Mindel (river)

{{Short description|River in Germany}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Mindel

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Germany

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Bavaria

| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Swabia

| subdivision_type4 = Reference no.

| subdivision_name4 = DE: 116

| length_km = 80.7

| length_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}}

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| source1_location = at the Mindelmühle near Ronsberg

| source1_coordinates = {{Coord|47.897972|10.44|type:river_region:DE-BY|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| source1_elevation = ca. 760 m

| mouth_location = near Gundremmingen into the Danube

| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|48.50722|10.38722|type:river_region:DE-BY|format=dms|display=inline}}

| mouth_elevation = ca. 430 m

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| basin_landmarks = {{ubl|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}}

| progression = {{RDanube}}

| basin_size_km2 = 962

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| discharge1_avg = 10 m³/s

| discharge1_max = Average high: 65 m³/s

| tributaries_right = Flossach

| tributaries_left = Kammel

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The Mindel ({{IPA|de|ˈmɪndl|lang|De-Mindel.ogg}}) 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.

The Mindel gave its name to the Mindel glaciation in the Alps.