Lühe (river)
Lühe | |
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Lühe with the Lühe Tidal Barrage at its mouth into the Elbe in Lühe village , photo 2012 | |
Location | |
Location | Lower Saxony, Germany |
Reference no. | DE: 596 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Confluence of the Aue and Landwettern in Horneburg 53°30′43.5″N 9°35′27.25″E / 53.512083°N 9.5909028°E / 53.512083; 9.5909028 |
Mouth | |
- location | Near Grünendeich into the Elbe 53°34′18.5″N 9°38′3″E / 53.571806°N 9.63417°E / 53.571806; 9.63417Coordinates: 53°34′18.5″N 9°38′3″E / 53.571806°N 9.63417°E / 53.571806; 9.63417 |
Length | 43.3 km (26.9 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 216 km2 (83 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
Navigable | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) |
The Lühe (Low Saxon: Lü(h)) is a river in northern Germany in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony, Germany. Formed at Horneburg by the confluence of the rivers Aue and Landwettern, it flows through the Altes Land, then reaching the lower reaches of the Elbe near Grünendeich. It has a length of about 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi).[2] Including its source river Aue, its total length is 43.3 km (26.9 mi).[1]
Course
The Lühe is formed by the confluence of the rivers Aue and Landwettern in Horneburg. Its course forms the border between the Second Mile and the Third Mile (territorial subdivisions) of the Altes Land. The Lühe flows through the towns and villages of:
Neuenkirchen in Altes Land,
Guderhandviertel,
Mittelnkirchen, and
Steinkirchen in Altes Land,
...emptying near Lühe
References
^ abc Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
^ Längen (in km) der Hauptschifffahrtswege (Hauptstrecken und bestimmte Nebenstrecken) der Binnenwasserstraßen des Bundes, Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes
External links
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