![Osterode Söse](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Osterode_S%C3%B6se.JPG)
Söse is a 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
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. It is a right
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the river
Rhume
The Rhume is a long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine. Its source is the karstic spring of Rhume Spring in Rhumspringe, south of the Harz mountain range. The water drains with high pressure from the ground of th ...
and long.
Geography
The Söse rises on the plateau of ''
Auf dem Acker
Auf dem Acker (commonly called the ''Acker'') is a mountain ridge up to 865.1 metres high, which is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony (Germany).
Geography
The ridge begins south of the Bruchberg near ' ...
'' in the
district of Göttingen in the southwestern part of the
Harz
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...
Mountains in Germany. From there it flows initially westwards; and is then impounded at a
pre-dam
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and then by the
Söse Dam
The Söse Dam is a dam in the Lower Saxon part of the Harz mountains near Osterode in the German state of Lower Saxony.
It was the first modern dam and reservoir complex (German: ''Talsperre'') to be built in the Harz and was constructed by the ...
between the
Osterode village of Riefensbeek and the town of Osterode itself. In Osterode the river bends northwest, only to swing westwards near
Badenhausen and then southwards near
Eisdorf just a few kilometres west of the Harz. It flows in that direction through Osterode-Dorste before entering the westward-flowing Rhume between the villages of and , both part of the borough of
Katlenburg-Lindau
Katlenburg-Lindau ( Eastphalian: ''Katelnborg-Lindau'') is a municipality in the Landkreis (district) of Northeim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km southeast of Northeim, and 20 km northeast of Göttingen. Katl ...
in the
district of Northeim.
Tributaries
* Große Söse ''("Great Söse", left headstream)''
* Kleine Söse ''("Little Söse", right headstream)''
* Große Limpig ''(right)''
*
Eipenke
The Eipenke is a left tributary of the River Söse near Osterode in the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Course
The Eipenke rises south of the Söse Reservoir and flows below the hill known as the ''Sösenkopf'' (423 ...
''(left)''
*
Ospenke
The Ospenke is a left tributary of the Söse near Osterode in the Harz Mountains of central Germany in the state of Lower Saxony.
Course
The Ospenke rises between the valleys of the Apenke and Eipenke, runs parallel to the latter and empties f ...
''(left)''
*
Lerbach ''(right)''
*
Apenke
The Apenke is a left tributary of the Söse in Osterode in the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Course
The Apenke rises south of the Feenhöhe heights in the Bärengarten. It flows initially parallel to the Eipenke stream in ...
''(left)''
* Große Bremke ''(right)''
* Wellbeek ''(right)''
* Uferbach ''(right)''
* Sulpebach ''(right)''
* Markau ''(right)''
* Bierbach ''(right)''
* Dornkesbach ''(right)''
* Goldbach ''(right)''
* Salza ''(left)''
* Dorster Mühlenbach ''(left)''
Walking
At the confluence of the Great Söse and the Great Morgenbrod is the Morgenbrodt Hut (ca. 600 bis ; ). This spot is no. 148
[Harzer Wandernadel]
Stempelstelle 146 – ''Morgenbrodtshütte''
at harzer-wandernadel.de in the system of checkpoints in the
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or ...
hiking network. The Morgenbrodt Hut was demolished in 2013 by the National Park Authority as it was falling down and it is not intended to be replaced.
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
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Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of the Harz
Rivers of Germany