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 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 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 A forebay is an artificial pool of water in front of a larger body of water. The larger body of water may be natural or man-made.< ...

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. 148Harzer 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. Am Wehr HWN 146

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sose Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of the Harz Rivers of Germany

Geography

Tributaries

Walking

See also

References