Twiste (Diemel)

Twiste
Location
CountryGermany
States
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Diemel
 • coordinates
51°28′57″N 9°08′50″E / 51.4824°N 9.1473°E / 51.4824; 9.1473
Length40.8 km (25.4 mi)[1]
Basin size447 km2 (173 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionDiemel→ Weser→ North Sea

The Twiste is a river of Hesse and of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the most important tributary of the Diemel, which it joins in Warburg. Its largest tributaries are the Erpe, Watter, Aar and Wande.

The Twistesee reservoir, in the county of Waldeck-Frankenberg in North Hesse, impounds the Twiste.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)


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