Thyra (river)

Thyra
The Thyra in Berga
Location between Stolberg and Berga in Mansfeld-Südharz,  Germany
Length 20 km (12 mi)dep1
Source in Stolberg
51°34′22″N 10°57′17″E / 51.57278°N 10.95472°E / 51.57278; 10.95472Coordinates: 51°34′22″N 10°57′17″E / 51.57278°N 10.95472°E / 51.57278; 10.95472
Source height 410 m
Mouth in die Helme
51°26′29″N 11°00′54″E / 51.44139°N 11.015°E / 51.44139; 11.015
Mouth height 152 m above NN
Descent 258 m
Basin Elbe
Progression Helme → Unstrut → Saale → Elbe → North Sea
Discharge
at Stolberg gauge		 Record low:     8 l/s [1]dep1 (in 2003)
Average low:    44 l/s [1]dep1
Average mid:   418 l/s [1]dep1
Average high: 5.19 m³/s [1]dep1
Record high:   19.6 m³/s [1]dep1 (in 1955)
Villages Südharz, Berga
Notable bridges Thyra Viaduct
Navigable no

The Thyra is a 20-kilometre (12 mi) long river in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

Course

The Thyra begins its course in the old quarter of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains at the confluence of three mountain streams - the Große Wilde, Kleine Wilde and Lude[2] - and then flows through Stolberg, where several streams join it, before heading south through a steep valley to Rottleberode. Here the Thyra valley becomes very wide, but near Uftrungen it narrows again. South of Uftrungen the Thyra leaves the Harz and enters the Goldene Aue, crossing the Bösenrode and Berga, before this little river enters the Helme.

Influence

Several things are named after the Thyra, for example the Thyra thermal baths (Thyratherme) in Stolberg or the railway line known as the Thyraliesel.

External links

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Pegel: Stolberg at: hochwasservorhersage.sachsen-anhalt.de
  2. ↑ Harzlive - Thyra
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