Löcknitz (river)

Löcknitz
The Löcknitz near Polz
Location Ludwigslust-Parchim, Prignitz, Amt Neuhaus
Length 66 km (41 mi)dep1
Source Ziegendorf bei Parchim
53°18′35″N 11°49′55″E / 53.3097917°N 11.8320139°E / 53.3097917; 11.8320139Coordinates: 53°18′35″N 11°49′55″E / 53.3097917°N 11.8320139°E / 53.3097917; 11.8320139
Source height ca. 53 m (174 ft)dep1
Mouth near Wehningen into the Elbe
53°10′03″N 11°09′21″E / 53.1675694°N 11.15583°E / 53.1675694; 11.15583
Mouth height 11.5 m (38 ft)dep1
Basin Elbe
Catchment 937 km2 (362 sq mi)dep1
Discharge Average mid:   4.6 m3/s (160 cu ft/s)dep1
Right tributaries Löcknitz-Mühlbach, Tarnitz, Alte Elde and others
Left tributaries Karwe, Hauptgraben and others

The Löcknitz is a river in northern Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg and a few kilometres in Lower Saxony). It is a right tributary of the Elbe and its total length is 66 kilometres (41 mi). The Löcknitz originates south of Parchim, and flows through Karstädt, Lenzen, and Dömitz. The Löcknitz joins the Elbe in Wehningen, a few km downstream from Dömitz.

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