Arlau

Arlau
The Arlau, immediately behind the sluice where it flows into the Beltringharder Koog
Location
LocationNordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Reference no.DE: 9552
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsoutheast of Sollwitt
 • coordinates54°34′47″N 9°15′04″E / 54.57977°N 9.2511°E / 54.57977; 9.2511
 • elevation8 m
Mouth 
 • location
after crossing the Beltringharder Koog at the Holm Sluice into the North Sea
 • coordinates
54°31′41″N 8°52′19″E / 54.528055198821875°N 8.871889114379883°E / 54.528055198821875; 8.871889114379883
Length37 km
Basin features
River systemArlau
LandmarksVillages: Behrendorf, Bondelum, Viöl, Arlewatt, Hattstedtermarsch
WaterbodiesReservoirs: Arlau retention basin in the Beltringharder Koog

The Arlau (Danish: Arlå) is a 37-kilometre-long river in the county of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the North Sea near Nordstrand and is part of the Eider catchment.