Polenz (river)

Polenz
Polenz
	The Polenz valley immediately above the Lusatian Fault
Location
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	in Saxony
• elevation	ca. 380 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	confluence with the Sebnitz at Lachsbach near Porschdorf
• coordinates	50°56′35″N 14°08′06″E / 50.943148°N 14.135120°E
• elevation	ca. 150 m above sea level (NN)
Length	31.3 km (19.4 mi)
Basin size	104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Discharge
• location
• average	1.1 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Lachsbach→ Elbe→ North Sea
Landmarks	Cities: none; Large towns: none; Small towns: Neustadt in Sachsen, Hohnstein;
Navigable	no

The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach in the German state of Saxony. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains in a canyon-like valley.

^ ^a ^b Topographische Karte 1:25,000
^ The regional drainage of the catchment areas of the Polenz and Sebnitz at the Porschdorf am Lachsbach gauge is 11.3 L/s km². That gives an average for the Polenz, with its catchment area of 104 km², of about 1.1 m³/s

[EZG-1] Topographische Karte 1:25,000

[2] The regional drainage of the catchment areas of the Polenz and Sebnitz at the Porschdorf am Lachsbach gauge is 11.3 L/s km². That gives an average for the Polenz, with its catchment area of 104 km², of about 1.1 m³/s

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