Schunter

Schunter
Confluence of the Schunter (left) and Oker river near Groß Schwülper.
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Elm
• coordinates	52°10′56″N 10°50′57″E
• elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Mouth
• location	Oker
• coordinates	52°20′37″N 10°26′22″E
Length	57 km (35 mi)
Basin size	603 km2 (233 sq mi)

The Schunter is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a length of 58 km, right tributary of the Oker. It originates in the Elm hills near Räbke west of Helmstedt, flows northward to Süpplingenburg, then turns westward and joins the Oker at Schwülper, downstream of Braunschweig (Brunswick). Another municipality on the Schunter is Lehre.

The river was first mentioned as Schuntra in a 781 deed. The name may be of Slavic origin as sukątora means "with many angles". Its clear spring waters formerly supplied the paper mills of Räbke. In the 18th century it was also used for timber rafting of logs harvested in the Elm range.

Tributaries

Springs in the Elm.

Left tributaries (from source to mouth):     Schierpkebach Lutter Lauinger Mühlenriede Scheppau Teichgraben Sandbach Wabe

Right tributaries: Laagschunter Lange Welle Uhrau Neindorferbach Heiligendorferbach Beberbach

Sources

• Theodor Müller: Schifffahrt und Flößerei auf der Schunter im 18. Jahrhundert. In: Forschungen zur Braunschweigischen Geschichte, 1954, 135-159
• Gunhild Ruben: Herzog Karl I. und der Schifffahrtskanal vom Elm nach Braunschweig. Braunschweig 2002
• Uwe Kleineberg: Chronik 975 Jahre Wenden. Braunschweig 2006, p.135ff