Ecker

The Ecker is a 28-kilometre (17 mi), right-hand, southeast tributary of the Oker which runs mainly through the Harz mountains in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.

Ecker
Location
CountryGermany
StatesSaxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationEckersprung: Southwest of the Brocken in the Harz
  coordinates51°N 10°E
  elevation893 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
North of Wiedelah into the Oker
  coordinates
51°N 10°E
  elevation
124 m above sea level (NN)
Length28.0 km (17.4 mi)
Basin size76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOker→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks
  • Small towns: Vienenburg
  • Villages: Nordharz
Tributaries 
  leftAbbe, Fuhler Lohnbach, Blaubach, Schamlahbach
  rightMorgenbrodsbach, Großer Giersbach
WaterbodiesReservoirs: Ecker Reservoir
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