Wurm | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Reference no. | DE: 2828 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | South of Aachen |
• coordinates | 50°44′15″N 6°05′16″E / 50.7374694°N 6.0877111°E |
• elevation | 265 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | North of Heinsberg into the Rur |
• coordinates | 51°05′52″N 6°06′22″E / 51.0977°N 6.1062°E |
• elevation | 32 m above sea level (NN) |
Length | 57.1 km (35.5 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 355.518 km2 (137.266 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rur→ Meuse→ North Sea |
Landmarks |
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The Wurm (German pronunciation: [vʊʁm]; Dutch: Worm [ˈʋɔr(ə)m]) is a river in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It rises in the Eifel mountains and flows for 57 kilometres before discharging into the Rur.