Vils | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Bavaria |
Subdivision Type5: | Cities |
Length: | 81.7km (50.8miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 76.8m3/s |
Discharge1 Max: | 520m3/s |
Source1: | Große Vils |
Source1 Location: | Seeon, Lengdorf, Upper Bavaria |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.2867°N 12.0403°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 502m (1,647feet) |
Source2 Location: | Vilsheim, Lower Bavaria, Germany |
Source2 Coordinates: | 48.4458°N 12.1078°W |
Source2 Elevation: | 466m (1,529feet) |
Source Confluence: | Gerzen |
Source Confluence Coordinates: | 48.4969°N 12.4225°W |
Source Confluence Elevation: | 425.5m (1,396feet) |
Mouth: | Danube |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.6328°N 13.1919°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 279m (915feet) |
Basin Size: | 1449km2 |
Custom Label: | Progression |
The Vils is a river in Bavaria, Germany, it is a right tributary of the Danube.
The Vils is formed by the confluence of its two source rivers, the Kleine Vils and the Große Vils, in Gerzen. It is long (including Große Vils). It flows east through a rural area with small towns, including Aham, Frontenhausen, Marklkofen, Reisbach, Eichendorf and Aldersbach. It flows into the Danube in Vilshofen.