Editing Westerwald (section)

== Waterways ==

=== Flowing waters ===
The following are the Westerwald's rivers and streams:
* Rivers whose valley systems border the range (clockwise):
** [[Rhine]] – southwest edge
** [[Sieg (river)|Sieg]] – north edge
** [[Dill (river)|Dill]] – east edge, tributary to the Lahn
** [[Lahn]] – southeast edge
* Smaller rivers within the range:
** [[Mehrbach]]
** [[Sayn (river)|Sayn]] (also known as Saynbach) – in the southern (Lower) Westerwald, flows west to the Rhine
** [[Wied (river)|Wied]] (between Sieg and Sayn) – flows west to the Rhine
** [[Nister (river)|Nister]] (in the northeast, boundary of Upper Westerwald) – flows northwest to the Sieg
** Elbbach (Sieg) – near Wissen to the Sieg
** [[Heller (river)|Heller]] – rises in northern Westerwald and flows through the [[Siegerland]] to Betzdorf and into the Sieg
** [[Elbbach]] (Lahn) – near [[Ailertchen]] to the Lahn
** [[Daade]] – empties between Alsdorf and Grünebach into the Heller
* Greater streams and brooks:
** [[Aubach (Wied)|Aubach]], [[Brexbach]], [[Dietzhölze]], Erdbach, [[Fockenbach]], Gelbach, Hellerbach, Holzbach, Kerkerbach, Masselbach, Ulmbach.

=== Standing waters ===
* Breitenbach Reservoir (Rennerod)
* Driedorf Reservoir
* Großer Weiher
* Fischweiher
* Heisterberger Weiher
* Krombach Reservoir
* [[Seeweiher (Mengerskirchen)|Seeweiher]] near [[Mengerskirchen]]
* Waagweiher
* Waldsee Maroth
* [[Westerwald Lake District]]
** Brinkenweiher
** [[Dreifelder Weiher]] (or Seeweiher)
** [[Haidenweiher]]
** Hausweiher
** Hofmannsweiher
** Postweiher
** [[Wölferlinger Weiher]]
* [[Wiesensee]] (reservoir)

''Weiher'' is a German word meaning "pond".