River Schwarze Elster

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The River Schwarze Elster is a river in eastern Germany that flows through Saxony, Brandenburg, and Saxony-Anhalt before joining the River Spree.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinArea approximately 5,500 km²
basinCountry Germany
belongsTo German river network
country Germany
crossesAdministrativeRegion Elbe-Elster district
Oberspreewald-Lausitz
linked to: Spreewald

Wittenberg district
drainageBasin North Sea
environmentalIssue water quality affected by lignite mining
flowsInto Spree near Elsterwerda
flowsThrough Bad Liebenwerda
Brandenburg
Elsterwerda
Free State of Saxony
Herzberg (Elster)
Hoyerswerda
Jessen (Elster)
Saxony-Anhalt
Senftenberg
Wittenberg district
hasBridge multiple road and rail bridges
hasFloodHistory subject to periodic flooding
hasTributary 10. Elster
Kleine Elster
Pulsnitz
Röder
length approximately 179 km
locatedIn Lusatia
eastern Germany
mouthCountry Germany
mouthLocation Brandenburg
mouthOfWaterBody Spree
nameMeaning Black Elster
navigability not a major navigable waterway
partOf Spree–Elster river network
linked to: Spree river basin
region former lignite mining areas of Lusatia
riverSystem Elbe river basin
linked to: Elbe basin
sourceCountry Germany
sourceLocation Lusatian Highlands
linked to: Lusatian Mountains

Saxony
tributaryOf Spree
tributaryType right tributary of the Spree
usedFor angling
flood protection system
recreation
waterBodyType lowland river

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River Spree hasTributary River Schwarze Elster
Black Magpie appliesTo German river name "Schwarze Elster"
linked to: River Schwarze Elster