Diemel

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Diemel
Diemel bei Trendelburg.jpg
The Diemel near Trendelburg
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Location
Country Germany
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Sauerland
  coordinates 51°15′59″N8°39′05″E / 51.26639°N 8.65139°E / 51.26639; 8.65139
  elevation680 m (2,230 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Weser
  coordinates
51°38′33″N9°26′52″E / 51.64250°N 9.44778°E / 51.64250; 9.44778
Length110.4 km (68.6 mi) [1]
Basin size1,762 km2 (680 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression WeserNorth Sea
Tributaries 
  right Twiste

The Diemel is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a western and orographically left tributary of the Weser. It is the first, and therefore southernmost, of the larger Weser tributaries after its formation by the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers.

Route

The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, and Trendelburg. It flows into the Weser in Bad Karlshafen.

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