The Kahl is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the northern Spessart

Spessart

The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse, Germany. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg and Würzburg....

 in Bavaria

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 and Hesse

Hesse

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, Germany

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. It is a right tributary of the Main and is 32 km (19,9 mi) long. The name Kahl comes from the Old High German

Old High German

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 word kaldaha, which means cool and clear. The Kahl rises from two sources left and right of the road in the Spessart

Spessart

The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse, Germany. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg and Würzburg....

 hills, near Kleinkahl

Kleinkahl

Kleinkahl is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Schöllkrippen.-Location:...

. This springs producing 50–60 litres per second. The Kahl empties in the river Main in Kahl am Main

Kahl am Main

Kahl am Main is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.- Location :...

. The mouth is near the old Kahl Nuclear Power Plant

Kahl Nuclear Power Plant

The Kahl plant was the first nuclear power plant ever to be built in Germany. It was located in Karlstein am Main and was an experimental boiling water reactor. It was built by General Electric and supplied by Siemens. At the end of 2008, the demolition works had been finished....

. The largest tributaries are Westerbach

Westerbach

The Westerbach is a right tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.It is 6,3 km long and begins at the confluence of Querbach and Huckelheimer Bach in Westerngrund...

, Sommerkahl

Sommerkahl (river)

The Sommerkahl is a left tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is 5 km long. From the headwaters to the entrance of Sommerkahl the stream is called Speckkahl . This name comes from a time, when people wore their ham and bacon, along the creek...

, Reichenbach

Reichenbach (river)

The Reichenbach is a left tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is 5 km long and begins at the confluence of Schützbach and Kirchengrundbach in Reichenbach...

 and Geiselbach

Geiselbach (river)

The Geiselbach is a right tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is 5,2 km long and begins at the confluence of multiple headstreams in Geiselbach. The largest tributary is the Omersbach. It discharges near the Teufelsmühle...

.

Tributaries

Tributaries

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 from source to mouth:
Left

• Edelbach
• Kleine Kahl
  Kleine Kahl
  The Kleine Kahl is a left tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. The spring is located about 2 km southeast of Kleinkahl. In this community it flows into the Kahl....
  
  
• Kleiner Laudenbach
• Höllenbach
• Sommerkahl
  Sommerkahl (river)
  The Sommerkahl is a left tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is 5 km long. From the headwaters to the entrance of Sommerkahl the stream is called Speckkahl . This name comes from a time, when people wore their ham and bacon, along the creek...
  
  
• Blankenbach
• Erbach
• Feldkahl
  Feldkahl (river)
  Feldkahl is a river of Bavaria, Germany....
  
  
• Weibersbach
• Reichenbach
  Reichenbach (river)
  The Reichenbach is a left tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is 5 km long and begins at the confluence of Schützbach and Kirchengrundbach in Reichenbach...
  
  
• Forstgraben
• Rappach
• Fleutersbach
• Hemsbach
• Hitziger Lochgraben
• Kertelbach
• Krebsbach
• Neuwiesenbach

Right

• Lindenbach
• Habersbach
• Westerbach
  Westerbach
  The Westerbach is a right tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.It is 6,3 km long and begins at the confluence of Querbach and Huckelheimer Bach in Westerngrund...
  
  
• Krombach
• Sterzenbach
• Schlossgraben
• Oberschurbach
• Steinbach
• Geiselbach
  Geiselbach (river)
  The Geiselbach is a right tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Bavaria and Hesse, Germany. It is 5,2 km long and begins at the confluence of multiple headstreams in Geiselbach. The largest tributary is the Omersbach. It discharges near the Teufelsmühle...
  
  
• Wolfsbach
• Weibersbach
• Goldbach
• Streubach
• Sälzerbach