Sauer
river in Belgium, Luxembourg and German border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sauer (German, Luxembourgish) or Sûre (French) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary of the river Moselle, and so it is part of the drainage basin of the Rhine river.
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Sauer | |
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Location | |
Countries | |
Reference no. | DE: 262 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Source region: In the Ardennes on the soil of Libramont-Chevigny near the Planchipont farm (Belgium) |
- elevation | ca. 510 m (1,670 ft) |
Mouth | |
- location | Between Wasserbilligerbrück (Germany) and Wasserbillig (Luxembourg) into the Moselle |
- coordinates | 49°42′49″N 6°30′24″E |
- elevation | ca. 133 m above NHN |
Length | 173 km (107 mi) |
Basin size | 4,259 km2 (1,644 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- location | at its mouth[1] |
- average | 53.8 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
River system | Moselle |
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