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Lenne | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sauerland |
• elevation | 819 m (2,687 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Ruhr |
• coordinates | 51°24′54″N 7°29′31″E / 51.41500°N 7.49194°E |
Length | 129.0 km (80.2 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 1,355 km2 (523 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 25 m3/s (880 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ruhr→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Else (Lenne), Bigge (river), Elspe (Lenne), Grafschaft (Lenne), Uentrop (Lenne) |
• right | Nesselbach (Lenne), Nette (Lenne), Sorpe (Lenne) |
The Lenne is a tributary of the river Ruhr in the Sauerland hills, western Germany. It has caused flooding in recent years.[2]
Having its source on top of the Kahler Asten near Winterberg in an intermittent spring at an elevation of 2,687 ft (819 m), the Lenne ends after a course of 129 km flowing into the Ruhr river near the city of Hagen. With an average discharge of 25 m³/s near its mouth, it is the main tributary of the Ruhr. [citation needed]