Windauer Ache
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The Windauer Ache is a mountain stream in the scenic Windautal
valley in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria.
The Ache rises on the Rainkarsee at about 2,200 m AMSL and its middle reaches run through a roughly 4 km long gorge. In Hopfgarten
the Windauer Ache discharges into the Brixentaler Ache
at a narrow point in the valley; the Brixentaler Ache in turn empties into the River Inn at Wörgl
.
The Ache flows through the municipalities of Westendorf and Hopfgarten
.
The Windauer Ache is very popular for whitewater canoeing
(grade WW II to WW V).
The cost of repairing the damage - and the associated lining and regulation of the river - ran to some € 860,000.
Windautal
The Windautal is a southern side valley of the Tyrolean Brixental in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria with a length of about 16 km.The valley is lies almost entirely within the territory of the parish of Westendorf; only its northernmost part lies in Hopfgarten. To the south the valley borders on...
valley in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria.
The Ache rises on the Rainkarsee at about 2,200 m AMSL and its middle reaches run through a roughly 4 km long gorge. In Hopfgarten
Hopfgarten im Brixental
Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among the largest in Tyrol....
the Windauer Ache discharges into the Brixentaler Ache
Brixentaler Ache
The Brixentaler Ache is a right tributary of the River Inn in Austria. It is located in the state of Tyrol and passes through the districts of Kitzbühel and Kufstein...
at a narrow point in the valley; the Brixentaler Ache in turn empties into the River Inn at Wörgl
Wörgl
Wörgl is a town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. It is 20 km from the state border with Bavaria.-Transport:Wörgl is an important railway junction between the line from Innsbruck to Munich, and the inner-Austrian line to Salzburg...
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The Ache flows through the municipalities of Westendorf and Hopfgarten
Hopfgarten im Brixental
Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among the largest in Tyrol....
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The Windauer Ache is very popular for whitewater canoeing
Whitewater canoeing
Whitewater canoeing is the sport of paddling a canoe on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater canoeing can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according to the difficulty, danger or...
(grade WW II to WW V).
High water
At the end of July 2006, bad weather in the entire Windau valley caused enormous damage. The Windauer Ache burst its banks and bridges, linings and sections of road were torn away.The cost of repairing the damage - and the associated lining and regulation of the river - ran to some € 860,000.