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1724:Isar basin
1708:Categories
1157:Schwentine
1140:Peenestrom
1120:Baltic Sea
913:References
876:raw sewage
840:Walchensee
836:Mittenwald
830:river was
749:Hans Frank
689:Deggendorf
601:Walchensee
589:Mittenwald
576:mountain.
468:IJzer/Yser
367:Deggendorf
347:Mittenwald
242:Basin size
209:12°58′35″E
206:48°48′11″N
134:11°24′43″E
131:47°22′29″N
18:River Isar
1414:Weißeritz
1409:Stepenitz
1326:North Sea
1196:Black Sea
1167:Stepenitz
1110:main stem
832:canalized
723:Plattling
620:Lenggries
609:Kochelsee
599:into the
585:Scharnitz
570:sea level
562:Scharnitz
547:discharge
516:Karwendel
487:Geography
470:(Belgium)
454:(Austria)
373:Etymology
339:Karwendel
301:Black Sea
254:Discharge
65:Countries
1692:Category
1652:Merzbach
1419:Wesenitz
1379:Löcknitz
1259:Lauchert
1152:Recknitz
719:Moosburg
673:Landshut
671:Passing
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658:Freising
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60:Location
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1374:Jeetzel
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399:German
363:Danube
357:, and
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1637:Niers
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1597:Fulda
1587:Aller
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174:Mouth
1719:Isar
1657:Wurm
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1394:Oste
1389:Ohre
1359:Eger
1334:Elbe
1304:Vils
1279:Paar
1274:Naab
1264:Lech
1254:Isar
1234:Günz
1128:Oder
1046:ISBN
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726:gold
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430:Isar
379:Isar
343:Alps
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312:The
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