Aschaff

Aschaff

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The Aschaff in Aschaffenburg
Location	Bavaria Germany
Reference no.	DE: 24754
Length	16.98 km (with Kleinaschaff 21,35 km)
Source	Confluence of Autenbach and Kleinaschaff in Waldaschaff
Mouth	near Mainaschaff in the Main
Basin	Rhine
Progression	Main → Rhine → North Sea
Catchment	167.88 km²
Discharge	Average mid:   1.35 m³/s

The Aschaff is a river in the northern Spessart in Bavaria, Germany.

It is a right tributary of the Main and is 21,4 km (13,3 mi) long. It begins at the confluence of Autenbach and Kleinaschaff ("little Aschaff") in Waldaschaff. Loosely translated the name Aschaff means Eschenwasser. The largest tributary is the Laufach. The river flows mostly parallel to the Bundesautobahn 3 (Motorway). For the construction of the noise barrier there, the river bed was moved and straightened.

Now the Aschaff flows in the city of Aschaffenburg. It flows through the districts Damm and Strietwald. In Mainaschaff near the city limits of Aschaffenburg the Aschaff empties into the Main.

Tributaries

Tributaries from source to mouth:

Left

• Kleinaschaff (left headstream)
• Bessenbach
• Nonnenbach
• Klingengraben
• Röderbach

Right

• Autenbach (right headstream)
• Gogelgraben
• Laufach
• Günthersbach
• Hösbach
• Goldbach
• Klingenbach
• Glattbach
• Lohmgraben