Große Steinau

The Große Steinau is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Große Steinau
Confluence of the Große Steinau (foreground) and the Sieber
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Location	Göttingen district
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near the Sophienklippe on the Acker
• coordinates	51°43′01″N 10°22′06″E
• elevation	690 m above sea level
Mouth
• location	South of Aschenhütte into the Sieber
• coordinates	51°40′17″N 10°18′44″E
• elevation	216 m above sea level
Length	7.8 km (4.8 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Sieber→ Oder→ Rhume→ Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea

It is a 7.8-kilometre-long (4.8 mi) tributary of the Sieber, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen. It rises at about 690 metres near the crags of the Sophienklippe on the Acker. It initially flows in a southwesterly direction, but later swings south before discharging into the Sieber near the small settlement of Aschenhütte, not far from the mouth of the Kleine Steinau. In times of drought the water of the Große Steinau seeps completely into the karst ground before its mouth and reappears about 4 days later at the Rhume Spring. An abandoned village, Steynowe, was probably located in the lower valley of the Große Steinau, but its exact location has not been found.