Diemel

Diemel
Diemel
	The Diemel near Trendelburg
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sauerland
• coordinates	51°15′59″N 8°39′05″E / 51.26639°N 8.65139°E
• elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Mouth
• location	Weser
• coordinates	51°38′33″N 9°26′52″E / 51.64250°N 9.44778°E
Length	110.4 km (68.6 mi)
Basin size	1,762 km2 (680 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Weser→ North Sea
Tributaries
• right	Twiste

The Diemel is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a western and orographically left tributary of the Weser. It is the first, and therefore southernmost, of the larger Weser tributaries after its formation by the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers.

Route

The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, and Trendelburg. It flows into the Weser in Bad Karlshafen.

References

^ ^a ^b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

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[DE-NW_GSK3C-1] Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

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