White Saar
| White Saar | ||
 Source of the White Saar, May 2008 |
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| Data | ||
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Saar → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | at Grandfontaine 48 ° 31 '37 " N , 7 ° 9' 45" E |
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| Source height | 710 m | |
| 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 | 262 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 448 m | |
The White Saar (French la Sarre blanche ) rises on the Hohe Donne (French Donon ) in the Alsatian Vosges. The source is located near the D993 road from Cirey to Grandfontaine at an altitude of about 710 m .
It flows in a north-westerly direction and is the first larger town to reach Niderhoff .
After a 26.6 km stretch of flow, it joins the Red Saar to the Saar at Hermelange , south of Sarrebourg , at an altitude of about 262 m .
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