Große Schweimke

Große Schweimke
Location Göttingen district in Lower Saxony,  Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source South of the Schindelkopf on the Acker ridge
602 m above sea level
51°42′41″N 10°20′29″E / 51.7115°N 10.3413°E / 51.7115; 10.3413
River mouth On the Kleine Steinau
290 m above sea level
51°42′03″N 10°18′04″E / 51.7009°N 10.3012°E / 51.7009; 10.3012Coordinates: 51°42′03″N 10°18′04″E / 51.7009°N 10.3012°E / 51.7009; 10.3012
Length 3.2 km
Basin features
Progression Kleine SteinauSieberOderRhumeLeineAllerWeserNorth Sea
Tributaries

The Große Schweimke is a 3.2 km long tributary of the Kleine Steinau, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. It rises at about 602 m above sea level and 1 km south of the Schindelkopf and roughly 600 m 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.

Sources

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


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