The Lieser (German pronunciation: [ˈliːzɐ] ) is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel, near Boxberg, north of Daun. The Lieser flows south through Daun, Manderscheid and Wittlich. It flows into the Moselle west of the village of Lieser.
| Lieser | |
|---|---|
_Eifel_Quelle_2007.jpg) The official source of the Lieser near Boxberg | |
_-_Map.png) Course of the Lieser | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Districts | Vulkaneifel and Bernkastel-Wittlich |
| Reference no. | DE: 2678 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | In the High Eifel near Boxberg |
| • coordinates | 50°16′19″N 6°51′23″E / 50.272000°N 6.856306°E |
| • elevation | ca. 560 m above sea level (NHN) [1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Lieser into the Moselle |
• coordinates | 49°54′56″N 7°00′32″E / 49.915611°N 7.00889°E |
• elevation | ca. 108 m above sea level (NHN) [1] |
| Length | 73.6 km [2] |
| Basin size | 402.4 km² [2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Plein gauge[3] |
| • average | 3.49 m3/s |
| • minimum | Record low: 18 L/s (in 19.08.1998) Average low: 184 L/s |
| • maximum | Average high: 64.2 m3/s Record high: 124 m3/s (in 12.01.1993) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Small towns: Daun, Wittlich |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sterenbach (this and other below) |
| • right | Kleine Kyll (this and other below) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Official topographic map, 1:25,000 series.
- ^ a b Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- ^ Pegel Plein, Data by the LfU Rhineland-Palatinate
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