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River in Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hase is a 169.7-kilometre-long (105.4 mi) river of Lower Saxony, Germany.[1] It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, that is part of the Weser basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest, south-east of Osnabrück, on the north slope of the 307-metre-high (1,007 ft) Hankenüll hill.
Hase | |
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Hase - Else River bifurcation | |
![]() Course of the Hase through the Hase Valley | |
Etymology | haswa, germanic for gray |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Cities | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Melle-Wellingholzhausen, Teutoburg Forest |
• coordinates | 52°7′57″N 8°15′53″E |
• elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Mouth | Ems River |
• location | Meppen |
• coordinates | 52°41′28″N 7°17′48″E |
• elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Length | 169.7 km (105.4 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 3,116 km2 (1,203 sq mi)[1][2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ems→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Südradde, Mittelradde |
After about 15 kilometres (9 mi), near Gesmold and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Melle, the Hase encounters an anomaly of terrain and bifurcates such that each branch flows in a different drainage system:
Currently one Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is installed
Location | Operator | Power | active |
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Bersenbrück, Wasserkraftwerk Hasemühle | private | 190 kW | yes |
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