Sauer (Rhine)
Sauer | |
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Location | |
Countries | Germany and France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Palatine Forest |
Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 48°54′55″N 8°9′25″E / 48.91528°N 8.15694°ECoordinates: 48°54′55″N 8°9′25″E / 48.91528°N 8.15694°E |
Length | ~85 km (53 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Sauer is a river in France (Alsace) and Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate). A left tributary of the river Rhine, its total length is about 85 kilometres (53 mi), of which 64 km (40 mi) in France.[1] Its upper course, in Germany, is called Saarbach. Its source is in the Palatinate forest, near the French border, south of Pirmasens. It flows into France near Schœnau, and continues through Wœrth and north of Haguenau. It flows into the Rhine in Seltz, opposite the mouth of the Murg.
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Rhine
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
- South Palatinate
- Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest
- Rivers of Grand Est
- Rivers of Bas-Rhin
- Rivers of Germany
- International rivers of Europe
- France river stubs
- Germany river stubs
- Rhineland-Palatinate geography stubs