The Ruwer is a river in Germany with a length of . It is a right tributary of the Moselle. The valley of the Ruwer is a part of the Moselle wine-growing region near Trier in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is famous for its Riesling wines, see Ruwer (region), and, prior to 1 August 2007, the Moselle region used to be known as Moselle-Saar-Ruwer.
In the lower Ruwer valley are the villages of Waldrach, Kasel, Mertesdorf, Eitelsbach and Ruwer.
History The Roman city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum) was supplied with water by the Roman Ruwer Aqueduct, which delivered up to 25,000 cubic metres per day.
In A.D. 371, the Ruwer was mentioned by the Roman poet, Ausonius, in his poem, Mosella as follows: "The Ruwer turns the corn-grinding millstones in giddy whirls and draws the shrieking saws through smooth marble blocks."
Tributaries Stream index number(FGKZ) Name Length(km) Catchment area(km²) 265600000 Ruwer 48.72 237.300 265694000 Parkbach (Avel) 2.40 3.593 265692000 Benninger Bach 2.65 1.931 265678000 Korlingerbach 0.84 0.711 265676000 Waldbach 2.41 2.563 265671200 Geizenburger Waschbach 1.51 1.810 265659200 Alkenbach 1,03 0,889 265654000 Klinkbach 5.37 10.627 265654400 Reiperterbach 2.15 1.708 265654200 Ronnerwiesbach 1.35 1.697 265640000 Großbach 7.67 27.769 265642000 Eselsbach 6.69 8.628 265644000 Ellerborn (Kittelbach) 1.54 1.533 265636000 Waldbach (Weiherbach) 4.22 5.513 265636200 Bach am Willemskopf 0.96 1.214 265634000 Burkelsbach 5.28 18.867 265634200 Aalbach 1.44 3.285 265634420 Siebenborn 2.43 3.801 265634422 Sternhausbach 1.22 1.434 265634400 Winkelbach (Pehlbach) 1.59 8.893 265634440 Hinzerter Bach 2.21 3.771 265614000 Kahlbach (Mühlscheider Bach) 2.09 8.027 265614200 Rothbach 2.73 3.923 265612000 Gimpelswiesenbach 1.87 2.476 265620000 Lehbach (Spalbach) 6.60 12.794 265622000 Ellersbach (Kreidbach) 3.21 2.374 265624000 Marscheiderbach (Gondersbach) 2.57 4.175 265624220 Bach vom Kellergebrüche 0.66 0.389 265624200 Bach vom Lindenhof 0.86 0.808 265632000 Flonterbach 2.67 3.173 265656000 Burg Heid-Bach 2.07 2.938 265656200 Bach am Heidkopf 0.97 1.041 265662000 Neukreutzbach 2.85 2.365 265660000 Rauruwer 6.13 10.042 265672200 Kieweringsbach 1.14 1.005 265672000 Entergraben und Grindelbach 6.52 10.043 265673200 Rotegraben 2.71 3.987 265674200 Scheisingsgraben 1.02 0.824 265674000 Starkelsgraben 1.92 1.620 265686000 Kallerbach 1.19 0.889 265683200 Edriesbach 1.18 1.881 265682000 Altweiherbach 1.78 2.532 265680000 Riveris und Eschbach 13.28 28.866 265684000 Misselbach 3.23 3.693 265687200 Thielenbach 2.91 3.720 265688000 Bausbach 3.76 7.455
Other tributaries of the Ruwer include the Apfelbach, Borgraben, Eitelsbach, Gusterather Waschbach, Kundelbach, Labach, Moertschelbach, Rimperterbach, Wenigbach, Wenzelbach and the Wilzenburger Waschbach.
Mills There are, or were, several water mills in the Ruwer region: Alte Mühle Kell am See, Mühlscheider Hof in Kahlbach, Schillingen Mill Lehbach, Niederkell Mill, Unterste Mühle at Burkelsbach, Saw mill at Burkelsbach, Waldweiler Mill, Niederzerfer Mill on the Ruwer, Hauser Mill on the Ruwer, Mill at Großbach in Zerf, Kramesmühle Hentern, Hentern Mill, Lampaden Mill at Reiperter Bach, Benrath Mill at Klinkbach, Burg Heid Mill, Hinzenburg Mill, Heddert Mill on the Rauruwer, Little Geizenburg Mill, Pluwiger Hammer, Mill at Enterbach, Raulsmühle near Lonzenburg, Mill in Sommerau and another mill, Korlingen Mill, Herrgottsmühle (Morscheid Mill), Studentenmühle, Lichtenthalsmühle, Schleifmühle at the Riveris mouth in Waldrach, Schmelzmühle Waldrach, Schneidemühle Riveris, Feilensmühle Riveris, Osburger Mühle on the Riveris, Alte Dorfmühle Waldrach (Scherfsmühle), Ölmühle,Chronicle of Waldrach with information about the mills in Waldrach Welschmühle Waldrach, Mills in Kasel, Karlsmühle Mertesdorf, Reisenmühle, Grünhäuser Mill, Hüstermühle Trier-Ruwer, Lambertysmühle, Felsenmühle, etc.
Biology In and by the Ruwer live numerous rare and protected species, such as the bullhead,Mentioned in Project Natura 2000 dipperl,Dippers on the Ruwer purple emperor butterfly and the kingfisher. Until the 1940s, salmons were still caught in the Ruwer.Report on salmon in the Ruwer (pdf; 138 kB)
See also List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate
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