| Löcknitz | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | |
| Districts | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ziegendorf atParchim |
| • coordinates | 53°18′35″N11°49′55″E / 53.3097917°N 11.8320139°E /53.3097917; 11.8320139 |
| • elevation | ca. 53 m (174 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | nearWehningen [de] into theElbe |
• coordinates | 53°10′03″N11°09′21″E / 53.1675694°N 11.15583°E /53.1675694; 11.15583 |
• elevation | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 937 km2 (362 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.6 m3/s (160 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbe→North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Karwe, Hauptgraben and others |
| • right | Löcknitz-Mühlbach,Tarnitz,Alte Elde and others |
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Löcknitz (German pronunciation:[ˈlœknɪts]ⓘ) is a river in northernGermany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,Brandenburg and a few kilometres inLower Saxony.
The Löcknitz is a righttributary of theElbe, its total length is 66 kilometres (41 mi). The Löcknitz originates south ofParchim, and flows throughKarstädt,Lenzen, andDömitz. The Löcknitz joins the Elbe inWehningen [de] (part ofAmt Neuhaus), a few kilometres downstream from Dömitz.
A different river Löcknitz arises in a protected valley in Eastern Brandenburg, contributing toSpree and then intoHavel and Elbe as well.[1]
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