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Eder (Fulda)
| Eder Edder | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Edersee_dry,_bridge_Asel_in_sommer_2003.jpg) The Eder in Edersee when the lake dried out in 2003 | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Verlaufskarte_Eder.png) Map of the Eder, its tributaries and water catchment area | |
| Etymology | Adrana-Aderna-Adarna-Adrina-Edder-Eder |
| Native name | Eder (German) |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia-Hesse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ederkopf |
| • elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Edermünde |
• coordinates | 51°13′00″N 9°27′18″E / 51.216677°N 9.455075°E |
• elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Length | 176.1 km (109.4 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 3,362 km2 (1,298 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 23.8 m3/s (840 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Fulda→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | main: Odeborg, Orke, Ems. see also below |
| • right | main: Nuhne, Wesebach, Schwalm. see also below |
The Eder [ˈeːdɐ] is a 177-kilometre-long (110 mi) major river in Germany that begins in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia and passes in to Hesse, where it empties into the River Fulda.
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