Löcknitz (river)
| Löcknitz | |
|---|---|
 The Löcknitz near Polz | |
| Location | |
| Location | Ludwigslust-Parchim, Prignitz, Amt Neuhaus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ziegendorf bei Parchim |
| • coordinates | 53°18′35″N 11°49′55″E / 53.3097917°N 11.8320139°E |
| • elevation | ca. 53 m (174 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Wehningen into the Elbe |
• coordinates | 53°10′03″N 11°09′21″E / 53.1675694°N 11.15583°E |
• elevation | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 937 km2 (362 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.6 m3/s (160 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Karwe, Hauptgraben and others |
| • right | Löcknitz-Mühlbach, Tarnitz, Alte Elde and others |
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The Löcknitz is a river in northern Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg and a few kilometres in Lower Saxony). It is a right tributary of the Elbe and its total length is 66 kilometres (41 mi). The Löcknitz originates south of Parchim, and flows through Karstädt, Lenzen, and Dömitz. The Löcknitz joins the Elbe in Wehningen, a few km downstream from Dömitz.
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