Ohm (river) explained

Ohm
Source1 Location:Near the town Ulrichstein in the High Vogelsberg region.
Mouth Coordinates:50.8542°N 8.7947°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:60.7km (37.7miles)
Source1 Elevation:577m (1,893feet)
Mouth Elevation:188m (617feet)
Discharge1 Avg:62.6m3/s
Basin Size:983.2km2

The Ohm (older Amana[1]) is a river in Hesse, Germany.

It is a right tributary of the Lahn. Its total length is 61km (38miles). The Ohm originates in the Vogelsberg Mountains, east of the town Ulrichstein. It flows generally northwest through Ulrichstein, Mücke, Homberg, Amöneburg, Kirchhain, and joins the Lahn in Cölbe, near Marburg. Its largest tributaries are the Seenbach, Felda, Klein, Wohra and Rotes Wasser.

References

  1. GREULE, Albrecht 2014. "Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen". Ed. Walter de Gruyter GmbH