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The '''Wetter''' is a {{convert|69|km|mi}} |
The '''Wetter''' is a {{convert|69|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} river in the state of [[Hesse]], Germany. It is a [[right tributary]] to the [[Nidda (river)|Nidda]] which itself is a right tributary of the [[Main (river)|Main]]. |
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After leaving the [[Vogelsberg Mountains|Vogelsberg]] mountain range the river flows through the [[Wetterau]], a fertile landscape just north of [[Frankfurt]], which is named after the river. The principal towns along the river are [[Laubach]], [[Lich, Hesse|Lich]], [[Bad Nauheim]] and [[Friedberg, Hesse|Friedberg]]. The Wetter receives its largest tributary, the [[Usa (Germany)|Usa]], at Friedberg just before it finally joins the Nidda at [[Niddatal]]-Assenheim. |
After leaving the [[Vogelsberg Mountains|Vogelsberg]] mountain range the river flows through the [[Wetterau]], a fertile landscape just north of [[Frankfurt]], which is named after the river. The principal towns along the river are [[Laubach]], [[Lich, Hesse|Lich]], [[Bad Nauheim]] and [[Friedberg, Hesse|Friedberg]]. The Wetter receives its largest tributary, the [[Usa (Germany)|Usa]], at Friedberg just before it finally joins the Nidda at [[Niddatal]]-Assenheim. |
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 19 September 2020
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 Wetter river at Lich | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Vogelsberg |
| Mouth | |
• location | Nidda |
• coordinates | 50°17′52″N 8°48′42″E / 50.29778°N 8.81167°E |
| Length | 68.8 km (42.8 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 517 km2 (200 sq mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nidda→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Äschersbach, Usa |
The Wetter is a 69-kilometre-long (43 mi) river in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary to the Nidda which itself is a right tributary of the Main.
After leaving the Vogelsberg mountain range the river flows through the Wetterau, a fertile landscape just north of Frankfurt, which is named after the river. The principal towns along the river are Laubach, Lich, Bad Nauheim and Friedberg. The Wetter receives its largest tributary, the Usa, at Friedberg just before it finally joins the Nidda at Niddatal-Assenheim.
Tributaries
[edit]The following rivers are tributaries to the river Wetter (from source to mouth):
- Left: Heegbrückerbach
- Right: Hirtenbach, Laubach, Lauter, Äschersbach, Albach, Usa, Straßbach
References
[edit]- Kümmerly+Frey: The New International Atlas. Rand McNally (1980)
- List of German rivers (German)
External links
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Media related to Wetter (Fluss) at Wikimedia Commons
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