Ager River
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The Ager is a river in Upper Austria
; it is the discharge of the Attersee
by Kammer Schörfling and Seewalchen
, and by Lambach
it flows into the Traun
.
The Ager emerged towards the end of the Würm glaciation
, when the mighty glaciers began to melt.
Influx into the Ager:
Over the Attersee the Ager also receives water from the Mondsee
, the Zeller See (Irrsee)
and the Fuschlsee
, that are all connected by relatively short streams.
In the postwar period, the Ager was strongly polluted by various nearby factories. Today this is less the case because several sewage treatment
plants have been created.
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
; it is the discharge of the Attersee
Attersee (lake)
Attersee is the largest lake of the Salzkammergut area of Austria. It extends for about 20 km from north to south and 4 km from east to west. Its water comes from the Seeache, which flows out of another lake, the Mondsee...
by Kammer Schörfling and Seewalchen
Seewalchen am Attersee
Seewalchen am Attersee is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria....
, and by Lambach
Lambach
Lambach is a market town in the Wels-Land district of Upper Austria, Austria, on the Ager and Traun Rivers. It has a population of 3,242 as of 2001. A major stop on the salt trade, it is the site of the Lambach Abbey, built around 1056.-Notable inhabitants:...
it flows into the Traun
Traun River
Traun is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Its source is in the Totes Gebirge mountain range in Styria. It flows through the Salzkammergut area and the lakes Hallstätter See and Traunsee. The Traun is a right tributary of the Danube, which it meets near the City of Linz...
.
The Ager emerged towards the end of the Würm glaciation
Wisconsin glaciation
The last glacial period was the most recent glacial period within the current ice age occurring during the last years of the Pleistocene, from approximately 110,000 to 10,000 years ago....
, when the mighty glaciers began to melt.
Influx into the Ager:
- The VöcklaVöcklaThe Vöckla is a River in Upper Austria. It originates northeast of the Mondsee and joins the Ager River after 51 km at Vöcklabruck. The river basin is about 450 km², the medium flux 8.7 m³/sec....
flows into the Ager by VöcklabruckVöcklabruckVöcklabruck is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway, and has been ranked in the top 10 most-visited cities in Austria.... - The Aurach RiverAurach RiverAurach is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.It originates from the mountain Hochleckengebiet in the Höllengebirge and flows through the wooden rich valley Aurachtal, that spreads through the communities of Altmünster and Pinsdorf...
flows into the Ager by Wankham - The RedlbachRedlbachThe Redlbach is a stream in Upper Austria with a width of 5 metres and a length of approximately 10 kilometres. It joins the Vöckla River west of Vöcklamarkt, which itself joins the Ager River. The creek is partly untreated, partly modulated with backwater area. Thanks to its excellent water...
flows into the Ager shortly before SchwanenstadtSchwanenstadtSchwanenstadt is a town in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria....
Over the Attersee the Ager also receives water from the Mondsee
Mondsee (lake)
Mondsee is a lake in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut and neighbour to the larger Attersee. Its southwestern shore marks the border between the states of Upper Austria and Salzburg, and also between the Northern Limestone Alps in the South and the Sandstone zone of the Northern Alps...
, the Zeller See (Irrsee)
Irrsee
Irrsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 3.5 km² and its maximum depth is 32 metres. It is a popular tourist destination, also thanks to the warmest water temperature of all lakes in Salzkammergut....
and the Fuschlsee
Fuschlsee
Fuschlsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 2.7 km² and its maximum depth is 66 metres....
, that are all connected by relatively short streams.
In the postwar period, the Ager was strongly polluted by various nearby factories. Today this is less the case because several sewage treatment
Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants...
plants have been created.