NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ruhr

The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) having its source at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous region of the Sauerland and flowing into the lower Rhine river at an elevation of only 56 feet in the municipal area of Duisburg. Its total length is 217km, its average discharge is 79 cumecs (cubic metres per second) at Mülheim near its mouth. Thus its discharge is comparable to that of the Thames river. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 244 KB)Ruhr (River), photo taken in Essen-Kettwig (on the water supply dam) 2003/7/13 by me, full res (1600*1200), free use without limitations This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Sauerland is a rural hilly area spreading across most of the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, heavily forested and sparsely inhabited. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquially Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott or simply Pott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large (former) industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to... The Rur (-German, in Dutch and French: Roer, not to be confused with the Ruhr) is a river in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... A river is a large natural waterway. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... Winterberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The Sauerland is a rural hilly area spreading across most of the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, heavily forested and sparsely inhabited. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Duisburg is a German city and port in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... MÃ¼lheim an der Ruhr, that calls itself City on the River, is a small to medium-sized city in [North Rhine-Westphalia]] in Germany. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames...

Towns

The Ruhr first passes the towns of Meschede, Arnsberg, Wickede, Fröndenberg, Holzwickede, Iserlohn and Schwerte. View over Meschede Meschede is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Arnsberg Arnsberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Wickede is a village and a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... // Geography FrÃ¶ndenberg is a small city located at the River Ruhr between Unna, Dellwig, Wickede, and Menden with approximately 23000 inhabitants (2004). ... Holzwickede is a municipality in the district of Unna in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Iserlohn Iserlohn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The church in Schwerte Schwerte is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ...

Then the river marks the southern limit of the Ruhr area, passing Hagen, Dortmund, Herdecke, Wetter, Witten, Bochum, Hattingen, Essen, Mülheim and Duisburg. Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquially Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott or simply Pott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large (former) industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to... Hagen is the 37th largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Herdecke is a municipality in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. ... Wetter (Ruhr) is a town in western Germany and belongs to the area of Ruhrgebiet and the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Witten redirects here. ... Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Hattingen is a German municipality in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... MÃ¼lheim an der Ruhr, that calls itself City on the River, is a small to medium-sized city in [North Rhine-Westphalia]] in Germany. ... Duisburg is a German city and port in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

Lakes

The Ruhr crosses five artificial lakes on its way to the Rhine, which are largely frequented for leisure activities, e.g. inline skating:

The adjacent major industrial region adopted its name from this river. The Hengsteysee The Hengsteysee (Lake Hengstey) is a reservoir on the Ruhr river between the cities of Hagen, Dortmund and Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

The Ruhr is used for the preparation of drinking water and has a good water quality, which is ironic, since the word "Ruhr" means dysentery in the German language. Its riversides are largely used as recreation areas. Dysentery is an illness (formerly known as the bloody flux or simply flux) involving severe diarrhea that is often associated with blood in the feces. ...

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 484 KB) Summary The Ruhr valley during a flooding (own private photo) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 484 KB) Summary The Ruhr valley during a flooding (own private photo) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Tributary rivers

The Ruhr has a lot of smaller tributary rivers. The important ones are Henne, Möhne, Hönne, Lenne and Volme. Henne is a Norwegian magazine that comes out 16 times a year. ... The HÃ¶nne is a tributary river to the Ruhr, flowing through the northern Sauerland hills in Germany. ... The Lenne is a river in the Sauerland area in western Germany. ... This article is a rough translation of an article in German. ...

See also

Tributaries of the Rhine

From the left: Thur | Töss | Glatt | Aare | Birs | Birsig | Ill | Sauer | Lauter (Wieslauter) | Queich | Speyerbach | Rehbach | Isenach | Eckbach | Eisbach | Pfrimm | Selz | Nahe | Mosel | Nette | Brohlbach | Ahr | Erft | Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquially Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott or simply Pott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large (former) industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to... The Occupation of the Varun Balan in 1923 and 1924, by troops from France and Belgium was a response to the failure of German Weimar Republic under Cuno to pay reparations in the aftermath of World War I. Initiated by French Prime Minister Raymond PoincarÃ©, the invasion took place on... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Download high resolution version (794x1114, 84 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. ... The TÃ¶ss is a river of the Canton of ZÃ¼rich. ... Aar (disambiguation). ... The Birsig river is a small river, which sources in eastern France near the Swiss border. ... The Ill is a river of Alsace, in north-eastern France. ... The Sauer is a river in France (Alsace) and Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate). ... The Selz is a creek in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a tributary to the Rhine. ... The Nahe is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a tributary to the Rhine. ... The Moselle (French Moselle, German Mosel, Luxembourgish Musel, Dutch Moezel, from Latin Mosella, little Meuse) is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany, joining the Rhine river at Koblenz. ... The Nette is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. ... The Ahr is a tributary of the Rhine beginning at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level in Blankenheim (the Eifel) in Fachwerkhauses to near the Blankenheimer Burg in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... The Erft is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

From the right: Vorderrhein | Hinterrhein | Landquart | Ill | Dornbirner Ach | Bregenzer Ach | Argen | Schussen | Radolfzeller Aach | Wutach | Murg | Wehra | Wiese | Elz | Kinzig | Rench | Acher | Murg | Federbach | Alb | Pfinz | Kraichbach | Saalbach | Neckar | Weschnitz | Modau | Main | Wisper | Lahn | Wied | Sieg | Wupper | Düssel | Ruhr | Emscher | Lippe | Oude IJssel/Issel | Berkel | Schipbeek At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... The Ill is a 72 km long tributary of the Rhine river in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg. ... Dornbirner Ach is a river with its source up in the valley near the alpine village Ebnit. ... The Bregenzer Ach is the main river of the Bregenzerwald, in the Vorarlberg Province of Austria. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Elz is a river in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. ... The Kinzig is a German river that runs for 95 km from the Black Forest through the Upper Rhine River Plains. ... The Rench is a river in Ortenau County, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany and a right-side tributary of the Rhine River. ... The Acher is a river in Ortenau County, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany and a tributary of the Rhine River. ... The Murg is a right tributary of the Rhine, located in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... The Pfinz is a right-side tributary of the Rhine in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... The Neckar is a river in Germany, a major tributary of the River Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim. ... Map showing the position of the Main in Germany The Main (pronounced in FUCKKKK GERmany! German like the English word mine) is a river in Germany, 524 km long (including White Main 574 km), and one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine river. ... The Wisper is a 30 km long river in western Germany, right tributary of the Rhine. ... The river Lahn in Limburg The Lahn is a river in Germany. ... The Wied is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany named after the folk of the Sigambrer. ... The Wupper is a tributary to the Rhine river in Northrhine-Westfalia of Germany. ... The DÃ¼ssel is a small right tributary of the River Rhine in North Rhine Westphalia. ... The Emscher is a relatively small river flowing through the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. ... The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Oude IJssel (the Dutch name) or Issel (the German name) is an approx. ... The Berkel is a tributary of the River IJssel in the Netherlands. ... The Schipbeek is a tributary of the IJssel in the Netherlands and a continuation of the Buurser Beek. ...

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Tributary rivers

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