Große Schweimke
Appearance
Große Schweimke | |
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Location | |
Location | Osterode am Harz district in Lower Saxony, Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | South of the Schindelkopf on the Acker ridge |
• coordinates | 51°42′41″N 10°20′29″E / 51.7115°N 10.3413°E |
• elevation | 602 m above sea level |
Mouth | |
• location | On the Kleine Steinau |
• coordinates | 51°42′03″N 10°18′04″E / 51.7009°N 10.3012°E |
• elevation | 290 m above sea level |
Length | 3.2 km |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kleine Steinau → Sieber → Oder → Rhume → Leine → Aller → Weser |
River system | Weser |
Tributaries | |
• right | Kleine Schweimke |
The Große Schweimke is a 3.2 km long tributary of the Kleine Steinau, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony. It rises at about 602 m above sea level and 1 km south of the Schindelkopf and roughly 600 m north of the Weinbergstrasse road on the ridge known as Auf dem Acker. It flows initially in a southwesterly direction before swinging west and discharging into the Kleine Steinau.
Sources
- Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4228 Riefensbeek (source)
- Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4227 Osterode im Harz (mouth)