Lühe (river)

Lühe
Lühe with the Lühe Tidal Barrage at its mouth into the Elbe in Lühe village, photo 2012
Location Lower Saxony, Germany
Reference no. DE: 596
Physical characteristics
Main source 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
River mouth 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 features
Progression Elbe→ North Sea
Basin size 216 km2 (83 sq mi) [1]
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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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


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