Nied

Nied
The Nied at Bouzonville
Course of the Nied from Condé-Northen
Location
Countries	France and Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lorraine
Mouth
• location	Saar
• coordinates	49°23′39″N 6°39′58″E / 49.39417°N 6.66611°E / 49.39417; 6.66611
Length	114 km (71 mi)
Basin size	1,370 km2 (530 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Saar→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Nied (German pronunciation: [nit]; French pronunciation: [nje]) is a river in Lorraine, France, and Saarland, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Saar. It is formed where two streams converge: the Nied allemande ("German Nied") and the Nied française ("French Nied"), which join in Condé-Northen.

The "Nied française" is the bigger of the two, with a length of 59 kilometres (37 mi), and its source is near Morhange. Another town on the "Nied française" is Pange.^[1] The other stream, the "Nied allemande" is 58 kilometres (36 mi) long,^[2] with its source in Seingbouse, east of Saint-Avold. Another town on the Nied allemande is Faulquemont.

The Nied itself is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, of which 16 kilometres (10 mi) are in Germany. It flows through Bouzonville, and joins the Saar in Rehlingen-Siersburg.

See also

• List of rivers of Saarland
• List of rivers of France

References

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