The Main () is a river in Germany, 524 km (329 miles) long (including White Main, 574 km (357 mi)), and one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine. It flows through the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg (forming the border with Bavaria for some distance) and Hesse. Its watershed competes with the Danube for water; as a result, many of its boundaries are identical with those of the European Watershed.The Main rises near Kulmbach at the joining of its two headstreams, the Red Main and the White Main. The former rises in the Frankish Alb, 50 km (30 mi) in length, and runs through Creussen and Bayreuth. The latter rises in the mountains of the Fichtelgebirge; it is 41 km (25 mi) long. Major tributaries of the Main are the Regnitz, the Fränkische Saale, the Tauber, and the Nidda. Navigation The Main is navigable for shipping from its mouth at the Rhine close to Mainz, via the Rhine-Main-Danube Can

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