Große Schweimke

Coordinates: 51°42′03″N 10°18′04″E / 51.7009°N 10.3012°E / 51.7009; 10.3012
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Große Schweimke
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
LocationGöttingen district
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouth of the Schindelkopf on the Acker ridge
 • coordinates51°42′41″N 10°20′29″E / 51.7115°N 10.3413°E / 51.7115; 10.3413
 • elevation602 m above sea level
Mouth 
 • location
On the Kleine Steinau
 • coordinates
51°42′03″N 10°18′04″E / 51.7009°N 10.3012°E / 51.7009; 10.3012
 • elevation
290 m above sea level
Length3.2 km (2.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKleine SteinauSieberOderRhumeLeineAllerWeserNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightKleine Schweimke

The Große Schweimke is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.

It is 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long and a tributary of the Kleine Steinau, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen. It rises at about 602 m above sea level and 1 km (0.6 mi) south of the Schindelkopf and roughly 600 m (2,000 ft) 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.

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Sources[edit]

  • Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4228 Riefensbeek (source)
  • Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4227 Osterode im Harz (mouth)