Diemel Explained

Diemel
Map:Diemel.png
Source1 Coordinates:51.2664°N 8.6514°W
Mouth Coordinates:51.6425°N 9.4478°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:110.4km (68.6miles)
Source1 Elevation:680m (2,230feet)
Basin Size:1762km2
Tributaries Right:Twiste

The Diemel is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a western and orographically left tributary of the Weser. It is the first, and therefore southernmost, of the larger Weser tributaries after its formation by the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers.

Route

The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, and Trendelburg. It flows into the Weser in Bad Karlshafen.