Lieser (river)

Lieser
The official source of the Lieser near Boxberg
Location	Eifel; counties of Vulkaneifel and Bernkastel-Wittlich; Rhineland-Palatinate  Germany
Reference no.	DE: 2678
Basin features
Main source	In the High Eifel near Boxberg ca. 560 m above sea level (NHN) [1] 50°16′19″N 6°51′23″E / 50.272000°N 6.856306°E / 50.272000; 6.856306Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 6°51′23″E / 50.272000°N 6.856306°E / 50.272000; 6.856306
River mouth	Near Lieser into the Moselle ca. 108 m above sea level (NHN) [1] 49°54′56″N 7°00′32″E / 49.915611°N 7.00889°E / 49.915611; 7.00889
Progression	Moselle → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Basin size	402.4 km² [2]
Landmarks	Small towns: Daun, Wittlich
Tributaries	Left: Sterenbach (this and other below) Right: Kleine Kyll (this and other below)
Physical characteristics
Length	73.6 km [2]
Discharge	Location: at Plein gauge[3] Minimum rate: Record low: 18 l/s (in 19.08.1998) Average low: 184 l/s Average rate: 3.49 m³/s Maximum rate: Average high: 64.2 m³/s Record high: 124 m³/s (in 12.01.1993)

The Lieser is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel, near Boxberg, north of Daun. The Lieser flows south through Daun, Manderscheid and Wittlich. It flows into the Moselle west of the village of Lieser.

References

1. 1 2 Official topographic map, 1:25,000 series.
2. 1 2 Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
3. ↑ Pegel Plein, Data by the LfU Rhineland-Palatinate

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Tributaries of the river Moselle
From the left	Madon Terrouin Esch Rupt de Mad Orne Fensch Gander Syre Sauer Kyll Salm Lieser Alf Endert Brohlbach Elz
From the right	Moselotte Vologne Meurthe Seille Saar Olewiger Bach Avelsbach Ruwer Feller Bach Dhron Ahringsbach Kautenbach Lützbach Flaumbach Altlayer Bach Baybach Ehrbach