Wied (river)

The Wied is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and a right tributary of the Rhine.

Wied
Location
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
Source	Westerwald
• elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Mouth
• location	Rhine
• coordinates	50°26′29″N 7°26′33″E
Length	102.8 km (63.9 mi) [1]
Basin size	770 km2 (300 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

Wied at Roßbach

Wiedbridge and Furt in Michelbach

The Wied (German pronunciation: [viːt] ^ⓘ) is 103 km (64 mi) long. It flows mainly south-west, through the Westerwald hills. Its source is near Dreifelden. It flows through Altenkirchen, Neustadt (Wied) and Waldbreitbach, and ends in the Rhine in Neuwied.

Tributaries

Among the tributaries of the Wied are the following:

Left of the Wied Holzbach, near Döttesfeld Almersbach, near Almersbach Breibach, near Seelbach Fockenbach, in Niederbreitbach Aubach, in Niederbieber Laubach, near Melsbach

Right of the Wied Rothenbach, near Hanwerth Ingelbach, near Ingelbach Michelbach, in Michelbach Sehrtenbach, in Altenkirchen Erbach (Quengelsbach), in Altenkirchen Ölferbach (Lenzbach), near Niederölfen Birnbach, near Neitersen Mehrbach, near Ehrenstein Abbey (Asbach) Pfaffenbach (Hammerbach), near Wiedmühle (Neustadt) Reichelbach, near Segendorf [de] (Neuwied)

See also

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

1. Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)