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The Saar is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in northeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and western Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, and a right tributary of the Moselle River
Moselle River

The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine river, joining it at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our River....
. It rises in the Vosges mountains
Vosges mountains

For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany....
 on the border of Alsace
Alsace

Alsace is the fourth-smallest of the 26 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the sixth-most densely populated region in France , with 222 inhabitants per km? ....
 and Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
, with two headstreams (Sarre Rouge and Sarre Blanche, united in Lorquin
Lorquin

Lorquin is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
), that both start near Mont Donon
Mont Donon

Mont Donon is the highest peak in the northern Vosges Mountains. It is a Category 2 climb in the Tour de France.On Donon, there is a 80 metre tall lattice tower for TV transmission....
, the highest peak of the northern Vosges. After 246 km (126 km in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and 120 km in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) the Saar flows into the Moselle River
Moselle River

The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine river, joining it at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our River....
 at Konz (Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
), having a catchment area
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
 of 7,431 km˛.

In former times, the Saar was very important for the Saarland industries of coal
Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
, iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 and steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
.






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The Saar is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in northeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and western Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, and a right tributary of the Moselle River
Moselle River

The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine river, joining it at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our River....
. It rises in the Vosges mountains
Vosges mountains

For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany....
 on the border of Alsace
Alsace

Alsace is the fourth-smallest of the 26 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the sixth-most densely populated region in France , with 222 inhabitants per km? ....
 and Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
, with two headstreams (Sarre Rouge and Sarre Blanche, united in Lorquin
Lorquin

Lorquin is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
), that both start near Mont Donon
Mont Donon

Mont Donon is the highest peak in the northern Vosges Mountains. It is a Category 2 climb in the Tour de France.On Donon, there is a 80 metre tall lattice tower for TV transmission....
, the highest peak of the northern Vosges. After 246 km (126 km in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and 120 km in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) the Saar flows into the Moselle River
Moselle River

The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine river, joining it at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our River....
 at Konz (Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
), having a catchment area
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
 of 7,431 km˛.

In former times, the Saar was very important for the Saarland industries of coal
Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
, iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 and steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
. Raw materials and finished products were shipped on it by water via the Saar Coal Canal, the Marne-Rhine Canal
Marne-Rhine Canal

The Marne-Rhine Canal is a canal in eastern France. It connects the river Marne River in Vitry-le-Fran?ois with the Rhine in Strasbourg. Combined with the canalised part of the Marne, it allows transport between Paris and eastern France....
 and the Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
, for instance, to the Ruhrgebiet or the port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
. Although the German part of the Saar has been upgraded to a waterway
Waterway

A waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
 by deepening, construction of sluices and straightening, there is no significant shipping traffic.

The Saar flows through the following departments of France, states of Germany
States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
 and towns:
  • Moselle
    Moselle

    Moselle is a departments of France in the east of France named after the Moselle River....
     (F): Abreschviller
    Abreschviller

    Abreschviller is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
     (Sarre Rouge), Lorquin
    Lorquin

    Lorquin is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
    , Sarrebourg
    Sarrebourg

    Sarrebourg is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France. It lies in on the upper course of the river Saar River....
    , Fénétrange
    Fénétrange

    F?n?trange is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  • Bas-Rhin
    Bas-Rhin

    Bas-Rhin is a Departments of France of France. The name means "Lower Rhine"....
     (F): Sarre-Union
    Sarre-Union

    Sarre-Union is a commune in France of the Bas-Rhin d?partement in France in Alsace, France.It consists of two older towns that were unified on 16 June 1794....
  • Moselle
    Moselle

    Moselle is a departments of France in the east of France named after the Moselle River....
     (F): Sarralbe
    Sarralbe

    Sarralbe is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France....
    , Sarreguemines
    Sarreguemines

    Sarreguemines is a Communes of France in the Moselle Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France.It is the seat of an arrondissement in France....
  • Saarland
    Saarland

    Saarland is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. The capital is Saarbr?cken. It has an area of 2570 km? and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population it is the smallest of the German Fl?chenl?nder , i.e., those that are not City States ....
     (D): Saarbrücken
    Saarbrücken

    Saarbr?cken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city sits at the heart of a metropolitan area that bounds westwards to Dillingen, Saarland and northeastwards to Neunkirchen, Saarland, in which most of the people of the Saarland live....
    , Völklingen
    Völklingen

    V?lklingen is a town and a municipality in the Saarbr?cken , in Saarland, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the river Saar River, approx....
    , Wadgassen
    Wadgassen

    Wadgassen is a municipality in the Saarlouis , in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar River, approx. 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbr?cken....
    , Bous
    Bous

    Bous can refer to:*Bous, Luxembourg, a municipality in Luxembourg*Bous, Germany, a municipality in Saarland, Germany*V?li , a figure in Norse mythology also known as "Bous"...
    , Saarlouis
    Saarlouis

    Saarlouis is a city in the Saarland, Germany, capital of the district of Saarlouis . In 2006, the town had a population of 38,327. Saarlouis, as the name implies, is located at the river Saar River....
    , Dillingen, Merzig
    Merzig

    Merzig is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar River, approx. 35 km south of Trier, and 35 km northwest of Saarbr?cken....
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    Rhineland-Palatinate

    Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 States of Germany of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz....
     (D): Saarburg
    Saarburg

    Saarburg is a city of the Trier-Saarburg district in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany, on the banks of the Saar River in the hilly country a few kilometers upstream from the Saar's junction with the Moselle River....
    , Konz
    Konz

    Konz is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saar River and Moselle River, approx....
    .


On the banks of the Saar is the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
-World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 Völklinger Hütte
Völklinger Hütte

The V?lklingen Ironworks is located in the German town of V?lklingen, Saarland. In 1994, it was declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.It is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage ....
. At Mettlach
Mettlach

Mettlach is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar River, approx. 7 km northwest of Merzig, and 30 km south of Trier....
 the Saar passes the well-known Saar loop.

Important tributaries of the Saar

  • Blies
    Blies

    The Blies is a right tributary of the Saar River in south-western Germany and north-eastern France . The Blies flows from three springs in the Hunsr?ck mountains near Selbach, Germany....
  • Nied
    Nied

    The Nied is a river in Lorraine , France, and Saarland, Germany, left tributary of the Saar River. It has two headstreams, the Nied allemande and the Nied fran?aise , that join in Cond?-Northen....
  • Prims
    Prims

    The Prims is a 91 km long river in western Germany, right tributary of the Saar River. It rises in the Hunsr?ck mountains, near the village Malborn....


Hydrology

  • Length: 246 km, (126 in France, 120 km in Germany)
  • Catchment area: 7,431 km˛