Brunau (Luhe)

For the river of the same name in Celle district, see Brunau (Örtze).

Brunau
River Brunau near An der Horst (behind).
Location
State	Lower Saxony, Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Northeast of the Wulfsberg near Behringen
• coordinates	53°07′49″N 9°54′53″E
• elevation	84 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	near Hützel into the Luhe
• coordinates	53°05′50″N 10°01′49″E
• elevation	61 m above sea level (NN)
Length	10,3 kmdep1
Basin features
Progression	Luhe → Ilmenau → Elbe → North Sea
River system	Elbe
Waterbodies	Lakes: Brunausee

The Brunau is a small river, 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) long, in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It rises south of Niederhaverbeck in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve. Near Hützel, a village northeast of Bispingen, it discharges into the Luhe from the left bank. The water quality of the worsens as it flows downstream from north of Bispingen to its confluence with the Luhe, going from Class II: moderately polluted, to Class II – III: critically polluted.