The Hessel is a , right tributary of the River Ems in the territory of the North Rhine-Westphalian districts of

Gütersloh Gütersloh () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name and has a population of 100,194 peo ...

and

Warendorf Warendorf (, Westphalian: ''Warnduorp'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of Warendorf District. The town is best known today for its well-preserved medieval town centre, for horse-riding, and the opportunities it prov ...

in northwest Germany. The river rises northwest of Halle (Westf.) on the Große Egge, crosses the Hermannsweg, flows through the villages of Hesseln and Hörste in Halle borough, then through the borough of Versmold through Oesterweg, continuing through the town of

Sassenberg Sassenberg() is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Warendorf and 30 km east of Münster. History On July 1, 1969 the municipalities Dackmar, Füchtor ...

and along the southern edge of Milte in the borough of

, before emptying into the Ems near Warendorf-Einen. Tributaries include the

Casumer Bach Casumer Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is approximately 7.2 km long and flows directly into the Hessel east of Versmold Versmold (; wep, Vassem) is a town in Gütersloh District in the German state of North Rhine ...

, Bruchbach, Aabach, Poggenfahrtgraben, Sandfortbach, Teichwiese, Wöstenbach, Beckstroth, Arenbecke and the Speckengraben. The Snake's Head Meadows lie along the Hessel near Sassenberg, one of the few areas in Germany in which this strictly protected wildflower occurs.

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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Gütersloh (district) Warendorf (district) Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub