Northern Taurach

Northern Taurach Nördliche Taurach
The Johannesfall above the Gnadenalm [de]
Location
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Origin: Confluence of the Grünwald Taurach and Hundsfeld Taurach in Obertauern
• coordinates	47°15′04″N 13°32′44″E / 47.251217°N 13.545538°E / 47.251217; 13.545538
Mouth
• location	Near Radstadt into the Enns
• coordinates	47°23′07″N 13°29′38″E / 47.385192°N 13.494006°E / 47.385192; 13.494006
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin size	88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Enns→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Northern Taurach (German: Nördliche Taurach), also called the Pongau Taurach (German: Pongauer Taurach), is a river of the state Salzburg in Austria. Its drainage basin is 88 km² (34 sq mi).^[1]

The Northern Taurach is a right-hand tributary of the Enns near Radstadt. It is one of the two rivers named Taurach, both of which rise near the Radstädter Tauern Pass, but drain in opposite directions – the other is called Southern Taurach [ceb; de; sv]. The two valleys, which descend from the Tauern Pass, are also both called Taurach Valley (Taurachtal [ceb; de; sv]). Together they link the Enns valley to the Mur valley in north–south direction.

The Northern Taurach is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) long and thus considerably shorter than the Southern Taurach, but has a greater height difference from source to mouth of over 900 metres (3,000 ft).

• the Taurach Valley in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)