Altenau (Oker)

Altenau
Altenau ford near Küblingen
Altenau (Oker) is located in Lower Saxony
Altenau (Oker)
Location of mouth in Lower Saxony
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Reference no.DE: 4826
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnortheast of Eitzum in the Elm
 • coordinates52°10′08″N 10°51′17″E / 52.16889°N 10.85472°E / 52.16889; 10.85472
 • elevationabout 206 m
Mouth 
 • location
Oker near Wolfenbüttel
 • coordinates
52°08′10″N 10°33′24″E / 52.136175°N 10.556703°E / 52.136175; 10.556703
 • elevation
77 m
Length25.0 km (15.5 mi) [1]
Basin size140 km2 (54 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionOkerAllerWeserNorth Sea
LandmarksSmall towns: Schöppenstedt
Tributaries 
 • leftRothebach
 • rightSauerbach, Hachumerbach, Glue Riede

The Altenau is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It rises in the Elm, northeast of Eitzum [de], a district of Schöppenstedt, and discharges from the right into the Oker near Halchter [de], a district of Wolfenbüttel.