Gropenborn

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Gropenborn
Location
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Sieber
  coordinates
51°42′01″N10°26′00″E / 51.7004°N 10.4332°E / 51.7004; 10.4332 Coordinates: 51°42′01″N10°26′00″E / 51.7004°N 10.4332°E / 51.7004; 10.4332
Basin features
Progression SieberOderRhumeLeineAllerWeserNorth Sea

Gropenborn is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.

It rises to over 560 meters above sea level and flows mostly to the northwest, where it is separated by the Gropenbornskopf from the Sieber. After about 2 km (1.2 mi) it discharges an altitude of less than 340 m northeast of the village Sieber in the district of Göttingen into the Sieber.

The dominant organism group are caddisflies with 12 species.[ citation needed ]

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