Selke (river)
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The Selke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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Selke | |
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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 |
• elevation | 520 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | near Rodersdorf [de; nl] into the Bode |
• coordinates | 51°52′23″N 11°13′45″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 |
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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.