Polenz (river)
| Polenz | |
|---|---|
The Polenz valley immediately above the Lusatian Fault | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | in Saxony |
| • elevation | ca. 380 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence with the Sebnitz at Lachsbach near Porschdorf |
• coordinates | 50°56′35″N 14°08′06″E / 50.943148°N 14.135120°E |
• elevation | ca. 150 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 31.3 km (19.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | |
| • average | 1.1 m³/s |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lachsbach→ Elbe→ North Sea |
| Landmarks |
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| Navigable | no |
The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach in the German state of Saxony. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains in a canyon-like valley.