| Tauber | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type2: | States |
| Subdivision Type3: | Reference no. |
| Subdivision Name3: | DE: 246 |
| Length: | 131.7km (81.8miles) |
| Source1 Location: | near Weikersholz |
| Mouth Location: | near Wertheim am Main into the Main |
| Basin Size: | 1809km2 |
| Discharge1 Location: | at Bockenfeld Gauge |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 0.63m³/s |
| Discharge2 Location: | Archshofen |
| Discharge2 Avg: | 2.64m³/s |
| Discharge3 Location: | Bad Mergentheim |
| Discharge3 Avg: | 6.94m³/s |
| Discharge4 Location: | Tauberbischofsheim |
| Discharge4 Avg: | 9.9m³/s |
The Tauber (in German ˈtaʊbɐ/) is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).
It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main. The Tauber Valley Cycleway is a bicycle path which runs about 101 km along the course of the river.
There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.