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Selke (river)
| Selke | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Selkebr%C3%BCcke.jpg) Old bridge over the Selke near the Selke Mill | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | west of Friedrichshöhe |
| • coordinates | 51°38′13″N 10°54′19″E / 51.63694°N 10.90528°E |
| • elevation | 520 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Rodersdorf into the Bode |
• coordinates | 51°52′23″N 11°13′45″E / 51.873028°N 11.229111°E |
• elevation | 118 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 64.4 km (40.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 468 km2 (181 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bode→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Selke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
It is a right-hand tributary of the Bode that starts in the Harz Mountains before breaking out onto the northeastern Harz Foreland. It has a length of 64 kilometres (40 mi),[1] of which 30 kilometres (19 mi) lie in the forested mountains of the Harz and the rest on the agricultural lowlands of the Harz Foreland.
- ^ Edmund Werner, Landesbetrieb für Hochwasserschutz und Wasserwirtschaft Sachsen-Anhalt. "Hochwasseraktionsplan Bode, Teilplan Selke".
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