Our (river)

Our
The Our flowing through the Ardennes in Luxembourg
Countries	Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany
States	Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.	DE: 2626
Basin features
Main source	Northeast of the Eichelsberg in the municipality of Büllingen, parish of Manderfeld ca. 643 m 50°22′38″N 6°20′45″E / 50.377186°N 6.345801°E / 50.377186; 6.345801Coordinates: 50°22′38″N 6°20′45″E / 50.377186°N 6.345801°E / 50.377186; 6.345801
River mouth	Near Wallendorf into the Sauer ca. 177 m above sea level (NHN) 49°52′30″N 6°17′12″E / 49.875111°N 6.28667°E / 49.875111; 6.28667
Progression	Sauer → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Basin size	668.334 km2 (258.045 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	96.111 km (59.721 mi)
Discharge	Location: at Gemünd Our gauge Minimum rate: Record low: 50 l/s (1.8 cu ft/s) (in 05.07.1976) Average low: 545 l/s (19.2 cu ft/s) Average rate: 9.38 m3/s (331 cu ft/s) Maximum rate: Average high: 118 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s) Record high: 236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s) (in 22.12.1991)

The Our (pronunciation [u:r]; archaic German: Ur) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left-hand tributary of the river Sauer/Sûre. Its total length is 78 kilometres (48 mi).

The source of the Our is in the High Fens in south-eastern Belgium, near Manderfeld. It flows southwards, more or less along the German-Belgian border, and after Ouren, along the German-Luxembourg border. The historic town of Vianden lies on the Our. The Our empties into the Sauer in Wallendorf.

The river rises in the eastern Ardennes and western Eifel on Belgian soil. Its source near the village of Losheimergraben lies northeast of the Eichelsberg mountain (653 m) at 643 m near the B 265. Just a few hundred metres away is the source of the River Kyll. The Our initially follows the B 265, which is also the Belgian-German state border. The river continues alternating between Belgium and Germany. From the tripoint by the Europa Monument between Ouren (B), Sevenig (D) and Lieler (L) it runs almost entirely on the German-Luxembourg border until it reaches Wallendorf in Germany where it empties into the Sauer. It flows mainly from north to south but also meanders in places.