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Sule (river)

Coordinates: 52°45′29″N 8°46′00″E / 52.75806°N 8.76667°E / 52.75806; 8.76667
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Sule
The Sule in Sulingen above the mill Lünings Mühle
Map
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIn Blockwinkel, parish of Scholen
 • coordinates52°45′29″N 8°46′00″E / 52.75806°N 8.76667°E / 52.75806; 8.76667
 • elevation55 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
 • location
East of Barenburg
 • coordinates
52°37′09″N 8°50′36″E / 52.61917°N 8.84333°E / 52.61917; 8.84333
 • elevation
30 m above sea level (NN)
Length18.6 km (11.6 mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionGroße AueWeserNorth Sea

Sule is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a tributary of the Große Aue.

The Sule belongs to the Weser river system. With a length of about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) it flows exclusively through the district of Diepholz. It rises north of Scholen, flows in a southerly direction through the villages of Schwaförden, Sulingen, Kirchdorf, and discharges into the Große Aue near Barenburg.

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