The Ager () is a river in
Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, a ...
; it is the discharge of the
Attersee between
Schörfling am Attersee and
Seewalchen, and by
Lambach
Lambach () is a market town in the Wels-Land district of the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the Ager and Traun Rivers. A major stop on the salt trade, it is the site of the Lambach Abbey, built around 1056. Notable alumnus from the local eleme ...
it flows into the
Traun
Traun () is an Austrian city located on the north bank of the river Traun and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east. The name ''Traun'' is derived from the Celtic word for river (''dru''). Traun is the fifth largest city in U ...
.
The Ager emerged towards the end of the
Würm glaciation
The Würm glaciation or Würm stage (german: Würm-Kaltzeit or ''Würm-Glazial'', colloquially often also ''Würmeiszeit'' or ''Würmzeit''; cf. ice age), usually referred to in the literature as the Würm (often spelled "Wurm"), was the last g ...
, when the mighty glaciers began to melt.
Influx into the Ager:
*The
Fornacher Redlbach flows into the Ager west of
Vöcklamarkt
Vöcklamarkt (Central Bavarian: ''Vöcklamoakt'') is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in the Austrian state of Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. ...
*The
Vöckla
The Vöckla is a river in Upper Austria.
The Vöckla has a length of , its basin is about , the medium flux . The Vöckla originates northeast of the Mondsee. Created by several springs, the river flows in northern direction first. At Frankenmar ...
flows into the Ager by
Vöcklabruck
Vöcklabruck () is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway.
Vöcklabruck's name derives from the River Vöckla which ...
*The
Aurach flows into the Ager by
Wankham
Over the Attersee the Ager also receives water from the
Mondsee, the
Irrsee
Irrsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately and its maximum depth is 32 metres. It is a popular tourist destination, also thanks to the warmest water temperature of all lakes in Salzkammergut. It is d ...
(also called Zeller See), and the
Fuschlsee
Lake Fuschl (german: Fuschlsee) is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located in the state of Salzburg. Its area is approximately and its maximum depth is 66 metres.
See also
*Fuschl am See
Fuschl am See is an Austrian municipality in the d ...
, that are all connected by relatively short streams.
In the postwar period, the Ager was strongly
polluted
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...
by various nearby factories. Today this is less the case because several
sewage treatment plant
Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding envir ...
s have been created.
References
External links
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Rivers of Upper Austria
Rivers of Austria
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