Sule (river)
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| Sule in Sulingen oberhalb Lünings Mühle | |
| Location | Lower Saxony, (Germany) |
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| Length | 18.5 km |
| Source | In Blockwinkel, parish of Scholen 52°45′29″N 8°46′00″E / 52.75806°N 8.76667°ECoordinates: 52°45′29″N 8°46′00″E / 52.75806°N 8.76667°E |
| Source height | 55 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | East of Barenburg 52°37′09″N 8°50′36″E / 52.61917°N 8.84333°E |
| Mouth height | 30 m above sea level (NN) |
| Descent | 25 m |
| Basin | Weser |
| Progression | Große Aue → Weser → North Sea |
The Sule belongs to the Weser river system in north Germany. With a length of about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) it flows exclusively through the district of Diepholz in the federal state of Lower Saxony. 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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