Lieser
The official source of the Lieser near Boxberg
Course of the Lieser
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictsVulkaneifel and Bernkastel-Wittlich
Reference no.DE: 2678
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationIn the High Eifel near Boxberg
  coordinates50°16′19″N 6°51′23″E / 50.272000°N 6.856306°E / 50.272000; 6.856306
  elevationca. 560 m above sea level (NHN) [1]
Mouth 
  location
Near Lieser into the Moselle
  coordinates
49°54′56″N 7°00′32″E / 49.915611°N 7.00889°E / 49.915611; 7.00889
  elevation
ca. 108 m above sea level (NHN) [1]
Length73.6 km [2]
Basin size402.4 km² [2]
Discharge 
  locationat Plein gauge[3]
  average3.49 m3/s
  minimumRecord low: 18 L/s (in 19.08.1998)
Average low: 184 L/s
  maximumAverage high: 64.2 m3/s
Record high: 124 m3/s (in 12.01.1993)
Basin features
ProgressionMoselleRhineNorth Sea
LandmarksSmall towns: Daun, Wittlich
Tributaries 
  leftSterenbach
(this and other below)
  rightKleine Kyll
(this and other below)

The Lieser (German pronunciation: [ˈliːzɐ] ) is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel, near Boxberg, north of Daun. The Lieser flows south through Daun, Manderscheid and Wittlich. It flows into the Moselle west of the village of Lieser.

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