Große Lonau

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Große Lonau
Location Northeast of Lonau in Osterode am Harz district in Lower Saxony,  Germany
Length 6 km
Source South of the Hanskühnenburg
51°43′29″N 10°24′23″E / 51.72472°N 10.40639°E / 51.72472; 10.40639Coordinates: 51°43′29″N 10°24′23″E / 51.72472°N 10.40639°E / 51.72472; 10.40639
Source height 730 m
Confluence with the Kleine Lonau to form the Lonau
51°41′24″N 10°21′33″E / 51.690028°N 10.359028°E / 51.690028; 10.359028
Mouth height 339 m
Descent 391 m
Basin Weser
Progression Lonau Sieber Oder Rhume → Leine Aller Weser
Catchment 7.2 km²dep1
Left tributaries Bornwinkel

The Große Lonau is the left headstream of the River Lonau in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Course

It rises at an elevation of 730 m in the vicinity of the Hanskühnenburg on the ridge of Auf dem Acker. Then it flows mostly in a south-southwest direction to Lonau, where it merges with the Kleine Lonau to form the Lonau. The Große Lonau is 6 km long, 1.8 km longer than the Kleine Lonau.

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