The Usa is a river that is long in
Hesse
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is right tributary of the
Wetter, which it joins at the outskirts of
Friedberg. Its source is in the
Taunus
The Taunus () is a mountain range in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located north west of Frankfurt and north of Wiesbaden. The tallest peak in the range is '' Großer Feldberg'' at 878 m; other notable peaks are '' Kleiner Feldberg' ...
mountains, near the town
Neu-Anspach. The principal towns along the river are
Usingen
Usingen () is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen.
Coat of arms
The earliest seal whose appearance is known – there had been earlier ...
,
Bad Nauheim
Bad Nauheim () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany.
As of 2020, Bad Nauheim has a population of 32,493. The town is approximately north of Frankfurt am Main, on the east edge of the Taunus mountain range. It is a w ...
and
Friedberg.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Usa (from source to mouth):
*Left: Ansbach,
Arnsbach, Schleichenbach,
Stockheimer Bach,
Eschbach,
Dittenbach,
Michelbach, Detzelbach,
Forbach
Forbach ( , , ; ) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est.
It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it constitutes a ...
,
Fauerbach
*Right: Heisterbach, Schlichenbach,
Röllbach,
Wiesbach,
Holzbach,
Vogelthal-Bach,
Aitzenbach, Hainbach,
Deutergraben,
Seebach
See also
*
List of rivers of Hesse
This is a list of rivers of Hesse, Germany:
A
* Aar, tributary of the Dill
* Aar, tributary of the Lahn
* Aar, tributary of the Twiste
* Aarbach
* Affhöllerbach
* Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz
* Ahlersbach, tributa ...
References
Rivers of Hesse
Rivers of the Taunus
Rivers of Germany
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