Bära

The Bära is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Bära is a tributary of the Danube, and originates at the confluence of the Upper Bära (Oberer Bära) and the Lower Bära (Unterer Bära). The 12.7km Bära, together with the Lower Bära, which is longer and has a larger drainage basin, has a combined length of 26.3km.Upper BäraThe Upper Bära originates in the western part of the Swabian Jura directly on the European Watershed, near the albtrauf at the village of Tieringen in Meßstetten. Just.5km northwest of its upper course, on the other side of Tieringen, runs the Schlichem, which flows northwest by way of the Neckar to the Rhine.The Upper Bära runs 12.8km southward, draining an area of 50.9km2, and runs through the following towns and cities: Tieringen Oberdigisheim Unterdigisheim NusplingenLower BäraThe Lower Bära originates north of Gosheim at the southern foot of the Lemberg. Here also the origin lies near the European Watershed, and the insignificant streams nearby flow by way of the Starzel and the Prim to the Neckar.