Selke (river)

Selke
Old bridge over the Selke near the Selke Mill
Location
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	west of Friedrichshöhe
• coordinates	51°38′13″N 10°54′19″E / 51.63694°N 10.90528°E / 51.63694; 10.90528
• elevation	520 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	near Rodersdorf [de; nl] into the Bode
• coordinates	51°52′23″N 11°13′45″E / 51.873028°N 11.229111°E / 51.873028; 11.229111
• elevation	118 m above sea level (NN)
Length	64.4 km (40.0 mi)
Basin size	468 km2 (181 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Bode→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Selke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

It is a right-hand tributary of the Bode that starts in the Harz Mountains before breaking out onto the northeastern Harz Foreland. It has a length of 64 kilometres (40 mi),^[1] of which 30 kilometres (19 mi) lie in the forested mountains of the Harz and the rest on the agricultural lowlands of the Harz Foreland.