Eder Edder | |
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![]() The Eder in Edersee when the lake dried out in 2003 | |
![]() Map of the Eder, its tributaries and water catchment area | |
Etymology | Adrana-Aderna-Adarna-Adrina-Edder-Eder |
Native name | Eder (German) |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
States | North Rhine-Westphalia-Hesse |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ederkopf |
• elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Edermünde |
• coordinates | 51°13′00″N 9°27′18″E / 51.216677°N 9.455075°E |
• elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
Length | 176.1 km (109.4 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 3,362 km2 (1,298 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 23.8 m3/s (840 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Fulda→ Weser→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | main: Odeborg, Orke, Ems. see also below |
• right | main: Nuhne, Wesebach, Schwalm. see also below |
The Eder [ˈeːdɐ] is a 177-kilometre-long (110 mi) major river in Germany that begins in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia and passes in to Hesse, where it empties into the River Fulda.
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