Lühe (river)

Lühe
Lühe with the Lühe Tidal Barrage at its mouth into the Elbe in Lühe [de; nds]
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
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
Mouth
• location	Near Grünendeich into the Elbe 53°34′18.5″N 9°38′3″E
Length	43.3 km (26.9 mi)[1]
Basin size	216 km^2 (83 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Elbe→ North Sea
Navigable	12.7 km (7.9 mi)

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, the Lühe 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]

The Lühe's 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,

The Lühe empties near Lühe [de; nds], a locality of Jork, into the Elbe.

Lühe ferryhouse, 1900

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

References

1. 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 Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine, Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes

External links

• Media related to Lühe (river) at Wikimedia Commons