Sauer

Characterization Sauer

ELWAS Catchment code: 278284 Total catchment size = 109.627 km² Total river length = 30 km stream slope = 5.9 ‰

Temporary river in stretches, summer drought in:

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