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River in Germany
Lieser
The official source of the Lieser near Boxberg
Course of the Lieser
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictsVulkaneifel and Bernkastel-Wittlich
Reference no.DE: 2678
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIn the High Eifel near Boxberg
 • coordinates50°16′19″N 6°51′23″E / 50.272000°N 6.856306°E / 50.272000; 6.856306
 • elevationca. 560 m above sea level (NHN) 
Mouth 
 • locationNear Lieser into the Moselle
 • coordinates49°54′56″N 7°00′32″E / 49.915611°N 7.00889°E / 49.915611; 7.00889
 • elevationca. 108 m above sea level (NHN) 
Length73.6 km
Basin size402.4 km²
Discharge 
 • locationat Plein gauge
 • average3.49 m/s
 • minimumRecord low: 18 L/s (in 19.08.1998)
Average low: 184 L/s
 • maximumAverage high: 64.2 m/s
Record high: 124 m/s (in 12.01.1993)
Basin features
ProgressionMoselleRhineNorth Sea
LandmarksSmall towns: Daun, Wittlich
Tributaries 
 • leftSterenbach
(this and other below)
 • rightKleine Kyll
(this and other below)

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.

See also

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
Tributaries of the river Moselle
From the left Map of the Moselle
From the right


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