Bewer

Bewer
Location
Location	Dassel, Northeim, Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	East of Stadtoldendorf in the Elfas hills
Mouth
• location	East of Markoldendorf into the Ilme
• coordinates	51°48′52″N 9°46′26″E
• elevation	128 m
Length	11 km
Basin size	42 km²
Basin features
Progression	Ilme → Leine → Aller → Weser → North Sea
River system	Weser
Landmarks	Villages: Portenhagen, Lüthorst, Deitersen, Markoldendorf
Tributaries
• left	Allerbach
• right	Reißbach

The Bewer is a left, northern tributary of the River Ilme. It flows solely through the municipal territory of the borough of Dassel.

Course

The Bewer rises in the middle of the Elfas hills and is their most important drainage system. Passing through hills covered in mixed forest, the stream bed soon leaves this small ridge and runs initially in a southeasterly direction along its southern perimeter. On the outskirts of Portenhagen the Bewer changes direction, flowing southwest towards Lüthorst. The stream then passes Deitersen and finally empties into the Ilme near Markoldendorf.

Flora and fauna

Endangered species in and on the Bewer include the noble crayfish and the marsh marigold. For the protection of this ecosystem, a renaturalisation has been carried out.

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

External links

• Modellvorhaben Bewer
• Bewer waterbody fact file (pdf file; 789 kB)