Our (river)
| Our | |
|---|---|
The Our flowing through the Ardennes in Luxembourg | |
Course of the Our | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Reference no. | DE: 2626 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northeast of the Eichelsberg in the municipality of Büllingen, parish of Manderfeld |
| • coordinates | 50°22′38″N 6°20′45″E / 50.377186°N 6.345801°E |
| • elevation | ca. 643 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Wallendorf into the Sauer |
• coordinates | 49°52′30″N 6°17′12″E / 49.875111°N 6.28667°E |
• elevation | ca. 177 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 96.111 km (59.721 mi) |
| Basin size | 668.334 km2 (258.045 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Gemünd Our gauge |
| • average | 9.38 m3/s (331 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | Record low: 50 L/s (1.8 cu ft/s) (5 July 1976) Average low: 545 L/s (19.2 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | Average high: 118 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s) Record high: 236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s) (22 December 1991) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Our (Luxembourgish: [ˈuːɐ̯] ⓘ; French: [uʁ], German: [ˈuːɐ̯]) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left-hand tributary of the Sauer/Sûre. Its length is 96 kilometres (60 mi), and it drains a basin of 668 km2 (258 sq mi).
The source lies in the High Fens in southeastern Belgium, near Manderfeld. The river flows southwards along the German–Belgian border, then from Ouren onward along the German–Luxembourg border. The historic town of Vianden lies on the Our. It empties into the Sauer near Wallendorf.