Helme (river)

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Helme
Location
Country	Germany
States	Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Source region: Eichsfeld
Mouth
• location	Unstrut near Kalbsrieth
• coordinates	51°20′24″N 11°19′50″E / 51.3401°N 11.3306°E / 51.3401; 11.3306
Length	65 km (40 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Unstrut→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea
Waterbodies	Reservoirs: Kelbra Reservoir
Navigable	no

The Helme is a river in central Germany that is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and which forms a left-hand, western tributary of the Unstrut in the states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.