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>