Erft
| Erft | |
|---|---|
 Lower reaches of the Erft near Bergheim | |
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| Location | |
| Location | North Rhine-Westphalia,  Germany |
| Reference no. | DE: 274 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southeast of Engelgau as the Kuhbach Signed source of the Erft near Holzmülheim |
| • coordinates | 50°29′14″N 6°35′14″E / 50.48722°N 6.58722°E |
| • elevation | 527 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhine near Neuss-Grimlinghausen |
• coordinates | 51°11′04″N 6°43′54″E / 51.18444°N 6.73167°E |
• elevation | 31 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 106.6 km (incl. Kuhbach)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,837.915 km² [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Neubrück gauge[2] |
| • average | 16.4 m³/s |
| • minimum | Record low: 5.15 m³/s (in 16.07.2007) Average low: 10.4 m³/s |
| • maximum | Average high: 31.3 m³/s Record high: 46.6 m³/s (in 04.06.1984) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine → North Sea |
| River system | Rhine |
| Landmarks |
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| Tributaries | |
| • left | Veybach, Rotbach, Neffelbach |
| • right | Swist, Gillbach, Norfbach |
 Source of the Erft near Holzmülheim
 The Erft near Grevenbroich | |
The Erft (pronounced [ʔɛɐ̯ft]) is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through the foothills of the Eifel, and joins the Lower Rhine (left tributary). Its origin is near Nettersheim, and its mouth in Neuss-Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge. The river is 103 kilometres (64 mi) long, which is significantly shorter than it was originally. Due to the open-pit mining of lignite in the Hambacher Loch, the flow of the river had to be changed.
The Erft gave its name to the town of Erftstadt, through which it flows, as well as to the Rhein-Erft district. It also flows through the towns of Bad Münstereifel, Euskirchen, Bergheim, Bedburg and Grevenbroich.
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