Dove Elbe
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Dove Elbe | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Location | Hamburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Norderelbe |
• coordinates | 53°30′22″N 10°03′34″E / 53.5061°N 10.0595°E |
Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gose Elbe |
The Dove Elbe (anabranch of the Unterelbe, the lower part of the river Elbe (near Hamburg, Germany).
) is a closedThe inflow is blocked by a dike since 1438. The lower end was shortened by a redirection of the Norderelbe in 1579.
Its Low German name translates to "deaf Elbe"; it is etymologically unrelated to the bird.
See also