Mindel

River in Germany

47°53′53″N 10°26′24″E / 47.897972°N 10.44°E / 47.897972; 10.44 • elevationca. 760 m Mouth

• location

near Gundremmingen into the Danube

• coordinates

48°30′26″N 10°23′14″E / 48.50722°N 10.38722°E / 48.50722; 10.38722

• elevation

ca. 430 mLength80.7 km (50.1 mi) ^[1]Basin size962 km² (371 sq mi) ^[1]Discharge • average10 m³/s • maximumAverage high: 65 m³/s Basin featuresProgressionDanube→ Black SeaLandmarks

Small towns: Mindelheim, Thannhausen, Burgau
Villages: Markt Obergünzburg, Markt Ronsberg, Eggenthal, Unteregg, Markt Dirlewang, Apfeltrach, Markt Pfaffenhausen, Salgen, Breitenbrunn, Markt Kirchheim in Schwaben, Aletshausen, Ursberg, Balzhausen, Markt Münsterhausen, Markt Neuburg an der Kammel, Markt Burtenbach, Markt Jettingen-Scheppach, Rettenbach, Dürrlauingen, Markt Offingen, Gundremmingen

Tributaries • leftKammel • rightFlossach

The Mindel (German: [ˈmɪndl] ^ⓘ) is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Mindel originates west of Kaufbeuren, in the Allgäu region, and flows generally north. It flows into the Danube (right tributary) in Gundremmingen, east of Günzburg. The towns Mindelheim, Burgau and Thannhausen lie along the Mindel.