Eggel
River in Germany
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The Eggel is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and a left tributary of the Diemel. Its lower section forms the boundary between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse.
| Eggel | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Diemel |
• coordinates | 51.4909°N 9.2394°E |
| Length | 17.5 km (10.9 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Diemel→ Weser→ North Sea |
At this boundary of the two German states, it flows between Warburg in the west and Liebenau in the east at about 150 m above sea level into the Diemel, a western tributary of the Weser.