The Fuscher Ache is a right tributary of the River Salzach

Salzach

The Salzach is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Inn and is 225 kilometres in length.The river's name is derived from the German word Salz, meaning "salt". Until the 19th century shipping of salt down the river was an important part of the local economy...

 and rises near the Fuscher Törl at a height of about 2,500 metres above sea level in the Lower Pinzgau

Pinzgau

The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region....

. It flows from south to north through the valley of the same name, passing the small village of Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße

Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße

Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße is a municipality, at the foot of Grossglockner mountain, in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The Fusch valley lies north of the main chain of the Alps. The population is 697...

. It supplies a drinking water reservoir for the village, its water quality being very high. It is rich in fish such as trout

Trout

Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...

, grayling

Grayling

-Fish:*Grayling , Thymallus thymallus*Grayling , generically, any fish of the genus Thymallus in the family Salmonidae*Australian grayling , a fish in the family Retropinnidae...

 and char

Char

Char is the solid material that remains after light gases and tar coal tar have been driven out or released from a carbonaceous material during the initial stage of combustion, which is known as carbonization, charring, devolatilization or pyrolysis.Further stages of efficient combustion are...

. After about 28 km it empties into the Salzach near Krössenbach, a village in the municipality of Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße

Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße

Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population is 4438....

.