Franconian Rezat

Location: at Ansbach (26.3 % of the catchment) gauge [4]
Minimum rate: Record low: 20 &nbsp; l/s Average low: 158 &nbsp; l/s
Average rate: 744 &nbsp; l/s
Maximum rate: Average high: 19.9 &nbsp; m³/s Record high: 60.0 &nbsp; m³/s (in 1941)

Franconian Rezat
The Franconian Rezat near Windsbach
Location	Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Reference no.	DE: 242
Basin features
Main source	On the Franconian Heights northwest of Oberdachstetten 452 m above sea level (NN) ^[1] 49°25′39″N 10°23′47″E / 49.42750°N 10.39639°E / 49.42750; 10.39639Coordinates: 49°25′39″N 10°23′47″E / 49.42750°N 10.39639°E / 49.42750; 10.39639
River mouth	Confluence: with the Swabian Rezat in Georgensgmünd to form the Rednitz 342 m above sea level (NN) 49°11′17″N 11°01′20″E / 49.188194°N 11.02222°E / 49.188194; 11.02222
Progression	Rednitz → Regnitz → Main → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Basin size	453.8 km² ^[2]
Physical characteristics
Length	63.51 km ^[3]
Discharge	Location: at Ansbach (26.3 % of the catchment) gauge^[4] Minimum rate: Record low: 20 l/s Average low: 158 l/s Average rate: 744 l/s Maximum rate: Average high: 19.9 m³/s Record high: 60.0 m³/s (in 1941)
The Markgrafen Bridge at Windsbach The Franconian Rezat near Wassermungenau The Franconian Rezat near Georgensgmünd

The Franconian Rezat (German: Fränkische Rezat) is a 63,5 km long river in southern Germany. It is the western, left source river of the Rednitz. It rises in the Franconian Heights near Oberdachstetten. It flows generally east through the towns Lehrberg, Ansbach, Windsbach and Spalt. Together with the Swabian Rezat (Schwäbische Rezat), it forms the Rednitz in Georgensgmünd.

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