Ilme
The Ilme is a left-bank, western tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is 33.0 km (20.5 mi) long.
| Ilme | |
|---|---|
 Ilme in the Solling-Vogler Nature Park along the L548 (Sievershausen - Abbecke) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lower Saxony |
| State | Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | In the Solling, by the L 548 between Uslar and Dassel |
| • coordinates | 51°43′16″N 9°37′00″E |
| • elevation | 340 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | East of Einbeck into the Leine |
• coordinates | 51°48′54″N 9°55′30″E |
• elevation | 105 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 33.0 km (20.5 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Abbecker Bach, Repkebach, Schlingenbach, Spüligbach, Bewer, Krummes Wasser |
| • right | Wolfsbach, Hülsebach, Lummerke, Riepenbach, Dieße, Rotte, Rebbe |
The river begins at the pond Neuer Teich in the centre of the Solling hills at a height of 340 m above sea level (NN) and flows initially northwards to Dassel, then in an easterly direction through Markoldendorf (a district of Dassel) to Einbeck, after which it discharges into the Leine near Volksen at a height of 105 m.
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