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The Nahe is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe situated around it. The name Nahe is derived from the Latin word ''Nava'', which is supposed to be based upon the Celtic origin for ''the wild river''. The Nahe separates the northern part of the Palatinate from the Hunsrück. It rises in the area of Nohfelden (Saarland), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine in Bingen. Its length is . Towns along the Nahe include Idar-Oberstein, Kirn, Bad Kreuznach and Bingen. == Hydrology == The drainage basin of the river covers an area of . Due to this relatively large area compared to the river's length high floods can occur along its middle and lower course within only a few hours, however flowing off also quickly. In 1993 and 1995 in Bad Kreuznach a flow of more than was measured and more than at its mouth into the Rhine.〔(Hochwasserkatastrophen in Bad Kreuznach (German) ), Web portal of the Municipality of Bad Kreuznach.〕 The dimensions of the drainage basin are shown in the map. Its boundaries clock-wise, beginning in the East: * the highlands of the ''Rheinhessische Schweiz'' as drainage divide to the Rhine * the Donnersberg massif as drainage divide to the rivers Selz and Rhine * the North Palatine Uplands as drainage divide to the rivers Pfrimm and Rhine eastwards as well as to the rivers Wallhalb and Schwarzbach (Blies) southwards * the Hunsrück as drainage divide to the rivers Prims, Blies and Saar in the South respectively to the Moselle in the North * the mountains of the ''Binger Wald'' (Bingen forest) as drainage divide to the Rhine towards North 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nahe (river)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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