List of rivers of Lower Saxony

All rivers in German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.

A-Z

A

B

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Purrmühlenbach

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z

By basin

In order to provide more than just a list, but also show the hierarchy of waterways as realistically as possible, the list has been constructed, with the help of bullets and indents, showing the sequence from river mouth to source. The number of indents corresponds to the river's position in the sequence.

Tributaries are shown orographically as either a left (l) or right (r) tributary of the next waterway in the downstream direction.

Elbe

Elbe (1,091 kilometres (678 mi), into the North Sea)
- Medem (l)
  - Emmelke
- Oste (l) (153 km)
  - Aue (l) (14 km)
  - Mehe (l)
  - Bever (r)
  - Twiste (r)
  - Ramme (r)
- Schwinge (l)
- Lühe (l)
  - Aue (26 km)
- Este (l)
- Seeve (l) (40 km)
- Ilmenau (l) (107 km)
  - Luhe (l) (58 km)
  - Neetze (r) (48 km)
  - Gerdau (30 km)
  - Stederau
- Jeetzel (l) (73 km)
- Aland (l) (27 km)
- Ohre (l) (103 km)
- Saale (l) (Saxony-Anhalt)
  - Bode (l) (169 km)
  - Unstrut (l) (Thuringia)
    - Helme (l) (Thuringia)
      - Zorge (l)
        Wieda (r)
        Uffe (r)

Weser

Weser (452 kilometres (281 mi), into the North Sea)
- Geeste (r) (>25 km)
- Abbehauser Sieltief (l)
- Lune (r) (43 km)
- Schweiburg (left branch of Weser river)
  - Strohauser Sieltief (l)
- Drepte (r)
- Rechter Nebenarm der Weser (right branch of Weser river)
  - Aschwardener Flutgraben
- Braker Sieltief (l)
- Käseburger Sieltief (l)
- Hunte (l) (198 km)
  - Haaren (l)
  - Lethe (l)
- Westergate (left branch of Weser river)
- Schönebecker Aue (r)
- Lesum (r) (10 km)
  - Hamme (48 km)
    - Scharmbecker Bach (r)
      - Wienbeck (r)
    - Beek (r)
  - Wümme (118 km)
    - Wörpe (r)
    - Wieste (r)
    - Rodau (l)
      - Vissel (l)
    - Wiedau (l)
    - Veerse (l)
    - Fintau (l)
- Ochtum (l)
  - Delme (river) (l)
  - Varreler Bäke (l)
  - Hache (l)
- Aller (r) (211 km)
  - Gohbach (r) (20 km)
  - Lehrde (r) (22 km)
  - Böhme (r) (68 km)
    - Fulde (r) (11 km)
    - Warnau (r)
    - Bomlitz (r)
  - Leine (l) (281 km)
    - Grindau (r) (11 km)
    - Westaue (l)
      - Südaue (r)
        Möseke (r)
      - Sachsenhäger Aue
      - Rodenberger Aue
    - Fösse (l)
    - Ihme (l) (16 km)
    - Innerste (r) (95 km)
      - Lamme (l)
      - Nette (l) (43 km)
    - Haller (l)
    - Saale (l)
    - Aue (Leine) (r)
    - Ilme (l)
      - Dieße (r)
    - Rhume (r) (48 km)
      - Söse (r) (38 km)
        Große Söse (l headstream)
        
        Kleine Söse (r headstream)
        
        Große Limpig (r)
        
        Eipenke (l)
        
        Ospenke (l)
        
        Lerbach (r) (8 km)
        
        Apenke (l)
        
        Große Bremke (r)
        
        Wellbeek (r)
        
        Uferbach (r)
        
        Sulpebach (r)
        
        Markau (r)
        
        Bierbach (r)
        
        Dornkesbach (r)
        
        Goldbach (r)
        
        Salza (l)
        
        Dorster Mühlenbach (l)
      - Oder (r) (56 km)
        Pöhlder Beber (l)
        
        Sperrlutter (r)
        
        Lutter (Oder) (r) (2.2 km)
        
        Sieber (r) (35 km)
    - Garte (r) (23 km)
  - Wietze (l) (30 km)
  - Örtze (r) ( 55 km)
    - Wietze (r) (29 km)
  - Fuhse (l) (98 km)
    - Erse (r)
  - Lachte (r) (38 km)
    - Lutter (r)
      - Köttelbeck (l)
      - Schmalwasser (l)
  - Oker (l) (105 km)
    - Schunter (r) (58 km)
      - Wabe (l)
      - Lutter (l)
    - Altenau (r)
    - Warne (l)
    - Ilse (r) (40 km)
    - Ecker (r)
    - Radau (r)
    - Abzucht (l) (12.1 km)
      - Gose (l) (13 km)
      - Gelmke (r) (10 km)
      - Dörpke (r)
  - Ise (r) (50 km)
- Meerbach (r)
- Große Aue (l)
- Aue (r)
- Werre (l) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
  - Else (l) (35 km)
    - Warmenau (r)
    - Hase (169 km)
- Hamel (r)
- Emmer (l)
- Ilse (r)
- Lenne (r)
- Schwülme (r)
  - Ahle (r)
- Fulda
- Werra

Ems

Ems (371 kilometres (231 mi), into the North Sea)
- Knockster Tief (r)
- Fehntjer Tief (r)
  - Fehntjer Tief (southern branch)
  - Fehntjer Tief (northern branch)
    - Flumm (r)
- Leda (r) (29 km)
  - Jümme (r)
    - Barßeler Tief
      - Soeste (l)
  - Sagter Ems (l)
- Nordradde (r)
- Hase (r)
  - Mittelradde (r)
  - Südradde (r)
- Große Aa (r)

Vechte

Vechte (167 kilometres (104 mi), into the Zwarte Water, Netherlands)
- Dinkel (l) (93 km)
- Coevorden-Vecht Canal (r) (Netherlands)
  - Coevorden-Piccardie Canal (l) (Netherlands)
    - Grenzaa (r)

Jade

Jade (22 kilometres (14 mi), into the North Sea)
- Maade (l)
- Wapel (l)