Jagst

Jagst
The Jagst at the wooden bridge near the former "Heinzenmühle" (Heinzen-mill) between Crailsheim and Kirchberg
Location
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Swabian Alb
• elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Mouth
• location	Neckar
• coordinates	49°14′1″N 9°10′43″E
Length	190.0 km (118.1 mi)
Basin size	1,838 km2 (710 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	18.6 m3/s (660 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Neckar→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Jagst (German pronunciation: [jakst]) is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The source of this 190 km long river is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border. The Jagst winds through the towns of Ellwangen, Crailsheim, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Langenburg, Krautheim, Möckmühl and Neudenau. Near Bad Wimpfen, the Jagst flows into the Neckar, a few km downstream from the mouth of the river Kocher, that flows more or less parallel to the Jagst.

To the south of the river is the Harthausen Forest.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jagst (from source to mouth):

• Left: Rotenbach, Orrot, Klingenbach, Steinbach, Speltach, Maulach, Grundbach, Ginsbach, Sindelbach
• Right: Röhlinger Sechta, Rechenberger Rot (Rotbach), Reiglersbach, Gronach, Brettach, Rötelbach, Ette, Erlenbach, Kessach, Hergstbach, Seckach, Schefflenz, Tiefenbach

The river and its main tributaries

See also

• List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg