Sinn (river)
| Sinn | |
|---|---|
The Sinn where it enters the Franconian Saale | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Hesse and Bavaria |
| Reference no. | DE: 2448 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Oberwildflecken |
| • coordinates | 50°23′07″N 9°58′14″E / 50.385194°N 09.970417°E |
| • elevation | c. 671 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Gemünden into the Franconian Saale |
• coordinates | 50°03′39″N 9°41′28″E / 50.06083°N 09.69111°E |
• elevation | c. 154 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 69.4 km (43.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 623.78 km2 |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5,869 L/s |
| • minimum | Average low: 1,174 L/s |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Franconian Saale→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Oberbach, Mittelbach, Trockenbach, Mitzbach, Röthbach, Kretzengraben |
| • right | Ziegelhüttengraben, Disbach, Höllgraben, Leinbach, Krechenbach, Schmale Sinn, Gronaubach, Jossa, Aura, Fliesenbach |
The Sinn (German pronunciation: [zɪn] ⓘ) is a river that flows through the state of Hesse and the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia in southern Germany. It is about 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and is a right, northerly tributary of the Franconian Saale.