- Tiroler Achen
Infobox River
river_name = Tiroler Achen
caption =
origin =Kitzbühel Alps
mouth =Chiemsee
coord|47|51|56|N|12|30|8|E|display=inline,title
basin_countries =Austria ,Germany
length_km = 79
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = The Tiroler Achen is a river inAustria andGermany , rising in theKitzbühel Alps as Großache, a confluence ofKitzbühler Ache ,Reither Ache andFieberbrunner Ache . InBavaria it mouths as "Tiroler Achen" into theChiemsee . (At first sight, the expression "Tiroler Achen" may look likeGerman language plural, but in fact isBavarian language singular.)The river has a length of 79 km, with 24 km in the German district of Traunstein. The
river delta was declared a nature reserve.During the 1970s, due to pollution from waste water the river was rated "severely polluted" (class 3). After ecologic counter measures, the river today is rated "moderately polluted" (class 2).The river delta in the
Chiemsee is aNature reserve .
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