Ilmenau (river) facts for kids

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The Ilmenau near Uelzen
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Reference no.	DE: 594
Physical characteristics
Main source	source: confluence of the Gerdau and Stederau in Veerßen [de] (a district of Uelzen) 35 m above sea level (NN)  (Gerdau 70 m above NN, Stederau 66 m above NN) 52°56′52″N 10°33′13″E / 52.947639°N 10.5536806°E / 52.947639; 10.5536806
River mouth	near Hoopte [ca; de] (a district of Winsen (Luhe)), into the Elbe 2 m above sea level (NN) 53°23′44″N 10°10′25″E / 53.395417°N 10.17361°E / 53.395417; 10.17361
Length	121.5 km (75.5 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Elbe→ North Sea
Basin size	2,850 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Landmarks	Large towns: Uelzen, Lüneburg, Winsen (Luhe) Small towns: Bad Bevensen, Bardowick Villages: Emmendorf, Medingen, Bienenbüttel, Melbeck, Deutsch Evern, Wittorf, Fahrenholz, Mover (both districts of Drage), Tönnhausen [de; Tönnhusen], Stöckte [ca; de], Hoopte [ca; de]
Tributaries	Left: Bienenbütteler Mühlenbach, Barnstedt Melbecker Bach, Hasenburger Mühlenbach, Luhe Right: Wipperau, Röbbelbach, Wohbeck, Vierenbach, Dieksbach, Neetze Canal, Neetze, Ilau-Schneegraben
Navigable	28.84 km (17.92 mi)

Ilmenau is a river south of Hamburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Ilmenau originates in the Lüneburg Heath, south of Uelzen, as confluence of the rivers Gerdau and Stederau in Veerßen [de], a district of Uelzen. It is a left tributary of the Elbe near Winsen (Luhe).

The Ilmenau is 121 kilometres (75 mi) long, including its source river Stederau. The largest towns along the Ilmenau are Uelzen and Lüneburg. The city Ilmenau in Thuringia is not along the river Ilmenau but along the river Ilm. The river is navigable from Lüneburg, but almost exclusively used by excursion ships. Above Lüneburg, the river is popular with canoeists.

See also

In Spanish: Río Ilmenau para niños

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony