Aue (Oste)

The Aue is a left, southwestern, tributary of the Oste in northern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) long.[1]

Aue
The Aue in Bülkau
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCuxhaven
Reference no.DE: 5988
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPumping station on the Balksee in the parish of Wingst
  coordinates53°42′13″N 9°00′36″E
  elevation3 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
Near Neuhaus (Oste) into the Oste
  coordinates
53°48′30″N 9°02′29″E
  elevation
1 m above sea level (NN)
Length19.8 km (12.3 mi) [1]
Basin size122 km2 (47 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionOsteElbeNorth Sea

Geography

Before the construction of the Neuhaus-Bülkau Canal the Aue was the natural outlet of the Balksee lake in the southwest part of the parish of Wingst on the southern edge of the collective municipality of Am Dobrock. The Balksee is, in turn, fed by several streams. The Aue today no longer has any direct link with the Balksee and rises on its northern edge. The Aue, as a former sea creek, has no natural gradient. The water level is artificially held below sea level by dyke sluices and a pumping station.

Tributaries

  • Rönne
  • Neuhaus-Bülkau Canal (most of the water from the Balksee and the old drainage basin of the Aue flows through this canal)
  • Sprengeauswettern
  • Splethauswettern

See also

References

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