Große Lonau
River in Germany
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Große Lonau is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany.
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
LocationNortheast of Lonau in Göttingen district
locationSouth of the Hanskühnenburg
| Große Lonau | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Location | Northeast of Lonau in Göttingen district |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South of the Hanskühnenburg |
| • coordinates | 51°43′29″N 10°24′23″E |
| • elevation | 730 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sieber |
• coordinates | 51°39′42″N 10°20′50″E |
• elevation | 245 m |
| Length | 9.0 km (5.6 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sieber→ Oder→ Rhume→ Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bornwinkel |
| • right | Kleine Lonau |
Course
The Große Lonau rises at an elevation of 730 m in the vicinity of the Hanskühnenburg on the ridge of Auf dem Acker. Then it flows mostly in a south-southwest direction to Lonau, where it merges with the Kleine Lonau. The Große Lonau discharges into the Sieber in Herzberg am Harz.
