| Franconian Rezat | |
|---|---|
 The Franconian Rezat near Windsbach | |
 Course of the Franconian Rezat | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Region | Middle Franconia |
| Reference no. | DE: 242 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | On theFranconian Heights northwest ofOberdachstetten |
| • coordinates | 49°25′39″N10°23′47″E / 49.42750°N 10.39639°E /49.42750; 10.39639 |
| • elevation | 452 m above sea level (NN) [1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence: with theSwabian Rezat inGeorgensgmünd to form theRednitz |
• coordinates | 49°11′17″N11°01′20″E / 49.188194°N 11.02222°E /49.188194; 11.02222 |
• elevation | 342 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 77.3 km (48.0 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 456 km2 (176 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Ansbach (26.3 % of the catchment) gauge[3] |
| • average | 744 L/s (26.3 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | Record low: 20 L/s (0.71 cu ft/s) Average low: 158 L/s (5.6 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | Average high: 19.9 m3/s (700 cu ft/s) Record high: 60.0 m3/s (2,120 cu ft/s) (in 1941) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rednitz→Regnitz→Main→Rhine→North Sea |
 The Markgrafen Bridge at Windsbach  The Franconian Rezat near Wassermungenau  The Franconian Rezat near Georgensgmünd | |
TheFranconian Rezat (German:Fränkische Rezat,pronounced[ˈfʁɛŋkɪʃəˈʁɛtsat]) is a 77-kilometre-long (48 mi)river in southernGermany.[4] It is the western, left source river of theRednitz.[5] It rises in theFranconian Heights nearOberdachstetten. It flows generally east through the townsLehrberg,Ansbach,Windsbach andSpalt. Together with the Swabian Rezat (Schwäbische Rezat), it forms the Rednitz inGeorgensgmünd.
Franconian Rezat, southern germany.
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