Isar

The Isar is the third largest river in Bavaria, Germany. On second position

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after the Inn river it is the most important tributary of the Danube river in Germany and 286 km in length. The name Isar appears to be derived from the Celtic word Isaria (meaning torrential).

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The source is located in Austria not far from the German border in the Karwendel (a part of the Alps), near the town Scharnitz. At Mittenwald the river crosses into Germany. From there the river runs northwards, directly through the artificial lake Sylvenstein, Lenggries, Bad T?lz, Geretsried, Wolfratshausen, the Bavarian capital Munich and northeastward through Freising, Moosburg and Landshut to Deggendorf, where it finally meets the Danube River.

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Important tributaries are the Loisach and the Amper rivers. Much of the Isar's water is drained away from it at Oberf?hring (just where the river Isar is leaving Munich) by way of the Mittlere Isar Kanal, a canal that directs the water of the Isar to the artificial lake Speichersee where another hydroelectric power plant generates electricity. From there the canal is headed north, and joins the River Isar northeast of Moosburg.

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Floodings are much less likely since the 1950s when the Sylvenstein Dam was constructed south of Lenggries in order to generate electicity. There have been high water levels in the river Isar since then (e. g. in 1979 and 1999 ) but no actual floodings occurred.

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River: :For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate. For the state of Nigeria, see Rivers State....

Bavaria: The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km? (27,241 square miles) and 12.4 million inhabitants, forms the southernmost of the 16 states of Germany. Its capital is Munich....

Inn: :For the river named Inn, see Inn River....