Gers (Schwalm)
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Water code | DE : 428838 | |
location | Osthessisches Bergland , Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Hesse , Germany | |
River system | Weser | |
Drain over | Schwalm → Eder → Fulda → Weser → North Sea | |
source | near Schönborn in the Knüll Mountains 50 ° 56 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 19 ′ 27 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 339 m above sea level NN | |
muzzle | near Allendorf in the Schwalm Coordinates: 50 ° 57 '29 " N , 9 ° 12' 50" E 50 ° 57 '29 " N , 9 ° 12' 50" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 203 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | approx. 136 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 13 ‰ | |
length | 10.2 km | |
Catchment area | 23.707 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
117 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | small ditches and rivulets | |
Right tributaries | see below |
The Gers is an approximately 10.2 km long right-hand or south-eastern tributary of the Schwalm in the East Hessian mountainous region . It flows in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district and belongs to the river system and catchment area of the Weser .
course
The Gers rises in the East Hessian mountainous region in the northwestern foothills of the Knüllgebirge . Its source is about 2.5 km east-northeast of the Frielendorf district of Schönborn in the valley between the Kornberg ( 353.9 m above sea level ) in the north and the Riemenhainskopf ( 365.1 m above sea level ) in the south at an altitude of about 339 m .
Initially, the Gers, which runs mainly north-west, flows roughly westwards in the direction of the neighboring districts of Frielendorf, Schönborn and Leimsfeld , which are south and north of the brook . From then on, it runs northwestwards and, after crossing under the federal highway 254 and the route of the former cannon railway, passes northeast the Schwalmstadt village of Rörshain , where it flows past the Hardtmühle and Zeigerichsmühle . Then it passes the former Rörshain airfield to the northeast and the Landsburg mountain near the mouth ( 342.7 m above sea level ) to the south.
Shortly afterwards , the Gers flows under the Main-Weser-Bahn , just under 1 km north of the Schwalmstadt district of Allendorf in the Gansau after overcoming an altitude difference of about 136 m to about 203 m above sea level. NN into the Eder tributary Schwalm coming from the south .
Catchment area and tributaries
The catchment area of the Gers covers 23,707 km². Its tributaries include with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side) , water length , mouth location with Gersbach kilometers and - if known - catchment area ( viewed downstream ):
- Bach from Michelsberg (r; 1.4 km), far below Rörshain (near km 1.4), 4.784 km²