Lühe (river)




This article is about the river Lühe in Lower Saxony. For the collective municipality, see Lühe. For the locality of Jork, see Lühe (Jork). For the river Luhe in Bavaria, see Luhe (Naab).

















































Lühe

Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012-05-by-RaBoe-573.jpg
Lühe with the Lühe Tidal Barrage at its mouth into the Elbe in Lühe village [nds], 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:




Lühe ferryhouse, 1900




  • Neuenkirchen in Altes Land,


  • Guderhandviertel,


  • Mittelnkirchen, and


  • Steinkirchen in Altes Land,


...emptying near Lühe [nds], a locality of Jork, into the Elbe.



References





  1. ^ abc Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)


  2. ^ Längen (in km) der Hauptschifffahrtswege (Hauptstrecken und bestimmte Nebenstrecken) der Binnenwasserstraßen des Bundes, Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes




External links



  • Media related to Lühe (river) at Wikimedia Commons










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