Schwale

River in Schleswig-Holstein, GermanySchwaleRiver Schwale in Neumünster-BrachenfeldLocationCountryGermanyStatesSchleswig-HolsteinPhysical characteristicsSource • locationnear Gönnebek Mouth • locationin Neumünster into Stör • coordinates54°03′10″N 9°56′34″E / 54.0529°N 9.9429°E / 54.0529; 9.9429Length16 km (9.9 mi)Basin featuresProgressionStör→ Elbe→ North SeaTributaries • rightDosenbek The Schwale is an approximately 16 kilometer long river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The origin is in the district Segeberg close to Gönnebek, the confluence with the Stör is in the independent town Neumünster. In the centre of Neumünster the river is dammed to an artificial lake from the medieval times to operate a water mill. References ^ Cruttwell, Clement (1808). The New Universal Gazetteer, Or, Geographical Dictionary: Containing a Description of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, and Capes in the Known World ; with the Government, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants ... ; with Twenty-eight Whole Sheet Maps. Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. See also List of rivers o