Sprotte

The Sprotte is a left tributary of the Pleiße in East Thuringia, Germany.

Sprotte
The Old Bridge over the Sprotte in Schmölln
Location
LocationThuringia,  Germany
Reference no.DE: 56664
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationIn four headstreams west of Crimmitschau, e.g. near Gera (parish in Leumnitz) as the Großensteiner Sprotte
  coordinates50°52′55″N 12°08′44″E
  elevationabout 309 m (Großensteiner Sprotte)
Mouth 
  location
Near Saara into the Pleiße
  coordinates
50°56′17″N 12°25′15″E
  elevation
about 187 m
Length30 km [1]
Basin size165.7 km² [2]
Discharge 
  locationat Großstöbnitz gauge[3]
  average620 l/s
  minimumRecord low: 68 l/s (in 1991)
Average low: 233 l/s
  maximumAverage high: 7.43 m³/s
Record high: 16.6 m³/s (in 30.11.2002)
Basin features
ProgressionPleißeWhite ElsterSaaleElbeNorth Sea
LandmarksLarge towns: Schmölln

The headwaters of the river come from three source streams, which begin west of Crimmitschau and are as follows:

The western branch flows northwest and meets with the Heukewalder Sprotte near Vollmershain. Between Posterstein and Nöbdenitz these flow into the Eastern Sprotte. Then the Sprotte flows northeast through the municipality of Nöbdenitz, then further through the city of Schmölln to Saara, where it meets the Pleiße.

The river is 25 km long (Mannichswalder Sprotte). The Sprotte river valley partly follows the rail line from Gera to Altenburg as well as the Bundesstraße 7.

From its source to its mouth, the Sprotte travels 120 meters downhill (from 315 to 195 m above sea level).

See also

Notes

  • The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.

References

  1. measured on Google Earth
  2. Umweltbericht 1999-2009 Landratsamt Altenburger Land; April 2010; at: altenburgerland.de (pdf; 13.37 MB)
  3. Pegel: Großstöbnitz at: hnz.tlug-jena.de
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