Lieser (river)

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
The official source of the Lieser near Boxberg
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 / 50.272000; 6.856306
• 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 / 49.915611; 7.00889
• 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 m^3/s
• minimum	Record low: 18 L/s (in 19.08.1998) Average low: 184 L/s
• maximum	Average high: 64.2 m^3/s Record high: 124 m^3/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

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

1. Official topographic map, 1:25,000 series.
2. Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
3. Pegel Plein, Data by the LfU Rhineland-Palatinate

 

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