Our (river)

Coordinates: 50°22′38″N 6°20′45″E / 50.377186°N 6.345801°E / 50.377186; 6.345801
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Our
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Mouth 
 • location
Near Wallendorf into the Sauer
 • coordinates
49°52′30″N 6°17′12″E / 49.875111°N 6.28667°E / 49.875111; 6.28667
 • elevation
ca. 177 m above sea level (NHN)
Length96.111 km (59.721 mi) [1]
Basin size668.334 km2 (258.045 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 • locationat Gemünd Our gauge[2]
 • average9.38 m3/s (331 cu ft/s)
 • minimumRecord low: 50 L/s (1.8 cu ft/s) (in 05.07.1976)
Average low: 545 L/s (19.2 cu ft/s)
 • maximumAverage high: 118 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s)
Record high: 236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s) (in 22.12.1991)
Basin features
ProgressionSauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Our (Luxembourgish: [ˈuːɐ̯] ⓘ; French: [uʁ], German: [ˈuːɐ̯]) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left-hand tributary of the river Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is 78 kilometres (48 mi).

The source of the Our is in the

Sauer in Wallendorf
.

The Our near Dasburg-Pont. Left: Germany, right: Luxembourg. The river is a condominium here.
The Our near Vianden
Confluence with the Sauer

Course

The

Ouren (B), Sevenig (D) and Lieler (L) it runs almost entirely on the German-Luxembourg border until it reaches Wallendorf in Germany where it empties into the Sauer. It generally meanders
from north to south.

For the section where it runs along the German-Luxembourg border the Our is a jointly managed condominium (the "Joint German-Luxembourg Sovereign Area"). Unilateral sovereignty only begins at the respective shore. In its upper reaches between Germany and Belgium, the state border lies, as is normal on the thalweg of the river.

Tributaries

– Location of the confluences measured from the source of the Our –

  • Auw (left, at km 9)
  • Ihrenbach (left, at km 21)
  • Braunlauf (right, at km 23)
  • Irmisch (left, near km 26)
  • Ulf (right, near km 30)
  • Irsen (left, near km 67)
Length of tributaries over 5 km

A comprehensive list that also includes the smaller tributaries is here.

Villages on the Our

The border village of

Manderfeld (Belgium) and Lieler (Luxembourg), where the route follows the Our almost all the way. It runs inter alia past Reuland Castle (Ouren) and the Europa Monument at the German-Belgian-Luxembourg tripoint
.

Other villages are:

Usage

The Our is impounded north of Vianden by the Our Dam and forms the lower basin of the Vianden Pumped Storage Plant.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
  2. ^ Pegel Gemünd Our Daten des LfU Rheinland-Pfalz

Literature

  • Leonard Palzkill: Ourtal ohne Grenzen. Neuerburg, 2006,
    ISBN 3-00-018095-8
    .

External links

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