Sule (river)

Sule
Sule in Sulingen oberhalb Lünings Mühle
Location Lower Saxony, (Germany)
Physical characteristics
Main source In Blockwinkel, parish of Scholen
55 m above sea level (NN)
52°45′29″N 8°46′00″E / 52.75806°N 8.76667°E / 52.75806; 8.76667Coordinates: 52°45′29″N 8°46′00″E / 52.75806°N 8.76667°E / 52.75806; 8.76667
River mouth East of Barenburg
30 m above sea level (NN)
52°37′09″N 8°50′36″E / 52.61917°N 8.84333°E / 52.61917; 8.84333
Length 18.6 km (11.6 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Große AueWeserNorth Sea

The Sule belongs to the Weser river system in north Germany. With a length of about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) it flows exclusively through the district of Diepholz in the federal state of Lower Saxony. It rises north of Scholen, flows in a southerly direction through the villages of Schwaförden, Sulingen, Kirchdorf and discharges into the Große Aue near Barenburg.

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