Seeve is a river of
Lower Saxony,
Germany, a tributary of the
Elbe. It is approximately long.
The municipality of
Seevetal is named after this river.
Course
The Seeve source located is near
Wehlen, south-east of
Undeloh in the northern part of the
Lüneburg Heath
Lüneburg Heath (german: Lüneburger Heide) is a large area of heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen a ...
at an elevation of about 67 metres. It passes Holm, Lüllau, Jesteburg, Bendestorf, Ramelsloh, Horst, Lindhorst, Hittfeld, Karoxbostel, Glüsingen,
Maschen
Maschen is a village in the municipality of Seevetal in Harburg district in the German state of Lower Saxony. It lies south of Hamburg on the northern edge of the Lüneburg Heath and within the commuter zone of the city of Hamburg. Maschen Mar ...
and Hörsten. It then flows into the
Elbe between
Over and Wuhlenburg.
In Holm and Horst there are
barrages to drive
watermills. Just before joining the Elbe, the Seeve passes the natural reserve .
Water
The Seeve has a relatively steady, low water temperature throughout the year of and is known as coldest river in northern Germany.
River presentation
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See also
* List of rivers of Lower Saxony
References
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Germany