Aue (Oste)

Aue
The Aue in Bülkau
Location Cuxhaven district,  Germany
Reference no. DE: 5988
Length 14 km
Source Pumping station on the Balksee in the parish of Wingst
53°42′13″N 9°00′36″E / 53.70362°N 9.01004°E / 53.70362; 9.01004Coordinates: 53°42′13″N 9°00′36″E / 53.70362°N 9.01004°E / 53.70362; 9.01004
Source height 3 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth Near Neuhaus (Oste) into the Oste
53°48′30″N 9°02′29″E / 53.80825°N 9.04140°E / 53.80825; 9.04140
Mouth height 1 m above sea level (NN)
Descent 2 m
Basin Elbe
Progression Oste Elbe North Sea
Catchment 123 km²

The Aue is a left, southwestern, tributary of the Oste in northern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long.

Geography

Before the construction of the Neuhaus-Bülkau Canal the Aue was the natural outlet of the Balksee lake in the southwest part of the parish of Wingst on the southern edge of the collective municipality of Am Dobrock. The Balksee is, in turn, fed by several streams. The Aue today no longer has any direct link with the Balksee and rises on its northern edge. The Aue, as a former sea creek, has no natural gradient. The water level is artificially held below sea level by dyke sluices and a pumping station.

Tributaries

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