Erft

The Erft () is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through the foothills of the Eifel, and joins the Lower Rhine (left tributary). Its origin is near Nettersheim, and its mouth in Neuss-Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge. The river is long, which is significantly shorter than it was originally. Due to the open-pit mining of lignite in the Hambacher Loch, the flow of the river had to be changed.

Key facts

River.name: Erft
River.map: Erft (rivière).png
River.map_caption: Cours of the river Erft
River.image: Erft in Bergheim.jpg
River.image_caption: Lower reaches of the Erft near Bergheim
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Germany
River.subdivision_type2: State
River.subdivision_name2: North Rhine-Westphalia
River.subdivision_type3: Reference no.
River.subdivision_name3: DE: 274
River.length:  (incl. Kuhbach)
River.source1_location: Southeast of Engelgau as the KuhbachSigned source of the Erft near Holzmülheim
River.mouth_location: Rhine near Neuss-Grimlinghausen
River.discharge1_location: at Neubrück gauge
River.discharge1_min: Record low: (in 16.07.2007)Average low:
River.discharge1_max: Average high: Record high: (in 04.06.1984)
River.tributaries_right: Swist, Gillbach, Norfbach