Zorge (river)




















Zorge

Zorge Nordhausen.JPG
The Zorge in Nordhausen

Location
Location
Lower Saxony and Thuringia,  Germany
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationStart: confluence of the Wolfsbach and Sprakelbach in Zorge
 - coordinates51°38′14″N 10°38′02″E / 51.63722°N 10.63389°E / 51.63722; 10.63389
 - elevationca 352 m above sea level (NN)

Mouth 
 - location
northeast of Heringen into the Helme
 - coordinates

51°27′09″N 10°54′12″E / 51.4524°N 10.9032°E / 51.4524; 10.9032Coordinates: 51°27′09″N 10°54′12″E / 51.4524°N 10.9032°E / 51.4524; 10.9032
Basin features
Progression
Helme→ Unstrut→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea

ZorgeEntstehung.jpg
Confluence of the Sprakelbach (left) and the Wolfsbach (right) to form the Zorge



The Zorge en route through the village of the same name


The Zorge is a tributary of the Helme in central Germany. It is about 40 km (25 mi) long and flows from the state of Lower Saxony into Thuringia. In many sources the name Zorge is translated as "wild river".




Contents





  • 1 Course


  • 2 Tributaries


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




Course


The river starts in the village of the same name in the Harz Mountains at the confluence of the Wolfsbach and Sprakelsbach streams[1] which meet in the middle of the upper part of the village at around 350 m above sea level (NN). It then flows in a southerly direction through Zorge and Ellrich to Nordhausen. The Zorge discharges into the Helme northeast of Heringen.


The headstreams of the Zorge, like other streams such as the Wieda, drain one of the rainiest regions of the Harz. The quantities of water it carries to the Helme are one of the reasons for the construction of the Kelbra Reservoir on the Helme.



Tributaries


  • Wolfsbach (left headstream)

  • Sparakelbach (right headstream)

  • Steigerwasser (right)

  • Elsbach (left)

  • Dörenbach (right)

  • Illigesbach (right)

  • Rosenbach (left)

  • Sülze (left)


  • Wieda (right)

  • Bere (left)

  • Kappelbach (left)

  • Orbach (left)

  • Gumpebach (left)

  • Roßmannsbach (left)

  • Leimbach (left)

  • Krummbach (left)


See also


  • List of rivers of Lower Saxony

  • List of rivers of Thuringia


References






  1. ^ Die Zorge at www.harzlife.de. Accessed on 5 Dec 2010.












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