Eisack
River in Italy
Eisack/Isarco | |
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The river near the city of Bolzano
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Brenner Pass |
• elevation | 1,990 m (6,530 ft) |
Mouth | Adige |
•
coordinates
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46°26′28″N 11°18′53″E / 46.4412°N 11.3148°E / 46.4412; 11.3148 |
Length | 99.9 km (62.1 mi) |
Basin size | 4,960.37 km 2 (1,915.21 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 58 m 3 /s (2,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Adige → Adriatic Sea |
The
Eisack
(
German
:
Eisack
,
pronounced
[ˈaɪzak]
(
listen
)
;
Italian
:
Isarco
[iˈzarko]
;
Latin
:
Isarus
or
Isarcus
) is a
river
in Northern
Italy
, the second largest river in
South Tyrol
. Its source is near the
Brenner Pass
, at an altitude of about 1990 m above
sea level
. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200
km². After about 96
km, it joins the
Adige
river south of
Bolzano
. At first the river flows through the
Wipptal
and after the village of
Vahrn
through the
Eisacktal
. Its source is sung of in the
Bozner Bergsteigerlied
as the northern frontier of the South Tyrolean homeland.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/BZ_H%C3%B6rtmair_1541.jpg/220px-BZ_H%C3%B6rtmair_1541.jpg)
The major towns and villages along the course of the river are Sterzing , Franzensfeste , Brixen , Klausen , Waidbruck and finally the capital city of the province. In Brixen it merges with the Rienz . Several smaller creeks are tributaries, including the Ridnauner Bach , the Pflerscher Bach , the Pfitscher Bach , the Villnößer Bach , the Derjon , the Braibach (also known as Tierser Bach), the Eggentaler Bach and the Talfer flowing from Sarntal .
The Eisack is used extensively for the production of electricity; it is dammed near Franzensfeste , Klausen and Waidbruck .
External links
Media related to
Eisack
at Wikimedia Commons
- Eisack Water quality report (in German)
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