Ryck

The Ryck () is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Key facts

River.name: Ryck
River.image: Ryck_2.jpg
River.image_caption: Ryck river near Greifswald-Wieck
River.source1_location: Süderholz near Grimmen
River.mouth_location: Baltic Sea: Bay of Greifswald at Greifswald-Wieck
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Germany
River.subdivision_type2: State
River.subdivision_name2: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
River.subdivision_type3: Region
River.subdivision_name3: Western Pomerania
River.length: ±
River.source1_elevation: near zero

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Germany
Located in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Image: Ryck 2.jpg
Length: 30.7

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watershed area: 234
origin of the watercourse: Süderholz
mouth of the watercourse: Bay of Greifswald
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Encyclopedic overview

The Ryck () is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

From its source near Bartmannshagen, part of the Süderholz community northeast of Grimmen, the Ryck flows for about to the east, reaching Greifswald shortly before its mouth. The larger part of the river outside Greifswald is also referred to as Ryckgraben. In Greifswald, the Ryck provided both the medieval Hanseatic port and natural salt evaporation ponds, as due to the low elevation, hypersaline water of the Baltic Sea is driven into the river by the wind, flooding the lower meadows on the Ryck's northern bank.

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