Thyra (river)

Thyra

The Thyra in Berga
Location between Stolberg and Berga in Mansfeld-Südharz,  Germany
Basin features
Main source in Stolberg
410 m
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
River mouth in die Helme
152 m above NN
51°26′29″N 11°00′54″E / 51.44139°N 11.015°E / 51.44139; 11.015
Progression Helme → Unstrut → Saale → Elbe → North Sea
River system Elbe
Landmarks Villages: Südharz, Berga
Bridges Thyra Viaduct
Physical characteristics
Length 20 km (12 mi)
Discharge
  • Location:
    at Stolberg gauge
  • Minimum rate:
    Record low: 8 l/s [1] (in 2003)
    Average low: 44 l/s [1]
  • Average rate:
    418 l/s [1]
  • Maximum rate:
    Average high: 5.19 m³/s [1]
    Record high: 19.6 m³/s [1] (in 1955)
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.

References

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