The river is named after the Sicambri. It is 155 kilometres (96 mi) in length.
The source is located in the Rothaargebirge mountains. From here the river runs southwestwards to the city of Siegen and the hills of Siegerland, both named after the river. Further west the Sieg valley forms the boundary of the Bergisches Land (northern) and Westerwald (southern). The river finally runs through a protected area east of the city of Bonn.
After passing the cities of Hennef and Siegburg, the river flows into the Rhine at the Naturschutzgebiet Siegaue, a protected area immediately to the northeast of the city of Bonn, near Niederkassel/Mondorf [de; ro].
The Sieg Spring (German: Siegquelle), the source of the Sieg, is at an elevation of 603 metres (1,978 ft), near the village of Großenbach [de; nl], North Rhine-Westphalia.[2] The location was restored in 2013.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Sieg are, from source to mouth:[1]
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sieg, other, uses, disambiguation, river, north, rhine, westphalia, rhineland, palatinate, germany, right, tributary, rhine, drainage, basin, locationcountrygermanyphysical, characteristicssource, locationerland, elevation603, mouth, locationrhine, coordinates. For other uses see Sieg disambiguation The Sieg is a river in North Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate Germany It is a right tributary of the Rhine SiegDrainage basin map of the SiegLocationCountryGermanyPhysical characteristicsSource locationSiegerland elevation603 m 1 978 ft Mouth locationRhine coordinates50 46 7 N 7 4 32 E 50 76861 N 7 07556 E 50 76861 7 07556 Coordinates 50 46 7 N 7 4 32 E 50 76861 N 7 07556 E 50 76861 7 07556Length155 1 km 96 4 mi 1 Basin size2 857 km2 1 103 sq mi 1 Discharge average52 m3 s 1 800 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionRhine North SeaTributaries leftHeller Nister rightBrol AggerThe river is named after the Sicambri It is 155 kilometres 96 mi in length The source is located in the Rothaargebirge mountains From here the river runs southwestwards to the city of Siegen and the hills of Siegerland both named after the river Further west the Sieg valley forms the boundary of the Bergisches Land northern and Westerwald southern The river finally runs through a protected area east of the city of Bonn After passing the cities of Hennef and Siegburg the river flows into the Rhine at the Naturschutzgebiet Siegaue a protected area immediately to the northeast of the city of Bonn near Niederkassel Mondorf de ro Contents 1 Sieg Spring 2 Tributaries 3 See also 4 ReferencesSieg Spring Edit Sieg Spring in May 2014 The Sieg Spring German Siegquelle the source of the Sieg is at an elevation of 603 metres 1 978 ft near the village of Grossenbach de nl North Rhine Westphalia 2 The location was restored in 2013 Tributaries EditThe main tributaries of the Sieg are from source to mouth 1 Ferndorfbach right Weiss left Asdorf right Heller left Wisser Bach right Nister left Brol right Wahnbach right Pleisbach left Agger right See also EditList of rivers of North Rhine Westphalia List of rivers of Rhineland PalatinateReferences Edit a b c Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature the Environment and Consumer Protection Gewasserverzeichnis des Landesamtes fur Natur Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010 xls 4 67 MB Topographic Information Management Cologne NRW GEObasis Division info Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sieg This article related to a river in North Rhine Westphalia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Rhineland Palatinate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sieg amp oldid 1037895091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
