The Drava River

The Drava travels around 749 km from its source in South Tyrol to its confluence with the Danube near Osijek in Croatia. This makes the Drava the fourth longest Danube tributary.

The water from the Upper Tauern mountains is the major source of energy for VERBUND's hydropower plants in Carinthia. The Drava, Möll and Malta rivers and numerous glacial streams provide the energy for valuable hydropower electricity. When constructing our facilities, we create ecological niches and retreats. Fish by-passes and biotopes help to preserve the biodiversity of flora and fauna.

Information about the tributaries and flood warnings on the Drava by the Office of the Carinthian Provincial Government:

Hydrographic Service Carinthia

Our power plants on the Drava River

Power Plant	Capacity	Annual Production	In Operation Since	Region	River	Turbines
Annabrücke	90 MW	390,000 MWh	1981	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Edling	87 MW	407,000 MWh	1962	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Feistritz-Ludmannsdorf	88 MW	354,000 MWh	1968	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Ferlach-Maria Rain	75 MW	318,000 MWh	1975	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Kellerberg	25 MW	96,000 MWh	1985	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Lavamünd	28 MW	156,000 MWh	1949	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Paternion	24 MW	95,000 MWh	1988	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Rosegg-St. Jakob	80 MW	338,000 MWh	1974	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Schwabeck	79 MW	378,000 MWh	1943	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan
Villach	25 MW	100,000 MWh	1984	Austria, Carinthia	Drava	Kaplan