Emscher

Emscher
Emscher
	The Emscher in southern Dortmund
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source	Holzwickede
• location	Eastern Ruhr Area
• elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Mouth	Rhine
• coordinates	51°33′48″N 6°41′23″E / 51.56333°N 6.68972°E
Length	83.2 km (51.7 mi)
Basin size	793 km2 (306 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	16 m3/s (570 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

The Emscher (German pronunciation: [ˈɛmʃɐ] ^ⓘ) is a river, a tributary of the Rhine, that flows through the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. Its overall length is 83 kilometres (52 mi) with an mean outflow near the mouth into the lower Rhine of 16 m³/s (570 cu ft/s).

^ ^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)

[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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