| Hamme | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hammeschleuse.jpg) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hamme_teufelsmoor.png) Course of the Giehler Bach and Hamme from Langer Heide into the Teufelsmoor to its mouth on the Lesum | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lange Heide (Giehler Bach) |
| • coordinates | 53°15′05″N 8°45′09″E / 53.25139°N 8.7525°E |
| • elevation | 45 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Joins the Wümme near Ritterhude to become the Lesum |
• coordinates | 53°10′22″N 8°44′40″E / 53.17278°N 8.74444°E |
• elevation | 2 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 48.5 km (30.1 mi) [1][2] |
| Basin size | 549 km2 (212 sq mi) [1][3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lesum→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Small towns: Ritterhude |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Schaufleet, Kollbeck, Rummeldeisbeek, Schmoo, Neu Sankt Jürgener Schiffgraben, Umbeck, Wörpedahler Graben, Semkenfahrt, Kirchenfleet, Neugrabenfleet, Deichkampfleet |
| • right | Butterweidengraben, Beek, Fankstaken, Osterholzer Hafenkanal, Scharmbecker Bach, |
| Navigable | From the transition of the Oste-Hamme Canal into the Kollbeck (this is also where the kilometre marking begins) to the confluence with the Lesum.[4] The main limiting factors are the locks and the nature conservation regulations. |
The Hamme (in its upper reaches Giehler Bach) is a 48 km (30 mi) long river in Germany, Lower Saxony, north-east of Bremen. Its source is north of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. It flows through the moors north-east of Bremen called Teufelsmoor, and meets the river Wümme in Ritterhude. From this junction, the river is called Lesum. The Lesum flows into the river Weser in Bremen-Vegesack.
On the river Hamme there are many water-sport clubs, for example the Wassersportclub Hamme e.V. (watersports-club Hamme), the Ruder-Verein Osterholz-Scharmbeck von 1901 e.V. (Rowing Club Osterholz-Scharmbeck since 1901) and the Segel Club Hamme e.V. (Sailing Club Hamme).
- ^ a b Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
- ^ Dieter Coldewey: Gebietsforum Wümme. Ergebnisse der Bestandsaufnahme Oberflächengewässer (pdf; 3.9 MB) (retrieved 21 August 2013)
- ^ Franzius-Institut (Universität Hannover) (2006). "Hochwasserschutzplan Wümme" (PDF; 7,52 MB). p. 276. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ DRV: Hamme at gewaesser.rudern.de. Retrieved 19 December 2022.