Ecker | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
States | Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Eckersprung: Southwest of the Brocken in the Harz |
• coordinates | 51°N 10°E / 51°N 10°E |
• elevation | 893 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | North of Wiedelah into the Oker |
• coordinates | 51°N 10°E / 51°N 10°E |
• elevation | 124 m above sea level (NN) |
Length | 28.0 km (17.4 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Oker→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
Landmarks |
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Tributaries | |
• left | Abbe, Fuhler Lohnbach, Blaubach, Schamlahbach |
• right | Morgenbrodsbach, Großer Giersbach |
Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Ecker Reservoir |
The Ecker is a 28-kilometre (17 mi), right-hand, southeast tributary of the Oker which runs mainly through the Harz mountains in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.