Leda (river)

This article is about the River Leda. For other topics, see Leda (disambiguation).
Leda
Location Lower Saxony,  Germany
Length 75 km (47 mi)dep1
Source northwest of Spahnharrenstätte
52°53′30″N 7°34′02″E / 52.89167°N 7.56722°E / 52.89167; 7.56722Coordinates: 52°53′30″N 7°34′02″E / 52.89167°N 7.56722°E / 52.89167; 7.56722
Source height 25 m above sea level (NN) as "Ohe"
Mouth southwest of Leer into the Ems
53°12′37″N 7°25′27″E / 53.21033°N 7.42414°E / 53.21033; 7.42414
Mouth height 1 m above sea level (NN)
Descent 24 m
Basin Ems
Progression Ems North Sea
Catchment 1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)dep1
Right tributaries Loruper Beeke, Rittveengraben, Marka, Bollinger Canal, Jümme
Left tributaries Hauptfehn Canal, Polder Canal
Villages Breddenberg, Sedelsberg, Ramsloh, Strücklingen, Potshausen
Navigable 25 km (16 mi)

The Leda is a river in north-western Germany in the state of Lower Saxony. It is a right tributary of the Ems and originates at the confluence of the Sagter Ems and the Soeste (Dreyschloot) near the town of Barßel. The Leda flows into the Ems near the town of Leer. On the southern bank of the Leda, in the Overledingen Land (Overledingen="country over the Leda"), opposite Leer, lies the small settlement of Kloster Muhde (Muhde from the Old Frisian mutha meaning "(river) mouth"). The total length of the river is 29 kilometres (18 mi), of which the lower 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) are navigable for sea-going vessels.

Mouth of the Leda on the Ems

In East Frisia the Sagter Ems, a headstream of the Leda, is also known as the Leda.


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