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| Emscher | |
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 The Emscher in southern Dortmund | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Holzwickede |
| • location | Eastern Ruhr Area |
| • elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Mouth | Rhine |
• coordinates | 51°33′48″N 6°41′23″E / 51.56333°N 6.68972°E |
| Length | 83.2 km (51.7 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 793 km2 (306 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 16 m3/s (570 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Emscher (German pronunciation: [ˈɛmʃɐ] ) is a river, a tributary of the Rhine, that flows through the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. Its overall length is 83 kilometres (52 mi) with a mean outflow near the mouth into the lower Rhine of 16 m3/s (570 cu ft/s).