Our (river)
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The Our (Luxembourgish: [ˈuːɐ̯] ⓘ; French: [uʁ], German: [ˈuːɐ̯]) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left-hand tributary of the river Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is 78 kilometres (48 mi).
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Location | |
Countries | |
Reference no. | DE: 2626 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Northeast of the Eichelsberg in the municipality of Büllingen, parish of Manderfeld |
• coordinates | 50°22′38″N 6°20′45″E |
• elevation | ca. 643 m |
Mouth | |
• location | Near Wallendorf into the Sauer |
• coordinates | 49°52′30″N 6°17′12″E |
• elevation | ca. 177 m above sea level (NHN) |
Length | 96.111 km (59.721 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 668.334 km2 (258.045 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• location | at Gemünd Our gauge[2] |
• average | 9.38 m3/s (331 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | Record low: 50 L/s (1.8 cu ft/s) (in 05.07.1976) Average low: 545 L/s (19.2 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | Average high: 118 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s) Record high: 236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s) (in 22.12.1991) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
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The source of the Our is in the High Fens in southeastern Belgium, near Manderfeld. It flows southwards, more or less along the German-Belgian border, and after Ouren, along the German-Luxembourg border. The historic town of Vianden lies on the Our. The Our empties into the Sauer in Wallendorf.