Sill (river) explained

Sill
Source1 Location:east of Brenner pass
Mouth Coordinates:47.2775°N 11.4189°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:43.5km (27miles)
Basin Size:853km2
Tributaries Left:Gschnitzbach, Ruetz
Tributaries Right:Navisbach

The Sill is a 43adj=midNaNadj=mid river in Tyrol, Austria. It is one of the larger tributaries of the Inn, joining it from the right bank in Tyrol. It flows north through the Wipptal to Innsbruck. Its source lies east of the Brenner Pass. At the German: Sillzwickel - the name of the point where it meets the Inn at Innsbruck - there is a recreation area with cycling trails.

The Viggarbach merges with it in Schönberg im Stubaital.

The natural river basin is ; are covered by glacier ice.

The water power generated by the river flow is used for three power plants.

Waterfalls on the river include the Sill Fall, which has a height of about, and from where water is taken out for urban use. In the fall basin, fishes such as trouts can be found. The Bretterkeller waterfall is located at the bottom of the in Innsbruck.

The Sill features prominently in the stories German: Amras and German: Der Wetterfleck by the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard.