Vils (Danube)
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For other rivers with the same name see Vils.
| Vils | |
| River | |
 Vils close to entering Danube | |
| Country | Germany |
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| Cities | Schalkham, Gerzen, Aham, Frontenhausen, Marklkofen, Reisbach (Vils), Eichendorf, Aldersbach, Vilshofen |
| Elevation | 425.5 m (1,396 ft) |
| Primary source | Große Vils |
| - location | Seeon, Lengdorf, Upper Bavaria |
| - elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| - length | 41.32 km (26 mi) |
| - coordinates | 48°17′12″N 12°02′25″E / 48.28667°N 12.04028°E |
| Secondary source | Kleine Vils |
| - location | Vilsheim, Lower Bavaria, Germany |
| - elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| - length | 25.39 km (16 mi) |
| - coordinates | 48°26′45″N 12°06′28″E / 48.44583°N 12.10778°E |
| Source confluence | Gerzen |
| - elevation | 425.5 m (1,396 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°29′49″N 12°25′21″E / 48.49694°N 12.42250°E |
| Mouth | Danube |
| - elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°37′58″N 13°11′31″E / 48.63278°N 13.19194°E |
| Length | 62.68 km (39 mi) |
| Basin | 1,445 km2 (558 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 76.8 m3/s (2,712 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 520 m3/s (18,364 cu ft/s) |
The Vils is a river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Danube. It is formed by the confluence of its two source rivers, the Kleine Vils and the Große Vils, in Gerzen. It is 68.62 km long (104 km including Große Vils). 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.
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