Pader (river)

Pader
The Pader at the Stümpel watermill
Location
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Paderborn, Germany
Mouth
• location	Lippe
• coordinates	51°44′N 8°43′E / 51.73°N 8.72°E / 51.73; 8.72
Length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Discharge
• average	3 to 9 m3/s (110 to 320 cu ft/s) (at its source)
Basin features
Progression	Lippe→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Pader is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, left tributary of the Lippe. It runs through the city of Paderborn, which it gave its name. Although fairly wide, it is only 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in length which makes it the shortest river this size of Germany.^[1]

The Pader receives its water from six source rivers, each resulting from a karstic spring in the centre of Paderborn: the Maspernpader, the Dielenpader, the Rothobornpader, the Börnepader, the Dammpader and the Warme Pader.