Große Schweimke | |
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Location | Osterode am Harz district in Lower Saxony, Germany |
Basin features | |
Main source | South of the Schindelkopf on the Acker ridge 602 m above sea level 51°42′41″N 10°20′29″E / 51.7115°N 10.3413°ECoordinates: 51°42′41″N 10°20′29″E / 51.7115°N 10.3413°E |
River mouth | On the Kleine Steinau 290 m above sea level 51°42′03″N 10°18′04″E / 51.7009°N 10.3012°E |
Progression | Kleine Steinau → Sieber → Oder → Rhume → Leine → Aller → Weser |
River system | Weser |
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Physical characteristics | |
Length | 3.2 km |
The Große Schweimke is a 3.2 km long tributary of the Kleine Steinau, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony. It rises at about 602 m above sea level and 1 km south of the Schindelkopf and roughly 600 m north of the Weinbergstrasse road on the ridge known as Auf dem Acker. It flows initially in a southwesterly direction before swinging west and discharging into the Kleine Steinau.