Kleine Aue (Diepholz)
| Location | Diepholz district, Lower Saxony,  Germany |
|---|---|
| Length | 14 km |
| Source | in the Geestmoor near Scholen-Blockwinkel 52°45′25″N 8°45′04″E / 52.75681°N 8.75116°ECoordinates: 52°45′25″N 8°45′04″E / 52.75681°N 8.75116°E |
| Mouth | at Barenburg into the Große Aue 52°36′56″N 8°47′42″E / 52.61559°N 8.79508°E |
| Basin | Weser |
| Progression | Große Aue → Weser → North Sea |
| Right tributaries | Kuhbach |
The Kleine Aue ("Little Aue") is a left tributary of the Große Aue ("Great Aue") and belongs to the Weser river system in north Germany. It has a length of around 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), its entire course lying in the district of Diepholz in the federal state of Lower Saxony.
Course
The river rises southwest of Scholen, flows in a southerly direction through Schwaförden, west of the town of Sulingen and is joined by the Kuhbach stream. It then continues through Kirchdorf and discharges into the Große Aue at Barenburg.