Aue (Oste)

Aue

The Aue in Bülkau
Location Cuxhaven district,  Germany
Reference no. DE: 5988
Basin features
Main source Pumping station on the Balksee in the parish of Wingst
3 m above sea level (NN)
53°42′13″N 9°00′36″E / 53.70362°N 9.01004°E / 53.70362; 9.01004Coordinates: 53°42′13″N 9°00′36″E / 53.70362°N 9.01004°E / 53.70362; 9.01004
River mouth Near Neuhaus (Oste) into the Oste
1 m above sea level (NN)
53°48′30″N 9°02′29″E / 53.80825°N 9.04140°E / 53.80825; 9.04140
Progression Oste Elbe North Sea
River system Elbe
Basin size 123 km²
Physical characteristics
Length 14 km

The Aue is a left, southwestern, tributary of the Oste in northern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long.

Geography

Before the construction of the Neuhaus-Bülkau Canal the Aue was the natural outlet of the Balksee lake in the southwest part of the parish of Wingst on the southern edge of the collective municipality of Am Dobrock. The Balksee is, in turn, fed by several streams. The Aue today no longer has any direct link with the Balksee and rises on its northern edge. The Aue, as a former sea creek, has no natural gradient. The water level is artificially held below sea level by dyke sluices and a pumping station.

Tributaries


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