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The Hase is a long river of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, that is part of the Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre ...
basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest, south-east of Osnabrück, on the north slope of the high Hankenüll hill.
Weser-Ems watershed
After about , nearGesmold
Gesmold is a town and former municipality, now part of Melle, Germany, Melle, in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is placed between the Wiehengebirge and the Teutoburg Forest.
It features Gesmold ...
and about west of Melle, the Hase encounters an anomaly of terrain and bifurcates such that each branch flows in a different drainage system:
* one third of its waters flow along the south side of the Wiehengebirge hills eastward from Gesmold into the Else, which begins there, and flows into the Werre at Kirchlengern (north of Herford). The Werre is a tributary of the Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre ...
.
* two thirds of its waters (the ''Hase proper'') flow northwest from Gesmold toward Osnabrück, past the towns listed below, and toward Meppen, where the Ems receives its flow.
Towns
* Melle * Bissendorf * Osnabrück * Wallenhorst * Bramsche - to the south of this city the Hase crosses the Mittelland Canal *Rieste
Rieste is a municipality in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Mayor
In November 2011 Sebastian Hüdepohl was elected the new mayor. He is the successor of Anton Harms, who was in office since 1996.
Refe ...
* Alfhausen
Alfhausen is a village in the collective municipality (''Samtgemeinde'') of Bersenbrück in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
Location
Alfhausen is located just under 27 km north of Osnabrück, and is in the n ...
- here the Hase forms the Alfsee
The Alfsee is a reservoir in the north of the district of Osnabrück in the state of Lower Saxony in north Germany. It has an area of 2.2 km².
It acts as a flood retention basin for the catchment area of the Hase and as local recreational ...
, an artificial lake acting as flood retention basin for the lower reaches
* Bersenbrück
Bersenbrück (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Bessenbrügge'') is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück.
Bersenbrück is the seat of ...
* Badbergen
Badbergen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the River Hase
The Hase is a long river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, th ...
* Quakenbrück
Quakenbrück (Northern Low Saxon: ''Quokenbrügge'') is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase. It is part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") of Ar ...
- in the southeast the Hase divides into two branches: the Big Hase (passing the town in the northeast) and the Little Hase (which itself is divided into several branches within the town, one of which leaves the town northwards to the Big Hase) (Binnendelta)
* Menslage
Menslage is a municipality in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Artland (the "collective community" of Artland).
References
Osnabrück (district)
{{Osnabrück-ge ...
- here the Hase is channeled into the Little Hase
* Löningen
Löningen () is a town in the Cloppenburg (district), district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the river Hase, approx. 25 km southwest of Cloppenburg.
History
Löningen originally appeared in 822 as Loingo. T ...
- here it flows into a somewhat northerly branch: the Big Hase
* Herzlake
Herzlake is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and t ...
- here the two branches flow together again
* Haselünne
* Meppen
Hydroelectricity
Currently one Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is installedPictures
See also
*List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
A–Z
A
B
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
* Purrmühlenbach
R
S
T
*Tiefenbeek
*Trillkebach
*Trutenbeek
* Twiste
U
* Uffe
*Ulrichswas ...
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Hase Rivers of Lower Saxony Federal waterways in Germany Osnabrück (district) Bissendorf Rivers of Germany