Luhe (Naab)
This article is about the river Luhe in Bavaria. For the river Luhe in Lower Saxony, see Luhe (Ilmenau). For the river Lühe in Lower Saxony, see Lühe (river).
| Location | Upper Palatinate, Bavaria,  Germany |
|---|---|
| Reference no. | DE: 14312 |
| Length | 26.18 km |
| Source | east of Waldthurn-Wampenhof 49°42′20″N 12°21′00″E / 49.70556°N 12.35°ECoordinates: 49°42′20″N 12°21′00″E / 49.70556°N 12.35°E |
| Source height | ca. 630 m |
| Mouth | near Luhe-Markt into the Naab 49°34′54″N 12°08′37″E / 49.58175°N 12.143556°E |
| Mouth height | 378 m |
| Descent | ca. 252 m |
| Basin | Danube |
| Progression | Naab → Danube → Black Sea |
The Luhe is a roughly 26-kilometre (16 mi) long, left headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatine Forest in Bavaria, southern Germany.
It rises near the hamlet of Wampenhof near Waldthurn, flows through Waldthurn, Roggenstein, Kaimling, past Michldorf and Leuchtenberg and through Lückenrieth and Luhe-Markt. There it discharges into the Naab.
Due to the river's very steep descent, many mills and hammer forges have been built along its course. Its catchment area is used almost entirely for agricultural purposes with the result that the water of the Luhe is of good quality, enabling many species of fish, crustaceans and mussels to thrive there.
Its most important tributaries are the Trausenbach, the Lerau and the Gleitsbach.