Vils (Danube)

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Vils
Vils close to entering Danube

Location
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Cities	Schalkham Gerzen Aham Frontenhausen Marklkofen Reisbach Eichendorf Aldersbach Vilshofen
Physical characteristics

Source	Große Vils
• location	Seeon, Lengdorf, Upper Bavaria
• coordinates	48°17′12″N 12°02′25″E / 48.28667°N 12.04028°E / 48.28667; 12.04028
• elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)


2nd source	Kleine Vils
• location	Vilsheim, Lower Bavaria, Germany
• coordinates	48°26′45″N 12°06′28″E / 48.44583°N 12.10778°E / 48.44583; 12.10778
• elevation	466 m (1,529 ft)


Source confluence	Gerzen
• coordinates	48°29′49″N 12°25′21″E / 48.49694°N 12.42250°E / 48.49694; 12.42250
• elevation	425.5 m (1,396 ft)

Mouth	Danube
• coordinates	48°37′58″N 13°11′31″E / 48.63278°N 13.19194°E / 48.63278; 13.19194
• elevation	279 m (915 ft)
Length	81.7 km (50.8 mi)^[1]
Basin size	1,449 km² (559 sq mi)^[1]

Discharge
• average	76.8 m³/s (2,710 cu ft/s)
• maximum	520 m³/s (18,000 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea

The Vils is a river in Bavaria, Germany, it is a right tributary of the Danube.

The Vils is formed by the confluence of its two source rivers, the Kleine Vils and the Große Vils, in Gerzen. It is 81.7 km (50.8 mi) long (127.5 km (79.2 mi) including Große Vils).^[1] It flows east through a rural area with small towns, including Aham, Frontenhausen, Marklkofen, Reisbach, Eichendorf and Aldersbach. It flows into the Danube in Vilshofen.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)

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