Kleine Aue (Barenburg)

The Kleine Aue ("Little Aue") is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It discharges into the Große Aue ("Great Aue") from the left in Barenburg.

Kleine Aue
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictDiepholz
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationin the Geestmoor near Scholen-Blockwinkel
  coordinates52°45′25″N 8°45′04″E
  elevation50 m
Mouth 
  location
at Barenburg into the Große Aue
  coordinates
52°36′56″N 8°47′42″E
  elevation
33 m
Length17.7 km (11.0 mi) [1]
Basin size107.32 km2 (41.44 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  locationBarenburg
Basin features
ProgressionGroße AueWeserNorth Sea
Tributaries 
  rightKuhbach

It is the lower one of two homonymous tributaries of that affluent of River Weser. It has a length of 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi). Its entire course is lying in the district of Diepholz in the federal state of Lower Saxony.

Course

The river rises southwest of Scholen, flows in a southerly direction through Schwaförden, west of the town of Sulingen and is joined by the Kuhbach stream. It then continues through Kirchdorf and discharges into the Große Aue at Barenburg.

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