Styria and 600 m above sea level. Hinterstoder is ...
,
it flows into the
Enns in the town
Steyr
Steyr (; ) is a statutory city (Austria), statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd lar ...
. There both rivers form a "Y".
The city of Steyr uses this "Y" for marketing purposes.
Tributaries
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References
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Rivers of Upper Austria
Steyr
Rivers of Austria
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