Facts
Source: National Park Krkonose Mountains (Czech
Republic)
Estuary: North Sea at Cuxhaven
Elevation difference: 1.384 m
Length: approx. 1.091 km
Mean discharge: 861 m³/s in the estuary, 311 m³/s at the Czech-German border
Catchment: approx. 148.000 km², of which approx.
97.000km² in Germany and
approx. 50.000 km² in Czech Republic, the rest in Poland and Austria
Inhabitants of the catchment: approx. 25 million
people, of whom approx. 18 million in Germany
Water quality: Quality class II-III (critical load) for nutrients, year 2005
Landscape: The catchment is situated in the North German lowlands (70%) and in the
in the German / Czech mountain region (approx. 30%)
Major tributaries: Vltava/Moldau (28.090 km²), Saale (24.079
km²), Havel (23.860 km²), Mulde (7.400 km²), Schwarze Elster (5.705
km²), Eger/Ohre (5.614km²) *
Other large rivers in the catchment: Spree (9.793 km²),
Berounka (8.855 km²), Unstrut (6.343 km²), Weiße Elster (5.154 km²) *
*IKSE/MKOL |
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