!!!Salza

Salza Rivers, Styria, name of 2 tributaries of the River  Enns. The 
Mariazeller Salza river, flows into the River Enns in the 
Styrian-Lower Austrian Limestone Alps, 88 km long, average rate 
of flow 19.8 m%%sup 3/%/sec. (at Wildalpen). Rises south of 
Traisenberg mountain (Lower Austria) and flows past Mariazell (alt. 
868 m) in the north and Hochschwab mountain in the south through 
a narrow valley (south-) west of the River Enns, which it joins at 
Grossreifling (alt. 449 m). South-east of Hochkar mountain (alt. 
1,808 m), the Lassingbach stream flows into the Mariazeller 
Salza.

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The Mitterndorfer Salza river (Salza-Bach river), the northern 
tributary of the River Enns, rises in Totes Gebirge Mountains, passes 
Bad Mitterndorf (alt. 809 m) and empties into the River Enns at 
St. Martin bei Grimming (alt. 716 m). The Salza Reservoir is 
located at 768 m north-west of the confluence of the two rivers 
between Kammspitz mountain (alt. 2,139 m) and Grimming mountain 
(alt. 2,351 m), the Salza Power Station (8.5 Mw maximum 
capacity) lies further downstream. The uppermost part of the valley 
formed by the Mitterndorfer Salza river is called Oederntal valley.


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