Wieda (river)
Wieda | |
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Location | |
Location | Counties of Göttingen in Lower Saxony and Nordhausen in Thuringia (Germany) |
Reference no. | DE: 564822 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | in the Harz on the Stöberhai |
• coordinates | 51°39′43″N 10°33′23.8″E / 51.66194°N 10.556611°ECoordinates: 51°39′43″N 10°33′23.8″E / 51.66194°N 10.556611°E |
• elevation | ca. 545 m above sea level (NHN) |
Mouth | |
• location | near into the Zorge |
• coordinates | 51°33′05.7″N 10°44′24.6″E / 51.551583°N 10.740167°E |
• elevation | 206.9 m above sea level (NHN) |
Length | 22 km [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Zorge → Helme → Unstrut → Saale → Elbe → North Sea |
River system | Elbe |
Tributaries | |
• left | see below |
• right | see below |
The Wieda is a river in the German states of Lower Saxony and Thuringia.
The Wieda has its source above the village of Wieda, flows through the village of Walkenried, the hamlet of and the village of before discharging in the Harz river Zorge near , a district of Ellrich. Its channel regularly dries up in the summer months - it sinks into the karst soil and reappears in other places as springs. Its most important tributary is the Uffe.
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Categories:
- Rivers of Lower Saxony
- Rivers of Thuringia
- Rivers of the Harz
- Rivers of Germany
- Thuringia river stubs
- Lower Saxony river stubs