The Arlau ( da, Arlå) is a 37-kilometre-long river in the county of

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. It flows into the

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near

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and is part of the

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Course

The Arlau rises southeast of Sollwitt in

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. It divides the Goesharde region into North and South Goesharde. Initially it flows a few kilometres south and runs along the municipal boundary of Behrendorf and Bondelum. About 3 km southeast of Behrendorf it changes course and heads in a westerly direction. The Arlau then flows south of

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and north of Arlewatt, crosses the Hattstedt Marsh and finally flows into the North Sea at the Beltringharder Koog at the Holm Sluice.

Tributaries

The Arlau is fed by the: * ''Gramsholmer Bek'', * ''Imme'', * ''Eckstockau'', * ''Ahrenhöfter Graben'', * Ostenau, * ''Bredstedter Bach'', * ''Jelstrom'', * ''Grenzau''. Holmer Siel.JPG, The Holm Sluice (Holmer Siel) at the outer dyke of the Beltringharder

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Arlauschleuse.jpg, The lock system of the Arlau in the dyke of the New Hattstedt Koog Mündung Ostenau Arlau 2.jpg, The Arlau at its confluence with the Ostenau (entering from the left)

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Course

Tributaries

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