The Nidda is a right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the river

Main Main may refer to: Geography * Main River (disambiguation) **Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany * Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province *"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries ...

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...

. It springs from the

Vogelsberg The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley. Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's larges ...

on the Taufstein mountain range near the town of

Schotten Schotten is a town in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Larger towns nearby include Alsfeld in the north, Fulda in the east, Friedberg in the south and Gießen in the west. Geography Location The officially recognised climatic spa lies between 168 m ...

, flows through the Niddastausee dam, and the towns of Nidda,

Niddatal Niddatal () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the river Nidda, 6 km southeast of Friedberg and 22 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main. The town is divided into four districts: Assenheim, Ilb ...

Karben Karben is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the river Nidda in the Rhein-Main-Gebiet (Rhine-Main area), approximately north of Frankfurt. Division of the town Karben as a unified town was founded in ...

, and

Bad Vilbel Bad Vilbel () is a spa town in Hesse (Hessen), Germany, famous for its many mineral water Spring (hydrology), springs. Bad Vilbel is the largest town in the Wetteraukreis district and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, Frankfurt R ...

. At

Harheim Harheim () is a borough (''Ortsbezirk'') of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is a possible birthplace of the Minnesinger (; "love song") was a tradition of lyric- and song-writing in Germany and Austria that flourished in the Middle High Germ ...

it reaches the

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

city area and after 90 km enters the Main in Frankfurt's Höchst quarter. In the 1920s and 1960s, the flow of the Nidda was regulated to reduce the risk of

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. The original numerous

meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...

s turned into

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s, while the riverbed was straightened and made deeper. Since 1993 the Nidda has been partially restored to its natural state and a bicycle path built along the river.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Nidda (from source to mouth): *Left: Michelbach,

Läunsbach Läunsbach is a small river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda near Schotten. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Tw ...

, Eichelbach,

Hohensteinerbach Hohensteinerbach is a small river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda in the town Nidda. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributar ...

Laisbach Laisbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda near Ranstadt. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Twiste * A ...

, Wehrbach, Selzenbach,

Nidder The Nidder is a 69 km long river in Hesse, Germany, and part of the Main-Rhine system. From its source at Herchenhainer Höhe it flows down to Bad Vilbel where it meets with the Nidda. The Bonifatiusweg, the route taken to bring the ...

, Edelbach *Right:

Graswiesenbach Graswiesenbach is a small river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda in Rudingshain. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of ...

, Hohlbach,

Gierbach Gierbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda in Rainrod. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Twiste * Aarb ...

Ulfa The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি বাহিনী, অসম) is an armed separatist organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an indep ...

, Salzbach, Hollergraben,

Horloff Horloff is a river of Hesse, Germany. It passes through Hungen and Reichelsheim, and flows into the Nidda in Florstadt. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of ...

, Wetter, Rosbach, Geringsgraben, Erlenbach, Eschbach, Kalbach,

Urselbach Urselbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidda in Heddernheim. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Twiste * ...

, Steinbach, Westerbach and Sulzbach. Image:Höchst Wörthspitze Feb 2007.jpg, Nidda estuary „Wörthspitze“ with houseboats Image:Niddaquelle_Moor.jpg, The area around the source of the Nidda Image:Nidda_Nidder_Muendung.jpg, Mouth of the tributary Nidder

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