Thyra (river)

Thyra

The Thyra in Berga
Location	between Stolberg and Berga in Mansfeld-Südharz,  Germany
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Source	in Stolberg 51°34′22″N 10°57′17″E / 51.57278°N 10.95472°ECoordinates: 51°34′22″N 10°57′17″E / 51.57278°N 10.95472°E
Source height	410 m
Mouth	in die Helme 51°26′29″N 11°00′54″E / 51.44139°N 11.015°E
Mouth height	152 m above NN
Descent	258 m
Basin	Elbe
Progression	Helme → Unstrut → Saale → Elbe → North Sea
Discharge at Stolberg gauge	Record low:     8 l/s [1] (in 2003) Average low:    44 l/s [1] Average mid:   418 l/s [1] Average high: 5.19 m³/s [1] Record high:   19.6 m³/s [1] (in 1955)
Villages	Südharz, Berga
Notable bridges	Thyra Viaduct
Navigable	no

The Thyra is a 20-kilometre (12 mi) long river in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

Course

The Thyra begins its course in the old quarter of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains at the confluence of three mountain streams - the Große Wilde, Kleine Wilde and Lude^[2] - and then flows through Stolberg, where several streams join it, before heading south through a steep valley to Rottleberode. Here the Thyra valley becomes very wide, but near Uftrungen it narrows again. South of Uftrungen the Thyra leaves the Harz and enters the Goldene Aue, crossing the Bösenrode and Berga, before this little river enters the Helme.

Influence

Several things are named after the Thyra, for example the Thyra thermal baths (Thyratherme) in Stolberg or the railway line known as the Thyraliesel.

External links

References

1. Pegel: Stolberg at: hochwasservorhersage.sachsen-anhalt.de
2. Harzlive - Thyra