Altenau | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Reference no. | DE: 4826 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | northeast of Eitzum in the Elm |
• coordinates | 52°10′08″N 10°51′17″E / 52.16889°N 10.85472°E |
• elevation | about 206 m |
Mouth | |
• location | Oker near Wolfenbüttel |
• coordinates | 52°08′10″N 10°33′24″E / 52.136175°N 10.556703°E |
• elevation | 77 m |
Length | 25.0 km (15.5 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Oker→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
Landmarks | Small towns: Schöppenstedt |
Tributaries | |
• left | Rothebach |
• right | Sauerbach, Hachumerbach, Glue Riede |
The Altenau is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It rises in the Elm, northeast of Eitzum , a district of Schöppenstedt, and discharges from the right into the Oker near Halchter , a district of Wolfenbüttel.