Sauer

Characterization Sauer

ELWAS Catchment code: 278284
Total catchment size = 109.627 km²
Total river length = 30 km (29 909,653 m)
stream slope = 5.9 ‰
Tributary to Altenau

Temporary river in stretches, summer drought

a) behind Lichtenau (Ponore), returning in the Paderquellen
b) between Grundsteinheim and the Altenau

Tributaries

Left: Kleinenberg Stream (5.6 km) upstream Lichtenau
Right:

• Odenheimer stream (6.3 km) in Lichtenau
• Schmittwasser / Glase stream downstream (8.8 km)

Springs

Located on the Rhine-Weser-watershed, flows through the Altenau, Alme and Lippe into the Rhine.

Discharge information

General discharge data of Sauer stream at Ebbinghausen (temporary stretch) and Sudheim (permanent)
Total discharge

Biological characterization

Macroinvertebrates

See Meyer & Meyer 2000<ref>Meyer, Alexander, and Elisabeth Irmgard Meyer. "Discharge regime and the effect of drying on macroinvertebrate communities in a temporary karst stream in East Westphalia (Germany)." Aquatic Sciences 62.3 (2000): 216-231.</ref>