| Ybbs | |
| Source1 Location: | near Mariazell |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.7603°N 15.2053°W |
| Mouth Location: | Danube in Ybbs an der Donau |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.1701°N 15.1023°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Austria |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Length: | 133.9km (83.2miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 262m |
Ybbs (pronounced as /de/) is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is .[1]
Its source is located on the Zellerrain Pass near Mariazell. In the beginning, the river is called German: Weiße Ois, then onwards from the border between Lower Austria and Styria up to Lunz am See it is called German: Ois. From there until its confluence to the Danube at Ybbs an der Donau, it is finally called Ybbs.
The Ybbs has a strongly meandering course and flows for around 134km (83miles) from the South in a northward direction. Along the river there are many metal and lumber industry plants.
The most important towns on the Ybbs are Lunz am See, Göstling an der Ybbs, Hollenstein an der Ybbs, Opponitz, Ybbsitz, Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Amstetten, and Ybbs an der Donau.
The valley of the river Ybbs is called: Ybbs Valley, or Ybbs Field (German: Ybbsfeld). In 788, it was the site of a battle, between Franks and Avars.