Red Saar
Red Saar | ||
Source of the Red Saar, May 2008 |
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Data | ||
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Saar → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | at Abreschviller 48 ° 32 ′ 4 ″ N , 7 ° 10 ′ 3 ″ E |
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muzzle | at Hermelange coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 36 ″ N , 7 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ E 48 ° 40 ′ 36 ″ N , 7 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ E |
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Mouth height |
785 m above sea level NHN
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The Rote Saar (French la Sarre rouge ) rises on the Hohe Donne (French Donon ) in the Alsatian Vosges. The source is located at Abreschviller near the D44 road at an altitude of about 785 m .
It flows through the following municipalities: Saint-Quirin , Abreschviller , Vasperviller , Métairies-Saint-Quirin , Nitting , Lorquin and Hermelange , all in the Moselle department .
It unites to 26.8 km flow distance at Hermelange , south of Sarrebourg , to about 262 m level with the whites Saar to the Saarland .
Web links
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