Rhume
| Rhume | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lower Saxony |
| • elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Leine |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) |
The Rhume is a 48 km long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine. Its source is a karstic spring in Rhumspringe, south of the Harz mountain range. The water drains with high pressure from the ground of the funnel-shaped well, known for its turquoise colour.
The Rhume then flows in northwesterly direction through the municipalities of Gieboldehausen, Katlenburg-Lindau and Northeim. It finally joins the Leine river west of Northeim.
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