Diemel
Diemel | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sauerland |
• coordinates | 51°15′59″N 8°39′05″E / 51.26639°N 8.65139°E / 51.26639; 8.65139 |
• elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Weser |
• coordinates | 51°38′33″N 9°26′52″E / 51.64250°N 9.44778°E / 51.64250; 9.44778 |
Length | 110.4 km (68.6 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 1,762 km2 (680 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Weser→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Twiste |
The Diemel is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Weser.
Route
The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, and Trendelburg. It flows into the Weser in Bad Karlshafen.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diemel.
- ^ a b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)