Wipper (Saale)

Wipper
The Wipper at Hettstedt
Map
Location
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHarz
Mouth 
 • location
Saale
 • coordinates
51°47′14″N 11°43′6″E / 51.78722°N 11.71833°E / 51.78722; 11.71833
Length85 km (53 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSaaleElbeNorth Sea

The Wipper is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A left tributary of the Saale, the Wipper is 85 kilometres (53 mi) long. Its name comes from the old German word Uipparaha, which means "singing, bouncing river".