Breg River

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Breg
Origin Black Forest
Mouth Danube
Basin countries Germany
Length 49 km
Source elevation 1078 m
Basin area 291 km²

The Breg is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the right-side and longer one of the two streams that form the river Danube. It springs at 1078 m above sea level in the Black Forest, near Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, 100 m away from the European Watershed. It flows through Furtwangen and Vöhrenbach. After 49 km, it joins the Brigach stream in the city of Donaueschingen and is henceforth called Danube.

Source of the Breg River, headstream of the Danube
Source of the Breg River, headstream of the Danube

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Coordinates: 48°05′44″N, 8°09′18″E