The Glonn is a river of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

Glonn
The Glonn at Taxa, a district of Odelzhausen
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Location
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationat Mittelstetten
 • elevationabout 525 metres (1,722 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
at Allershausen into the Amper
 • coordinates
48°25′59″N 11°36′14″E / 48.4331°N 11.6039°E / 48.4331; 11.6039
 • elevation
about 440 metres (1,440 ft)
Length51.7 km (32.1 mi) [1]
Basin size405 km2 (156 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionAmperIsarDanubeBlack Sea

The Glonn is 51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi) long.[1] It rises southeast of Mittelstetten in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. It is the main tributary of the Amper; at Allershausen near Freising it discharges from the left into the Amper.

The Glonn flows through an agriculturally used area in the triangle between Augsburg, Freising and Dachau. Larger places in its course are Odelzhausen, Erdweg, Markt Indersdorf, Weichs, Petershausen and Hohenkammer.

Tributaries

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  • Kollbach
  • Röhrersbach (left)
  • Tegernbach (left)
  • Rettenbach (left)
  • Schweinbach (right)
  • Umbach (left)
  • Rohrbach (right)
  • Steinfurter Bach (left)
  • Steindlbach (right)
  • Zeitlbach (left)
  • Riensbach (right)
  • Dorfbach (right)
  • Eichhofner Bach or Albersbach, resp. (left)
  • Rothbach (right)
  • Gittersbach (left)
  • Langenpettenbach (left)
  • Ebersbach
  • Klausnerbach

See also

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References

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