Lesum

Lesum
River
Mouth of the Lesum near Vegesack
Country Germany
Bundesland Bremen
Tributaries
 - left Wümme
 - right Hamme
City Bremen
Source
 - location Confluence of the Wümme and Hamme rivers near Ritterhude
 - elevation 4 m (13 ft)
 - coordinates 53°10′17″N 8°44′33″E / 53.17139°N 8.74250°E / 53.17139; 8.74250
Mouth Weser
 - location Bremen-Vegesack
 - elevation 4 m (13 ft)
 - coordinates 53°10′0″N 8°37′28″E / 53.16667°N 8.62444°E / 53.16667; 8.62444Coordinates: 53°10′0″N 8°37′28″E / 53.16667°N 8.62444°E / 53.16667; 8.62444
Length 9.85 km (6 mi)
Basin 2,187[1] km2 (844 sq mi)
Progression Weser→ North Sea

The Lesum is a 9.85-kilometre (6 mi) long river in northern Germany, right tributary of the Weser, navigable for Class III ships.[2] It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Wümme and Hamme, near Ritterhude, northwest of Bremen. It flows west and flows into the Weser in Bremen-Vegesack.

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References

  1. ↑ Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
  2. ↑ Längen der Hauptschifffahrtswege der Binnenwasserstraßen des Bundes, Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur


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