The Luppbode is a right-hand tributary of the Bode in the

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in the

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state of

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The Luppbode rises south of

Allrode Allrode is a village and a former municipality in the Harz (district), district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Thale. There are two prominent trees - the ''Hohle Eiche'' ("hollow oak") and ''Adler ...

and flows in a northerly direction. It continues as a lively, babbling brook, parallel to the L93 road. In spring, the Luppbode swells into a raging meltwater torrent in places. It is one of the few right-hand tributary streams that flow into the Bode in the area of the

Bode Gorge The Bode Gorge (german: Bodetal) is a long ravine that forms part of the Bode valley between Treseburg and Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The German term, ''Bodetal'' (literally "Bode Valley"), is also used in a wider sense to r ...

. Its mouth is opposite the village of

Treseburg Treseburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Thale. Geography Treseburg lies at the confluence of the Luppbode stream with the River Bode in t ...

Fauna

A large number of threatened animal species live in the Luppbode, such as the

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and small

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Tributaries

* Steinbornsbach ''(left)'' * Trockenbach ''(left)''

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Fauna

Tributaries

See also