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	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
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	Large towns: Einbeck Small towns: Dassel Villages: Relliehausen, Ellensen, Markoldendorf, Hullersen,
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 an elevation 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 an elevation of 105 m (344 ft).