Mühl#

Muehl, Rivers, Grosse and Kleine, Upper Austria, 2 northern tributaries of the Danube, River; the Muehlviertel region is named after them. The source of the Grosse Muehl is near the border to Bavaria, is 54 km long; it flows along the southern foot of the Bohemian Forest and passes Aigen im Muehlkreis (600 m), Haslach an der Muehl (530 m), where the Steinerne Muehl empties, and flows into the Danube near Untermuehl (288 m). At the Teufelmuehle control station the Grosse Muehl (upper part) has an average rate of flow of 8.8 m3/second; good water quality (class 1-2). Partenstein/Kleinzell power station (34 MW) is situated just above the mouth of the Grosse Muehl. The Kleine Muehl, 32 km long, rises near Ulrichsberg (626 m), flows west of the Grosse M. in south direction (place Peilstein im Muehlviertel, 584 m) and discharges near Obermuehl an der Donau (average rate of flow: 3.6 m3/seconds).