Jümme (river)

Jümme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a tributary of the Leda.

Jümme
Aerial photograph of the Jümme
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of the Soeste and the Dreyschloot, west of Barßel
• coordinates	53°10′54″N 7°41′13″E
• elevation	< 2 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	East of Leer into the Leda
• coordinates	53°13′24″N 7°31′29″E
• elevation	< 1 m above sea level (NN)
Length	95.1 km (59.1 mi)[1]
Basin size	1,351 km2 (522 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Leda→ Ems→ North Sea

The Jümme seen from a yacht

Stickhausen, river: the Jümme

The Jümme's headwaters are the Aper Tief, which flows from the Oldenburg geest, and the Soeste. The Jümme proper is 19 kilometres (12 mi) long from the Aper Tief to its confluence with the Leda near Wiltshausen and is tidal.^[2] Including its source river Soeste, its total length is 95.1 km (59.1 mi).^[1]

Fishing rights rest with the local fishing club, Fischereiverein Altes Amt Stickhausen, which issues fishing permits to its members and to visiting anglers.

The Jümme gives its name to the collective municipality of Jümme.

Together with the Leda the Jümme forms the so-called Zweistromland or "Two Rivers Land", the Leda-Jümme region, one of the most charming areas in East Frisia, with its numerous lakes such as the Jümmesee which covers an area of 11 hectares (27 acres).

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

References

1. Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
2. OSM-Releation der Jümme

External links

• The Pünte - a floating monument on the Jümme (in German)