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81:Physical characteristics
317:Average high: 7.43 m³/s
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103:In four headstreams west of
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485:List of rivers of Thuringia
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413:Sprotte, which begins near
378:is a left tributary of the
319:Record high: 16.6 m³/s
278: • location
184: • location
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23:River in Thuringia, Germany
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223:50.938162°N 12.420880°E
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18:Sprot (disambiguation)
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433:. Between
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403:Rückersdorf
336:Progression
252:30 km
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111:(parish in
548:Categories
501:References
257:Basin size
214:12°25′15″E
211:50°56′17″N
134:12°08′44″E
131:50°52′55″N
466:Altenburg
439:Nöbdenitz
415:Nischwitz
384:Thuringia
362:Landmarks
356:North Sea
304:(in 1991)
269:Discharge
192:into the
67:Thuringia
479:See also
443:Schmölln
382:in East
367:Schmölln
113:Leumnitz
46:Location
425:Sprotte
388:Germany
376:Sprotte
55:Germany
51:Country
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451:Pleiße
380:Pleiße
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249:Length
194:Pleiße
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447:Saara
348:Saale
190:Saara
188:Near
174:Mouth
62:State
462:Gera
437:and
374:The
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109:Gera
464:to
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