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
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>