Leda (river)
This article is about the River Leda. For other topics, see Leda (disambiguation).
| Location | Lower Saxony,  Germany |
|---|---|
| Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
| Source | northwest of Spahnharrenstätte 52°53′30″N 7°34′02″E / 52.89167°N 7.56722°ECoordinates: 52°53′30″N 7°34′02″E / 52.89167°N 7.56722°E |
| Source height | 25 m above sea level (NN) as "Ohe" |
| Mouth | southwest of Leer into the Ems 53°12′37″N 7°25′27″E / 53.21033°N 7.42414°E |
| Mouth height | 1 m above sea level (NN) |
| Descent | 24 m |
| Basin | Ems |
| Progression | Ems → North Sea |
| Catchment | 1,917 km2 (740 sq mi) |
| Right tributaries | Loruper Beeke, Rittveengraben, Marka, Bollinger Canal, Jümme |
| Left tributaries | Hauptfehn Canal, Polder Canal |
| Villages | Breddenberg, Sedelsberg, Ramsloh, Strücklingen, Potshausen |
| Navigable | 25 km (16 mi) |
The Leda is a river in north-western Germany in the state of Lower Saxony. It is a right tributary of the Ems and originates at the confluence of the Sagter Ems and the Soeste (Dreyschloot) near the town of Barßel. The Leda flows into the Ems near the town of Leer. On the southern bank of the Leda, in the Overledingen Land (Overledingen="country over the Leda"), opposite Leer, lies the small settlement of Kloster Muhde (Muhde from the Old Frisian mutha meaning "(river) mouth"). The total length of the river is 29 kilometres (18 mi), of which the lower 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) are navigable for sea-going vessels.
Mouth of the Leda on the Ems
In East Frisia the Sagter Ems, a headstream of the Leda, is also known as the Leda.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.